The Fort

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" Are you sure you want to go through with this, he's just a boy?"

"I'm sure."

"But sir.-"

"I said I'm sure number 38!"

"Yes sir. Sorry sir."

I heard footsteps and then a sigh.

"You're going to be ok."

Someone grabbed my hand

"I promise!"

The words were soft and unlike the others. I wanted to know who this "Sir" was , where I had been, what had happened to me. Why was this guy called number 38? Does he have a name? Why am I so cold? I could feel the cold metal table under me and hear the short heavy breaths of the man next to me, but I could not see. It was like I had been in a trance. 

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