Fourteen
There was smoke and gunfire going on all around us. People were hitting the ground with holes in them, blood pooling on the ground and debris all around. I’d never been in a war, but I’ve heard what it sounds like to be in one and listened to communications from different teams. This was the exact same sound except it only lasted about two minutes but for some reason, it seemed like days. When the noise died down, I wasn’t able to keep my eyes open for more than just a few seconds. I looked for Michael and saw him under the cart he’d been working on. I didn’t see him moving because I couldn’t focus on him completely because of all the activity around us. I looked up to see if I knew anyone walking around. I didn’t so I started calling out for Wallace. I knew from all the bodies o
