Krylov Was Trapped

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Tim ¨Craig¨ Krylov was trapped. Trapped in the most dangerous country in the world. Tim looked around the apartment he was housed in. He had called it home. But why? It looked like his house back home. Tim felt a sharp pang of nostalgia in his stomach. Tim’s thoughts came back to focus when the wall blew up in front of him. Debris flew and hit Tim hard in the face. Tim stood back up. He was bruised everywhere from the bullet. Was that even a bullet? Tim realized that he was scanning the apartment without taking in any information. He focused. The apartment was abandoned except for him. In the distance, Tim heard a big explosion. The armies of Communist Russia were here. Stalin was out to kill him. Why? People at his home considered him a spy. Others considered him a …show more content…
Tim started to talk to himself. The ¨BOOM!!!¨ The wall five feet away from him was shot by a tank. Tim had no choice but to leave. A few more tank shots fired. Tim climbed down as fast as he could. Tim went to the first floor. A few soldiers had invaded the first floor. Tim tried to fire. The rifle only clicked. No bullets. Tim threw it aside and ran for it. Tim took a quick left turn and the soldiers followed. Tim looked behind him. The soldiers were still following him. Tim had to find the back door as soon as possible. Tim tried to chase the soldiers off. He turned a couple of directions and hid in rooms. Tim found the back door after taking a left turn.As Tim broke down the back door, he thought about how he got here, and where his family was.
It was just twenty days ago when the war happened and Tim found the papers hidden deep underground. Tim had lived in the richer districts of Russia because of his father. His father was one of the leaders of the country. Tim spent his days in school, doing his homework, and playing out in the backyard. Tim was fifteen years old. When Tim was about seven years old, the teacher told him this. ¨I, a citizen of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,

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