mikomann

I wrote this for a class assignment, but I thought it was pretty well written, so I will share it with you. I t won't make sense until the end, but DON'T SKIP AHEAD!!!        When I close my eyes, I can recall every detail with perfect precision...        When I open them, both of my older brothers and I are in a hot tub. Around us, the scenery reveals to me that we are in an old abandoned amusement park, the colorful hues of the attractions dulled to shades of gray from exposure to the elements and lack of maintenance. The bubbling water of the Jacuzzi glows with a pulsating yellow light, the churning water alive with rage with an unkn

The anticipation before a battle is always Hell. Late at night, your enemy only a stroll away, unable to sleep, but knowing that you must be rested for the morning tussle. The men are just waiting for the command to up and ready themselves for the battle. Someone strikes up a fire. Others gather around the heat to penetrate the cold seeping into their bones. I am one of them. I look around at the faces illuminated by the dancing flames, and recognize them all. The war has brought us all together. There are few in our battalion whose names I do not know. I remember in the first days of the war, the men wore cheerful faces, all full of exc