I drove off. I had expected her to tell me what was troubling her but instead the normally talkative Connie seemed content merely to sit there looking...at me. It was the same look she had given me on Wednesday, only more so. It was almost adoration. ‘Connie…’ I began. She suddenly came to life. ‘Go left here,’ she unexpectedly said. ‘All right,’ I replied, obediently turning into a country lane. ‘Where are we going, and what’s all this about?’ ‘It’s so beautiful down here,’ she replied dreamily.. "We're going away for a week children." Her use of children was in the nicest possible way. "She turned to Anne. "I've made the arrangements at the office darling." She smiled sympathetically when Bristoll couldn't hide his disappointment. "Nathan dear, I really am sorry, but it will only be for a week. You see there's always been the possibility this could happen, but we didn't sort of mention it because — well it didn't seem likely. But it has, and as a sort of a way of making it up to both. How was your exam?’ kindly asked my father.‘Ah, it went well thanks… finished it before everyone else. I’m just taking a much-needed tea-scone-ciggie break.’ I said, smiling. David winked at me after I said the word ‘break’.‘Well that’s great then,’ said Dad. I could hear the hum of traffic, the ice rain hitting and potentially breaking the smooth, pristine windshield of his new lorry. ‘Jude, I’m gonna be about an hour late. I’ll pick you up at the tea shop, yeah? At 4 rather than of 3?’‘Yea. When all of that was done Patrick worked his way over to the armory and retrieved his M14 Sniper rifle, his .45 and extra ammunition for both these weapons, before leaving the armory he shook hands with his friend Dave. Then he made his way over to the helicopter pad where a Huey helicopter was waiting for him.When he reached the helicopter pad he shared a prayer with the base chaplain, then he boarded the helicopter the pilots revved the engine and lifted the chopper off of the pad and headed.