MeltDown The Original Draft

Chapter #11 Recooperation

I was knocked out, I started to wake up but...It felt like an eternity to open my eyes. I was in the dark lost. I can't see my hands and feet just pure darkness.

Ivanov...You bastard. A voice echoed as if I'm in a dark hallway.

Who are you? What do you want?!

My eyes opened, I was in a city block. I remember this place! This is where we massacred civilians and God's Army soldiers at the same time!

I remember everything, The horrid screams of the civilians and all. I looked around and saw bodies scattered. All of them had one expression as if they are saying....Why did you do this to us?

"Following orders huh?" A voice behind me said

I turned around...I knew it...It was Harakov himself.

"See what you have done, You should have died." He said taunting me "Yet you pushed on..For what?"

I did not know what to answer.."He is right. Why am I still part of the Penal squad? My Mother knows nothing about this! I joined because of....Because of....Natalia."

I took a shard of glass on the ground, And I grab Harakov by the collar. He smiled and said "It takes a strong man to deny what he has done."

I looked up to him straight to the eyes and said "I don't know who you are...But believe me I'm doing this for the better good."

I was going to stab him at the neck to end it all.

But he grab my ear and his mouth widened! His eyes turned black and empty and black liquid spewed out. I started to panic!

His hair turned white and I saw visions of the statue of the virgin Mary mother of God...It in Cracking it's the chest and slowly crumbling.

"HOLY SH-!!!"

"IF YOU WANT TO LIVE IVANOV THEN KEEP BREATHING!!!!!!" He screamed.

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I was about to scream at the top of my lungs, When I felt a sharp pain on my left lung. That's when reality hit me. Every time I try to inhale and exhale I feel like...A burning sensation on my left lung. I open my shirt and I saw a bandage wrapped around my chest.

Its like 2 AM, When I look around Its clearly an army hospital and I'm in bed. When I try to breathe I feel the pain, I'm always short of breathe I started to sob...I'm going to live my life like this..Forever bearing the pain of my actions.

Then it hit me "Wait! I'm a Penal Battalion. How did I end up getting Medical care?! Most of us are left to die in the field!!!"

There was a lamp on my left, I flicked the switch and half of the room was lit. And I saw Natalia sitting in a chair and her head on the foot of the bed sleeping. She clearly was watching my well being.

Suddenly...I felt no pain in my chest. I wanted to cry, Without her...I could have drowned on my own blood.

It was hard and painful to move in my bed. But I crept close to her and gently stroked her hair and I silently said "Thank you."

I laid back on my bed, I needed my rest.

I'm worried about Fyodor, I hope he is alright.

My eyes felt like glue when I started to wake up.

"He is waking up!" I hear a voice of a woman

"Shhhh..Quiet!"

I rubbed my eyes, I saw Natalia along with Nurses and Soldiers, The sun has risen up.