Love Is War

Chapter 1

Love is a weird thing. First its amazing and beautiful, the next its like your heart is falling to peices, but you still love that person with all the broken peices. Which makes it all the more painful. I once found a love that was like that. His name was Nic; he was perfect, handsome, caring and sweet. He had everything that I looked for in a man. But then he cheated on me, with a younger prettier girl. That younger prettier girl was none other than my best friend. 

She came to me and confessed. Nic told her that he and I had broken up and that he was just trying to move on. So I made it official. I couldn't be with someone who broke my heart. But the damn guy stole my heart, so I still loved him even after what he did. He kept coming to my house saying how sorry he was and that he wanted me back. I would lock my doors and windows and listen to the sound of his voice and cry. I missed him but I knew that I couldn't have him. He hurt me too much. 

He would finally go away but come back a few days later. I decided to move but after a few weeks he found me. I was scared. He wouldn't leave me alone and I feared going out at all because I might see him again. It scared the hell out of me. There is no telling what he would do to get me back. After the 3rd move he got violent. He demanded to come inside and almost beat down my door. He cursed saying that he would get me back somehow. I just tried to keep away from him as much as possible. 

He scared me so much that I racked my brain of a place that I could go that he wouldn't follow. It took me about 2 weeks to think of that place; the army.  I registered for the army as soon as I could. I grab my computer and find the register form and fill it out as fast as my fingers would type. The process was slow and Nic sitting in his car 2 blocks down didn't help either. Finally I got the call to come down to the base. I walked out slowly looking left and right. I looked at everyone's faces to make sure it wasn't him. I was jumpy the entire time driving to the base. Once I got past the front gate I calmed down a bit. It was mostly because a new part of my life was beginning.The soldiers that were surrounding me helped a bit too. 

                                           ******Fast Forward A Few Months******

I shake my head to clear the thoughts of the past and focus on the chaos around me. I had found a way to make the chaos into somewhat of order. The mg's were firing to the left and soldiers  were firing on the right. My best friend, Jack, was at my side firing at the enemy. The enemy was supposed to be a few miles away but they was practically right on top of us. I take aim and fire hitting a man in the shoulder. The man fell and screamed but his screams were silenced by the rapid fire. I say a silent apology before rushing forward and taking cover behind a tree. I take aim and fire again, hitting another man in the leg, causing him to fall. 

Out of the corner of my eye I see Jack run up and get behind a tree at my left. I rush forward again and slide on the ground like a baseball player behind a mound of dirt from a bomb that was thrown just a few minutes before that. I look over top of the hill of dirt and see a man running for cover. I quickly take aim and shoot him in the foot, he falls fast and drags himself to cover. In case you're wondering why Im not taking lethal shots its because I dont like to kill unless I have to. So I usually take non-lethal shots. I mean those people have families and friends to get home to too, so why do I have to kill them unless I absolutely have to. I also say a sort of prayer to that person, saying sorry for injuring them. The other soldiers make fun of me cause I dont like to kill.

I change my cover and head for a tree to the right, I see the ground come up to my face right after feeling a searing pain in my thigh on my right leg. I look down at my leg and see blood pouring out of my thigh. I roll back over to the mound of hill since it was the closest cover I could get to. I look over to where Jack was and try to get his attention using a piece of glass I had in my pocket, I feel my eyes getting heavy. I shake my head to keep my self from passing out. I finally get the glare to reach Jacks eyes. The last thing I see was Jacks eyes going wide in fear and concern.