Sebastian had seated himself upon a wooden ammo crate in the burned out ruins of a single story farmhouse, he had just finished cleaning the battered gewehr he relied on for survival, after placing the rifle next to him against the brick wall behind him he decided to recline against the hard surface and attempt to get some sleep though his mind wandered and he could not help but think about the life he had before this seemingly endless war, the scent of a coming storm tickled his nostrils which made them flare and before long the acid rain would begin to fall down from the heavens above, the soft tapping noise on his stahlhelm as well as the thunder cracking like a salvo of artillery in the distance was really the only audible noise in the area. His eyes were heavy with exhaustion, his stomach was empty, his wounds were stinging but this was nothing compared to the constant thought of the perfect life he had left behind him, was it worth it? Was this war really worth it? So many dead, so much despair, the horror... The horror. The one he had left behind, would she wait for him? Was she safe? For all he knew her city could lie in ruins from the constant bombing raids, what would he do without her? The thought of never seeing her again brought tears to his eyes, he wanted the war to end, he didnt care who would win at this point, all he could think of was his lover, he wanted to run, could he run away? He would be shot, he was an officer, his pride was large, but his love for her was greater, he couldnt afford to abandoned his post, his men needed him and he couldnt bare the thought of deserting them, their honor was loyalty and his duty was to protect and lead them to victory. He would continue fighting but he would not die, he would see the end of the war then be with the one he loved. He only hoped the end of the war would not be the end of the world. With all of these negative thoughts now embedded in his mind he could only replace them with positive thoughts of a world with peace and prosperity, these thoughts would allow him to finally get some sleep, his eyes now shut and his head bowed, he dozed off for the night and hoped to live to see the next.
Posted on: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 08:27:20 +0000
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