A Broken Promise

Authors Note!!

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I was outside reading a book while the hot, summer sun of July was beating down on me and making me weary so I start to fall asleep. When suddenly a loud earth-shaking boom jolted me awake. As fast as lighting I jumped to my feet and noticed that our small hometown in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania was surrounded by a thick layer of black and gray smoke. Not a second later I heard gunshots and terrified screams that sent chills down my spine. Then, out of nowhere a union soldier wearing a blue uniform ran out of the smoke and into the house and screamed "TAKE COVER!!!" without thinking I ran and followed this familiar voiced soldier into the house. After running inside I didn't even have a chance to catch my breath before one, no two more cannons went off. I screamed along with the other thousands of other scared onlookers. After a few more scared screams from my mom and little brother it fell silent. The soldier started to talk, but I shrieked and jumped a little forgetting he was there. After my mom calmed me down by hugging me and my little brother with her shaky, but reassuring hands we were okay. When the soldier was finally able to speak again, I noticed that his voice sounded familiar. It was so frustrating because I couldn't place my finger on who it could be. Then, finally I got it. I now know why he looked so familiar, it was my dad. I didn't even think, I ran up to him and hugged him so tightly he stifled a laugh and said "Hope I can't breathe". So I let go, he said he just wanted to tell us to stay inside do not under any circumstances go outside. We all agreed on that. Then the war got really loud, and in need of as many soldiers it could get. My loving dad hugged us. I didn't know it then, but that would be the last hug I would ever get from him. He said he would be back in a minute, but he didn't get ten feet from the door before he got shot in the head by a musket. My father was dead.

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