Chapter 1 Deployment: It had been a rough nine weeks for the young marine. Boot camp was nothing he had expected, there wasn’t a single moment he wasn’t tired or getting yelled at. The 24 year old Adam Carmicheal stared out the window of the hummer, military armor, very safe very hot. A few beads of sweat rolled down his pale skin. He pushed up his falling glasses, not even a few days into deployment and he already hated Iraq. He had been greeted by some not-so-friendly locals who through items at the window that made Adam want to vomit. He shook the thoughts out of his head and stared blindly at the villa they were patrolling. “Hey Carmicheal!” a fellow marine shouted from the turret placed on top of the vehicle.
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A bright light blinded Adam he squinted against it but he could not fight it, it was almost hypnotic. He took a few steps forward, there was no weight on him. No strain, no feeling of muscle movement at all. He soon became very aware that he was in limbo the land between life and death. He never had remembered him being this conscious while unconscious. He passed out once when he was younger he and his older brother Charlie had been climbing a tree, he struggle to revive the memory. He went to go grab a branch when the one under his feet had snapped and he fell. The doctor told him he was out for a good 15 minutes, his mother was terrified. He had never forgotten the happiness on her face when he opened his …show more content…
It reeked of old guitars, Adam loved the smell, he often found himself lost in the dents and scratches that gave the guitar its personality. The dark oak color was intoxicating to his eyes. He breathed in the smell once more and began to play. It was a classic eagles song “Hotel California”, he accented every sound the guitar produced, he felt nothing but bliss. It was him and his music, it flooded the room and kissed every square inch of the walls. From the other side he could hear his parents screaming at each other.
Chapter 3 Broken Family: Carmicheal woke up once again this time on a floored house. Light flooded through the windows and filled the empty room. He strained his eyes against the light and glanced at his right hand hoping that it wasnt missing as well as the other. He sighed in relief his right was still in working order. He stood up slowly, focusing on each individual
“Yes?” Adam responded …show more content…
A bright light blinded Adam he squinted against it but he could not fight it, it was almost hypnotic. He took a few steps forward, there was no weight on him. No strain, no feeling of muscle movement at all. He soon became very aware that he was in limbo the land between life and death. He never had remembered him being this conscious while unconscious. He passed out once when he was younger he and his older brother Charlie had been climbing a tree, he struggle to revive the memory. He went to go grab a branch when the one under his feet had snapped and he fell. The doctor told him he was out for a good 15 minutes, his mother was terrified. He had never forgotten the happiness on her face when he opened his …show more content…
It reeked of old guitars, Adam loved the smell, he often found himself lost in the dents and scratches that gave the guitar its personality. The dark oak color was intoxicating to his eyes. He breathed in the smell once more and began to play. It was a classic eagles song “Hotel California”, he accented every sound the guitar produced, he felt nothing but bliss. It was him and his music, it flooded the room and kissed every square inch of the walls. From the other side he could hear his parents screaming at each other.
Chapter 3 Broken Family: Carmicheal woke up once again this time on a floored house. Light flooded through the windows and filled the empty room. He strained his eyes against the light and glanced at his right hand hoping that it wasnt missing as well as the other. He sighed in relief his right was still in working order. He stood up slowly, focusing on each individual