“Ooww,” he moaned. The dark haired man dragged the injured boy vigorously, dodging explosions and bullets.
The man grunted as he tossed the boy into the safety of the trench. The boy crawled to an unoccupied corner of the muddy trench. The Earth constantly shook, spraying dirt into the eyes of wailing men.”What is your name son?” the man said to the innocent looking blonde haired boy.
“Ph-Ph Phillip.” the …show more content…
“Okay,” said Phillip excitedly.
“It’s the story of when I fell in love,” said Poe.
Phillip grinned as he told the fabulous story of his love, meeting a woman at the train stop and traveling the world with her by boat, bus, and train.
After the story, Poe left as usual. Phillip was satisfied with his life, and out of happiness he closed his eyes and took his last breath. Poe tended to his duties when yellow gas sprayed all over the trench. Screams of cheer came from the enemy, while screams of pain came from inside the trench. Poe,dodging waling bodies, sprinted towards where Phillip sat. He rounded the corner to find Phillip’s dead body.
He fell to his knees and wept. “Why, why you… It’s my f… ahhh!” he cried.
The mustard gas crept around the corner as Poe pulled out his gas mask. He strapped the mask on, but it wouldn't fit properly due to his mustache. He quickly pulled out his pocket knife and trimmed the edges of his mustache. Before he readjusted his mask, he pulled a lockette off his neck with pictures of his deceased son and wife. The tears rolled down his face as he laid the lockette into the cold hands of Phillip, put on his mask, and climbed out of the trench into the never ending bloody chaos that is