An Unlikely Time

Chapter 13- Letters

After escaping, I walked back over to my horse. I looked at Lucky sadly, upset he had gotten hurt in the process. I grabbed my first aid kit and sat down. I wrapped his foot, looking at his glinting eyes.
"Don't worry. You'll be fine." I sighed, looking up.
"They'll be here soon..." I looked at him and took the reins, beginning to walk toward the forest again, eventually reaching a stopping point.
I tied Lucky up, walking toward a big tree and jumping onto one of the lower branches. I took the letters from my back pocket, staring at them. They had been opened, but sealed up again. I ripped one open, the first one in the pile, and decided to read it.

General Anderson,

We were able to take America without losing many of our soldiers. I am hoping you can send us about one hundred more, if possible. With enough soldiers, we can still take out the army. Also, a meeting would be in order in about a month to discuss our plans. I have run into little trouble, and we successfully murdered the president. Our plan is going well.

-General Ted Karadack

I turned it over. There was a response on the back.

General Karadack,

Congratulations on your victory. I am impressed with your abilities. I will send more soldiers. Keep up the good work. And let us meet June 7th. Let me know of any happenings that are of importance.

-General George Anderson

I looked at the letters for a while.
"This must have been the first letter." I said plainly to myself. I took the next letter and opened it. I began reading.

General Anderson,

There has been a slight delay due to an American rebel. The rebel showed up at one of the bar meetings, and stole. I need more weapons if possible, and if you could please send Mr Fredrickson as well.

Thank you.

General Ted Karadack.

I saw no response to this letter, but grinned. I knew this rebel was me. I could tell. I knew that Fredrickson was Rodney, who I felt no pity for. But as free as you can be from a person like him, he was dead, so I was fine.
I took the next letter, which hadn't been opened, and read it.

General Anderson,

I found out something about the rebel that could solve all of our problems.

I stopped, looking around before slowing reading again.

This American rebel has some sort of a disorder that kept her from being part of the US army. She has a condition where she cannot think clearly and can become very dangerous, however, can't function correctly because of it. Also I believe this has caused her distress of the mind.

I took in a breath, remembering the note that the doctor had left me. My eyes watered.

Ashley Greer,

I regret to tell you of a problem I found when doing a brainwave test. You seem to have psychosis, and it causes your symptoms that I already noticed when treating you, being that you were very emotionally unhealthy, which effected your true health as well.
If I'm correct, you have experienced a difficult emotional state due to death around you. It can easily be fixed with therapy, but you would have to be willing to forget anything bad that has happened.

Please let me know if you want me to treat you.

-Doctor Jay Terra

Yes, that's what the note said. I didn't want to be treated. I didn't want to forget. I didn't care if I was crazy. I could be completely losing it, but I never want to forget this most important moment in my life. I preferred to have more knowledge as a crazy person than not so much as a normal person. Normal is boring anyways.
I wiped the tears from my eyes.
I grabbed the last letter and began reading it.

General Anderson,

I regret to inform you that I am injured currently. The American rebel has become more of a problem and I need more soldiers. Please send them quickly.

And he didn't write his name. I looked at the last letter and saw writing on the back. I grabbed it and flipped it over. The response shocked me.

General Karadack,

Sorry to inform you, but General Anderson passed a month ago. We cannot send anymore soldiers now. The British has been fought off here, and we cannot reach America.

We are unlikely to win this battle.

Abort while you can.

My eyes widened. That's why the letter hadn't been opened!
I looked over at the embassy, shuddering.
I folded the letter and put it in the envelope. I took a piece of blank paper from the envelope and wrote in black ink across the page. I took a stick and used gauze to hold the page in place and stuck the stick through the letters. I heard the rampaging of Americans and soldiers behind me.

HERE LIES A LANDMARK- A LANDMARK THAT SHOWS AMERICANS WILL DESTROY ANYONE WHO DEFIES THEM. A LESSON WAS LEARNED- DON'T MESS WITH AMERICA.