Blackout

Chapter 1

Syrian Army Base. Friday, October 11. Twenty-nine years earlier.

Dominic's POV

I woke up only to see that I was not on the plane but rather in a base in Syria. I couldn't see or talk but my body burned like hell. I see whip lashes and burns all over me, and my hair was a mess. The next thing I see is the screen, where a reporter was announcing that I was pronounced dead as they could not find my body. On the right side was my picture in black and white, as well as the plane crash in the center. 

So I was really not dead... I was caught... I thought. I was about to close my eyes again before I feel a stinging sensation in my face. I quickly looked up. 

"لا تنام علي! تسمع؟" A man came in shouting in Arabic. I did not understand what he was saying, let alone the language he spoke. A little not long after, another man came in with a cigarette in his mouth. As the first man leaves, the second man kneels down to me and unties me while helping me with my wounds. [1]

"Why are you helping me..? Wouldn't your boss get angry..?" I asked softly as the man looked at me. I can sense that there was a bit of fear in his eyes. 

"I helped you because I know you're not a bad man. You were not supposed to be captured but rather sent back to your family." He said softly with a sad smile. So, he was not supportive of his boss taking me in as a P.O.W, but rather as an armed civilian.

"Thank you sir.." I nodded softly as he lets me go back as the Israeli army stormed the base, ultimately killing the boss who captured me and ordering for my release. 

Present Day. Monday, September 11. 

I was on my way home after what seemed to be years of hell in Syria. The Israeli army ended up storming the base and saved me from death by sending me home with the promise to never enlist in the armed forces again. I went into my house, only to find that it was dark. "What the hell..?" I asked softly. Weird.. I then got a notification on my phone that said that a blackout was expected from now until at least Friday. Great...

[1]=Do not sleep on me! You hear?