Rising Hero

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Hey guys, my names Jessie, I'm 17 year old who joined the army 6 months ago. Now at this point you are probably wondering what a 17 year old is doing in the army, the answers not hard. I want to do my part in helping my country, I don't have any family but I'm hoping to find one here.

Now that the boring part is done it's time to jump into my story, it's 2032 and Western Europe is falling deep and deeper into war with the US. With troops dying quickly from this brutal war the US was desperately trying to get more troops to fight. They were getting sloppier at checking every person that joins, therefore I got in at only 16. I wanted to fight, but I didn't know just what that entailed.

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6 months ago, Chicago IL

I still can't shake the sight of my parents caskets being lowered into the ground. My life was perfect until then, I was a straight A student, lots of friends, and two loving parents. But when I came home to there bloodied bodies on the floor murdered, everything fell apart. Foster family after foster family I was moved all over the country. With no friends, my grades failing, and abusive foster parents I made one of the biggest decisions in my life - running away. Running away from the foster family's, I don't want to be in a fake family anymore I want a real one.

But now I'm all alone with one backpack, 30$, and a change of clothes with the cold Chicago air nipping at me. I'm walking down dark alleys wondering what I ever did to deserve this punishment, I was always nice.

Now it's 2 weeks later, I'm unbelievably skinny, freezing cold, and wishing for death to take me right then and there. But I don't let it. I go on walking, I'm going to make it through this I'm going to be strong. Passing a lamp post I do a double take at the poster barely hanging on with the wind blowing it everywhere. Ripping it off and smoothing it out it reads:

Do you want to support your country?
Do you want this to still be a free country for all?
We need you! To help fight this war so we can bring peace again!
Help us fight, become a hero to

Maybe I can still find a real family after all.