Abandoned

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== Chapter 1 ==
"Radiance! Radiance! Move!" Carmen yells in my ear. My limp leg across this rain beaten town makes me even weaker in thirst. I haven't drank any water for a day, but it feels like a thousand. My throat is cotton, my leg is as useless as a squished bug, but I have to keep moving. I hoist the gun over my shoulder and keep walking. My eyelids push down only then, being forced to open again. 
"Get ready Radiance," Carmen says. I pull my gun out, seeing our enemy. My eye looks at the target, and he looks at me. My eyes refuse to close, my leg refuses to give pain. I pull the trigger, letting a bullet pierce his stomach, only leaving him minutes to live. I drag my leg forward and try to find cover. I used to climb, but with this leg it isn't possible, it feels like a thousand bricks. Keep moving. Keep moving. One boot shuffles and the other slides, my feet lopsided, trying to inch closer to our camp. I manage to half drag, half shuffle my feet back to camp.
"Good job, Radiance," Carmen says as he is wrapping up my bandages. "Thanks," I say, not really caring. "Well you better care," He laughs. He gives my a bottle of water. I gasp, "Is this real?" I ask. "Yeah, just arrived today," Carmen says. I open it up, remember to drink slowly. But I can't help myself, I finish my whole bottle in two gulps. I feel so much better, my throat that is. My leg is twisted the wrong way, they are sending a medic over to our camp tomorrow. I curl up and try to fall asleep. But the horrors ahead are worse than any nightmare.
Category:Army