The blankets were made of itchy wool and Laine was paranoid she was going to sneeze. The truck pulled to a stop and John leaned out of the window “You had a good night guys?” asked the guard “Night’s not over yet”, said Pete “We’re just gonna collect our kit and head on out again, we got ourselves a little party going on over in Jeselo”, added John. There was a pause, then “You guys take it easy”, and with that the guard opened the gate and the jeep rolled through. Laine and Ella were now officially trespassing on United States soil, and it felt good! For the middle of the night this base seemed to be a hive of activity. Lots of voices and movement could be heard. Scared of getting the boys into trouble or themselves arrested, the girls stayed “undercover” until the truck passed back through the checkpoint. John and Pete had grabbed their uniforms and a couple of boxes of cigarettes and been back to the truck within ten minutes.
