Escape

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Hector followed the dirt path to a soldier guarding the path to the outer rim of the city.

"Hey, we need help!"

"Stop right there!" The soldier yelled.

Hector stepped back a couple steps and put his free hand in surrender.

"Look, we're not sick. I just need to get some help."

"Got a couple of civilians in the outer perimeter. Please advise."

His captain tells him a couple things.

"But sir, there's a little girl."

"But..."

The soldier nodded and silently loaded his gun. He pointed it at us and put his fingers on the trigger.

A couple seconds later, he pulls the trigger. "Oh crap-" The loud "boom" sound of the gun triggering the bullet echoed through the air.

The bullet flew one centimeter past my brother's right arm as we rolled down the hill of dead grass.

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⏰ Last updated: Oct 13, 2014 ⏰

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