Distress by Frank Sonderborg

"She was a hero you know. It was kept secret from the public. She had to to go to the CIA Headquarters at Langley to get her medal. Pinned on her chest by the Vice President himself. Got a French medal as well she couldn’t show. Most people thought she was just a translator during the war. Little did they know our Damsel was a covert operator."

"Damsel? That’s an unusual name for a girl."

 "Is it? Never thought much over it it. The wife was the one that, wanted her named Damsel. After that Hollywood actor."

"Hollywood actor? Which one? I can’t place that actor with that name."

“Yea, a black actor, was in some crazy Vampire movies. Went to prison for Tax evasion.”

“You mean Blade, Wesley Snipes. She was named after Wesley Snipes?

"No, not him, must be the other action Equalizer guy."

“Oh Denzel Washington, you mean Denzel Washington."

Yea, him, Damsel Washington. The wife loved him. Saw all his movies. Action hero. Named her after him, the day she was born. Then she became an actual  real life action hero. Damsel Malarkey, Covert CIA agent. Who would have thought that."

"But Harry, its Denzel Washington not....."

“You know she got her medal for recuing a Princess that was being held by some bad guys in Iraq."

"A Princess, indeed, and in Iraq."

"It was all hush hush. She was sent in with Seal Team 6 and some Delta boys. The Princess would only defect if their was a women in the extraction team. Damsel spoke Arabic. So she was selected. There was another women with her, an Iraq female translator. She got killed in the firefight."

"She didn’t get a medal then?"

No idea. Maybe she did. No way where they going to take her to Washington to pin a medal on her chest. Iraq is not a very female friendly environment. They lost a couple of Seals during the action. They got medals as well."

"Sounds like a tough gig."

"Yea, dropped into the mountains. A tough march to the extraction point. No problem to our Damsel. Tough as nails. They rescued the Princess and where retreating when they got jumped by some Iranians."

"Bloody Iranians, they are everywhere."

"Well in the retreat back to their pick up point, Damsel was rear guarding along with her Iraqi companion. They killed scores of Iranians. But lost a couple of guys and the Iraqi girl. Though they did manage to get everybody on board the chopper and they escaped."

"Incredible."

"Now the amazing thing is, Damsel Washington has bought the film option for the book."

"There was a book?"

"Yea, New York Times best seller, called, Princess in Jeopardy, and they’re making a movie of the book.

It was written by the Seals. But Damsel Washington has said he wants to raise the profile of women warriors."

"So what does your daughter say about this. The Seals wont be happy getting upstaged."

"They’ve made $Millions from the book. So not a word from them."

"What’s the movie going to be called?"

"No idea. Probably something stupid like, Red Wing Danger."

"I've an idea, what about. Denzel in Distress."

"Yea that sounds like a winner. Unique, clear. Has it all. I’ll put it forward. Yea, Damsel in Distress, it is."