WeHo Series Book 5.
“I want to go back to Iraq and get them out.” Jet said her tone serious.
“You…” Skyler began, her voice trailing off as she realized how crazy that idea was, “How the hell do you think you’re going to do that?”
Jet pursed her lips in disgust, “That’s been the problem so far,” she said, “I can’t figure out how to get back, not even the Reserves will let me.”
“It’s ISIS fucking controlled Jet!” Skyler exclaimed, “The Army isn’t going to send you back there so you can get slaughtered on Al Jazeera TV!”
Jet winced at not only the volume of Skyler’s voice, but her words as well.
“I can’t leave them there, Sky…” Jet said her voice tremulous.
“Jet, they might be dead already…” Skyler said her voice gentle.
“I know, I know,” Jet said, nodding, “But I need to know, and I’ve reached out to every contact I still have over there and nothing… Raqqa’s gone completely dark.”
“That’s what ISIS does, Jet…” Skyler said her look searching.
Jet shook her head, swallowing against the lump in her throat.
“You don’t understand…” Jet said her tone more dismal than Skyler had ever heard it.
“Help me understand,” Skyler said.
“They had a daughter,” Jet said, “She took care of me. They’ll rape her until she’s dead.”
“I want to go back to Iraq and get them out.” Jet said her tone serious.
“You…” Skyler began, her voice trailing off as she realized how crazy that idea was, “How the hell do you think you’re going to do that?”
Jet pursed her lips in disgust, “That’s been the problem so far,” she said, “I can’t figure out how to get back, not even the Reserves will let me.”
“It’s ISIS fucking controlled Jet!” Skyler exclaimed, “The Army isn’t going to send you back there so you can get slaughtered on Al Jazeera TV!”
Jet winced at not only the volume of Skyler’s voice, but her words as well.
“I can’t leave them there, Sky…” Jet said her voice tremulous.
“Jet, they might be dead already…” Skyler said her voice gentle.
“I know, I know,” Jet said, nodding, “But I need to know, and I’ve reached out to every contact I still have over there and nothing… Raqqa’s gone completely dark.”
“That’s what ISIS does, Jet…” Skyler said her look searching.
Jet shook her head, swallowing against the lump in her throat.
“You don’t understand…” Jet said her tone more dismal than Skyler had ever heard it.
“Help me understand,” Skyler said.
“They had a daughter,” Jet said, “She took care of me. They’ll rape her until she’s dead.”
