Mercenary Mum: My Journey From Young Mother To Baghdad Bodyguard - Plot & Excerpts
I lifted my body armour up over my head and onto my shoulders. Heavy and thick, it extended down to the top of my thighs. I tightened the straps around my waist, and adjusted my pistol so that it was within easy grasp. I grabbed my AK-47, hoping that it was zeroed, and loaded a magazine full of rounds onto it. A zeroed weapon is one that has been test-fired to ensure that the bullet goes where you want it to. It can mean the difference between life and death in a hostile environment. I was given a run-down of our strategy for getting back to the Green Zone: we’d be driving down Route Irish as fast as we could, trying not to get hit. Funny, yes, but I was interested in the actual plan, which no one in the team seemed to want to share. As far as they were concerned, they were providing me with an armed escort back to the Green Zone, treating me as if I were a client they were hired to protect. I was happy enough with that idea, even though it perplexed me why they wouldn’t want to use me as an extra shooter.
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