Behind the Tears of War

Prologue

The frightened screeches of soldiers, doctors, woman, and even young children cried, and seemed to wail throughout the town hall. Then, there was a thunderous clap that bellowed over the whole town. You couldn't see for miles ahead of you, and breathing surely did not come easily. Most people were horrified by what had happened, no one believing that such a act could ever take place in our "home". I was confused at first, but managed to whip my head around just in time. There, the Town hall had burst into flames, and ash was flying in every direction. The building came tumbling down faster than lightning could strike... I yanked my sister by her arm in a haze, tumbling over my own feet as we ran from the falling building which had traces of flames chasing after us.

You could hear the screeching first. It was a horrifying sound of metal against metal, as flame infested walls, and concrete scattered for miles along the territory where the Town Hall had once stood. I'd be afraid to say it was a miracle that the impact didn't kill in that instance, for which the irony of the whole situation was too terrifying. I was in a panic, for I had no idea what I was to do next. But I did know this one thing, we had to get the hell out of there. "Katrina, hurry up, don't just stand there, come on." I stumbled across the words in my chest. Above our heads all you could see was this indescribable cloud of blackened smoke, and the smoke was so dark, I could just tell it contained the remains of the building that had once stood as one. "Right now Katrina!" I yanked at her arm yet again, but she was just too mesmerized by the whole ordeal to think straight.

"B-But what about our mom!?" Katrina's cry was barely audible through that of the screeching building. Although, it was af if that pain she had once felt completely dissipated into thin air, her voice weakening with the realization of what had happened inside of that damned building. The cries were heartbreaking, and I felt as if I should run back to help the injured people, but I couldn't for the fear that I myself too would not be able to make it out of the terrible scene... No, I didn't know what to tell Katrina, nor did I know how I could console her. I just shook my head, trying to keep the dreadful thoughts at a minimum, as we continued to sprint away from the threats. Life was cruel, and all I could hope was that our mother would make it out of there alive, for she always found a way to be alright. Never once had I seen her let anything hold her away from thee things she loved most, so how would this be different? I shook my head swallowing at the lump in my throat. At least, I still had Katrina, at least I wasn't completely alone.

I had to force those dreadful thoughts out of my mind, at that moment I could not have any distractions, nor could I let my emotions take over my body. I needed to seize the reality that was occurring around me. I knew it would have been impossible to get Katrina and myself out of there out of there if I didn't. Yet, with so much adrenaline pumping through my veins as we ran, I still had limitations as to was I could do, and there was only so long that I would be able to keep myself running away from that threat. My mind was consumed with these dreadful thoughts of death and fear, no matter how much I ran, the building was just, so, so much quicker than I could be.

I could feel the burning in my chest, and the fire that filled my lungs. Sweat was gleaming off of my face, and I could feel my own heartbeat in my hands as I continued to run. My legs were aching, and I refused let go of Katrina's hand. With every step that I took, Katrina stumbled a few steps behind me, trying to keep up with me. Those tiny feet of hers were only able to do so much as I dragged her away from the threat alone.

It was no use...

At first it seemed as if there was only smoke coming after us, but it wasn't long before the ash took form, and fairly quickly there was this whistling sound of hot smoke swirling all around us. The nightmare grabbed us by our back and threw us to the floor, not caring how we were to land, or if we were okay. Its wrath was inevitable and we had no idea what was to happen. My heart rate quickened in less than a second, for I didn't know what to do. Once thing was for sure, I had to protect my little sister. Then the nightmare really came... You could hear the deafening sound of metal against metal, and the thundering of concrete landing wherever it pleased, and there was this crackling from pieces of wood that were caught in flames flying in every which way.

Then I began to cough, this sudden lack of oxygen began taking over my body, and the smoke seemed to weight the air more heavily now. I tried to console the fear that had piled itself up inside of me, I needed to, not for me, but for the sake of my younger sister. "Katrina, are you okay?!" I yelled over the horrible sound of woman crying out for their children, people anonymously moaning out in pain, and of course the whistle of the building which was consuming the whole area around us all.

"Destiny! I'm scared!" Katrina squealed the fear visible within the wavering of her child-like voice. The glowing of her bright emerald orbs, consumed with innocence, yet somehow he eyes they seemed to shine through the darkest of smoke weighing all around us.

"I know, calm down, I'm right here, we are gonna be alright, we're gonna get out of this." I promised my sister, but to me it felt as if that of a empty promise. I Gave her the weakest of smiles, my own eyes probably consumed in fear of the whole situation, but I knew I had to hold it in, I couldn't let her know I was afraid, for her own sake.. "It's going to be okay." I repeated with a small nod of the head.

the sound of walls, metal, wood, dust, and wind, all crashing around us. I bit at my lip trying not to think too much about the situation. I didn't want Katrina reading the fear that had engulfed me already.

I couldn't see anything as the ash continued to piled around us. It felt like ages, and the loud crashing noise just got worse second by second. Soon enough it was too loud to hear anything around us. Then my heart race began to speed. Fear was rushing through my veins, pounding out of my chest just to show itself, but I continued to hide it. I didn't want Katrina to freak out anymore than she already was.

Noticing that the yelling all around me began to die down. I realized, something like that just couldn't have been good. Silently I squeezed Katrina's hand, reminding her that everything was going to be okay, and that I wasn't going anywhere... I wasn't paying any attention to my surroundings.

There was a crash that pierced my ears with a ring. It sounded as if right next to me, and in response I pulled Katrina away from the threat surrounding us. I was Right in time too, because Katrina wasn't hurt. I found myself frantically looking at where a huge concreted-wall landed. Katrina would've been right under it if I hadn't pulled her away from the threat. I had let out a sigh of relief, but that was short lived.

There was another crash... I couldn't react quick enough that time, and something was crushing my leg painfully. My vision began to blur heavily and black spotted my vision. A painful scream escaped my Lungs, and I couldn't move. I couldn't remember anything that had happened before the explosion. Suddenly, everything became a blur, and all I could see was black.