I was shot but I fought. I kept advancing making sure my leg wasn’t bleeding out and I fought on and…
The earth beneath their feet had long since morphed into oozing, black mud that sucked at their feet and legs. The pounding of artillery shells, the booming of massive guns, the sharp crack of rifles, and the smell of gunpowder were without pause. Blood-splattered bodies were sprawled on the trenches. The screams of agony and the earth-shattering crashes of shells would be enough to drive even the most stalwart to insanity.…
There was low-toned talk among the troops. The officers were impatient and snappy, their countenances clouded with the tales of misfortune. The troops, sifting through the forest, were sullen. In the youth's company once a man's laugh rang out. A dozen soldiers turned their faces quickly toward him and frowned with vague displeasure.…
“Wait… I was under the impression that all infected areas been quarantined at this point,” Governor Lewis proclaimed. Everyone at the table kept their mouths shut, as they felt an intensity that would soon escalate into power struggle steadily increasing. “Governor!” Hanes said, sternly as he raised his voice back at Lewis while pounding his fist on the conference table. “This sickness has covered two major cities, several states, scores of counties, and a myriad of townships and municipalities throughout the northeastern corridor in less than a week.…
Bullets whizzed overhead hell-bent on hitting their targets. James pressed himself against the mud wall of the trench, as if by doing so it would take him away from the corner of hell that his old naive self had willingly entered. Allied planes tore through the open sky with kamikazes right on their tails. Gaping holes left in the ground by heavy artillery were full with stagnant water and the rotting corpses of dead soldiers, their weapons bent and rusted displaying a haunting past that time wouldn't forget.…
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 1942 Steve sat quietly, hands tucked in his lap in the poorly-lit theater. For about 20 minutes, the white sheet had broadcasted war propaganda: little boys pulling dirty red wagons missing wheels, collecting scraps of metal for the war effort, soldiers hiding in ditches, clutching helmets to their heads and rifles to their chests, the sound of bombs exploding and tanks firing seemingly unnecessarily loud in Steve’s ears. A booming voice described the terrors soldiers faced in the battlefield, and it was so graphic and in so much detail that Steve felt he was there to fight with them. He almost forgot what he went there to see in the first place. Steve was mesmerized by the scene, like the way unwanted tears swell up in…
. Walking in leading the two reindeer Pete said. “Here we are now what?” “These boots go on the hoof of Comet,”…
Dear cousin Maeve, (History and Geography) I heard the news about the Lusitania and how it sank on the seventh of May, and I know it happened near the other side of Ireland, how are the people reacting back home in Mayo? Also, how is Aunt Kathy? I, on the other hand, am not doing as well. I have news that makes me feel sick every time I think about it.…
I only watched helplessly as the turquoise vase wobbled off of its shelf, seemingly falling in slow motion until it hit the cold stone, erupting in a firework of glass. He swiveled his head around, eyes widened, pale face, and trembling hands. My hands automatically went up to clasp my mouth, muffling a scream that never came out. He looked at me, and I looked at him. I looked at him, and he looked at me.…
It was October 5th, 1945. The war had just begun. Dust was flying all over the area, making it hard to see for the soldiers. Bombs were flying, no one knew where to go, everyone yelling, stay down, stay under cover. Soldiers losing their friends hoping to get out alive with loved ones worrying at home.…
I ran for my life but we finally made it to the German trench. In the there, the dead were out numbering the living. There was no Germans, so we thought we had driven them back and we were celebrating. All of a sudden some soldiers started dropping off like flies. I took cover on the rotting trench walls.…
It’s the time of destruction and there wasn’t much left in the world at the time of all the chaos that had been happening for years now. Sammy wasn’t the smartest person in the world but he had survived from the chaos by staying in the shadows and staying in a group if not in the shadows. he had my main group which consisted of most of my good friends that he had known before any of this chaos had broken out. It was an ordinary day the usual trying to find food to survive and he had stumbled upon a group of men trying to end the life of a man that looked as if he was an ordinary guy. As me and the group had gotten a better look at what was happening there wasn’t much time to stop them if they were.…
“Well, uh.” General Zhousbek, now having reservations about an easy victory over Tresval, changed the subject of their conversation. “That’s not even the worst news, my Lord. Lenaya was here.” Sara stepped through the line of soldiers surrounding the two leaders and joined them. Professor Kinnock’s information was correct, Count Nightburn grudgingly thought to himself.…
With the crowd in an uproar As homecoming began Hundreds of student applauding For one little Asian As I was crowned homecoming king The undead began to rise With my guts and my bling I began to run to not die After I escape the walking dead I find a safe place in the auditorium With the doors barricaded I prepare to gather supplies After I found a bat and a gun know to the cafeteria I have to find food to survive The food will be in the area…
A late midnight is when I arise to a small cabin on a cold, dark Sunday. I claim to the misfortuned inside ‘Moses is here, Moses has come.’ I hear whispers of relief and excitement, but they shouldn’t get so optimist and hyped for the road ahead is a long one and a dangerous one. ‘Lord, I’m going to hold steady on to you and you’ve got to see me through,’ I thought as I lightly knocked on the door of a large, ancient farm.…