Traumas: A Fictional Narrative

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Arnold approached the door of the house deep in the snowy mountains of Argentina. He then proceeded to knock, silence. Footsteps began approaching the door, slowly, so subtle. The door is open by a tall, bold man. A split second later the man pulls out a gun. Arnold quickly held the man's hand and pulled out a gun of his own, shooting the man. Arnold runs into the building filled with armed men using the man he shot as a shield. Guards from all directions proceed to take action, but Arnold quickly picks them off with his pistol. One man down, another , another. Arnold rolls towards a guard tackling him to the ground and shooting him. Another guard attempts so stab him from behind but he quickly blocks the knife and wraps his legs around the …show more content…
She places the whiskey on a rounded coffee table and covers the dead bodies in the house with towels. She hears a knock on the door and opens it. A tall slender man enters the room and begins walking towards the man tied up in the chair. He picks up the glass of whiskey and drinks. He looks around the room and back to the man tied to the chair. They met eyes for a second then the silence is broken by a loud bang. The building shook and the tall slender man ran towards the door. He opened it to an unpleasant sight, he was surrounded by soldiers, left, right and center. A helicopter flew over the mountain, the man with a terrified look on his face. He slowly crept back, knowing there was no escape, but he did have a plan. He sprinted into the building as quick as he could. The soldiers began shooting, glass shattering everywhere around him. The kidnapped man attempted to break free, no success. The man reached a room which he then placed his hand on a mirror inside. Noises began as the room began lowering into the deep depths of the mountain. When he had reached the bottom, weapons, helicopters, fighter jets and soldiers were his only sight. But he wasn’t afraid, these were his men.

He grabbed a microphone, asserting all men to take station and prepare. The mountain began to shake, smoke began to rise. The army of his was prepared as the mountain opened up to the glorious view of snow top mountains among

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