{"id":218,"date":"2026-09-12T15:34:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T15:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fantatv.com\/series\/the-paper-that-silenced-the-mess-hall\/chapter-2-the-sergeant-who-kept-pushing-her\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T15:34:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T15:34:38","slug":"chapter-2-the-sergeant-who-kept-pushing-her","status":"publish","type":"sr_chapter","link":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/?sr_chapter=chapter-2-the-sergeant-who-kept-pushing-her","title":{"rendered":"CHAPTER 2. THE SERGEANT WHO KEPT PUSHING HER"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.igallery.blog\/assets\/d6d71f71abed14e4e47e1dce52190abb\/2026\/0912\/2c2195f6-0345-4729-8b3e-5eb4a9d08feb-Screenshot_2.png\" style=\"max-width: 100{4ffdf0d3d7c1df7718bc4ac5461c4394f3feadae72d4f226268bca6495f999d2};height: auto\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Emma stood after cleaning the floor.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan remained in front of her.<\/p>\n<p>Leaving already?<\/p>\n<p>Emma looked directly at him.<\/p>\n<p>Move.<\/p>\n<p>He laughed.<\/p>\n<p>That an order?<\/p>\n<p>Several Marines nearby became uncomfortable.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan had been targeting Emma for months.<\/p>\n<p>Extra duties.<\/p>\n<p>Public criticism.<\/p>\n<p>Constant attempts to embarrass her in front of the unit.<\/p>\n<p>Emma had reported it once.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing happened.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan knew that.<\/p>\n<p>That was why he felt untouchable.<\/p>\n<p>He stepped closer.<\/p>\n<p>You should learn when to stay quiet.<\/p>\n<p>Emma&#8217;s expression changed.<\/p>\n<p>Actually, I learned the opposite.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan stopped smiling.<\/p>\n<p>Emma reached into her uniform pocket.<\/p>\n<p>She removed a folded document.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan stared at it.<\/p>\n<p>What is that?<\/p>\n<p>Emma slowly unfolded the paper.<\/p>\n<p>The noise inside the dining hall began to fade.<\/p>\n<p>A Marine sitting nearby recognized the letterhead.<\/p>\n<p>It came from headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan looked suddenly nervous.<\/p>\n<p>Emma said quietly.<\/p>\n<p>You wanted proof.<\/p>\n<p>Here it is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emma stood after cleaning the floor. Ryan remained in front of her. Leaving already? Emma looked directly at him. Move. He laughed. That an order? Several Marines nearby became uncomfortable. Ryan had been targeting Emma for months. Extra duties. Public criticism. Constant attempts to embarrass her in front of the unit. Emma had reported it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-218","sr_chapter","type-sr_chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter\/218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/sr_chapter"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter\/218\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}