‘You disobeyed my direct order,’ I said. She said nothing. ‘Why?’ I asked. ‘Why did you give me the order?’ ‘Why do you think?’ ‘Because you’re toeing Willard’s line.’ ‘He’s the CO,’ I said. ‘It’s a good line to toe.’ ‘I don’t agree.’ ‘You’re in the army now, Summer. You don’t obey orders just because you agree with them.’ ‘We don’t cover things up just because we’re told to, either.’ ‘We do,’ I said. ‘We do that all the time. We always have.’
