Nestor had provided him with a little intelligence. He and his men were inside the south perimeter wire lying in wait. He thought a classic infantry a...tack following a brief artillery barrage with his six howitzers. He'd no idea how good his gunners were - they seemed very young - but guessed he'd find out once the battle commenced.War had always fascinated him since he was a kid. He'd read Napoleonic history while other kids were playing with blocks. He remembered reading somewhere that First. One day, I slept over at Nicolas’ house. I loved being close to Maria, I helped her cook the dinner for that night, after I had said that I enjoyed cooking, which was a lie. Nicolas was playing video games in the meantime. I was chopping carrots, and Maria came over and laughed: “You’re making the pieces too big. Here, let me show you.”I gave her the knife, and she chopped my pieces into smaller once, and then she quickly chopped the rest of the carrot into good sized pieces. I dared to. “How long till she’s here?” I asked.“She said like half an hour.”“You sure you don’t wanna play?”“Yeah, not in the mood. I kinda miss home right now, and Paul.”“Paul?”“Boyfriend.”When she said boyfriend, the little green monster in me went on a rampage.“Fuck him.” I mumbled.“Huh?”“Nothing.”“No, what’d you say? I wanna hear it.”“Fuck Paul. He’s probably some cocky douchebag who has combs over his hair and wears too much Axe, and says ‘Totes’ too damn much.”She struggled to keep a laugh back, and. It was all contemporary design and went together beautifully. “Your place is amazing.” “Thanks…. I actually bought it for the view. I enjoy watching the people down in the streets and all of the traffic. It has a life of its own.” The condo had enormous glass pane windows that took up the entire length of the south end. White vertical blinds. The apartment was on the 7th floor from which many of the other buildings rooftops could be seen. It provided a perfect view of the bars and restaurants.