Theatre of War
Theatre of War "Move, move!" People rushed past me, running for their lives. "Keep going!" Screams of terror cut the air. "Don't stop!" A clap of thunder overtook us all. The asphalt rumbled. The screaming got louder. I fought hard to stay...
Rooftops (Request for Jidza10)
_ **Rooftops** _ _For Jidza10_ "You feeling okay, Jed?" I glanced up at Mitch from my doodle pad. "Why?" "You've not touched your lunch is all." The wolf gestured his fork down to the spicy chicken I must've picked out for myself, congealing in its...
Escaping the Storm: Part 10
_ **Part 10** _ While that single, solitary week before departure day proved flat and unremarkable, the same certainly couldn't be said of the atmosphere that grew to fill and take over the house. It reached its peak the morning Pieter and his family...
Escaping the Storm: Part 5
Part 5 As strange as it might have sounded, Erik found his first Wednesday of work required far more getting used to than he'd expected. Sure, it involved stacking those same shelves in that same busy supermarket, but the little things came together...
Against All Odds: Part 25 - Margins
**_Part 25 - Margins_** _(Nathan)_ A gust of wind whistled through the broken panels of the old window above Nathan's prison, stronger and colder now that the veil of night wrapped suffocatingly around the abandoned factory complex. At last check...
Getaway: Part 7
_ **Part 7** _ Walking through the lobby, it soon looked like there'd be a whole lot more to do here than just check out an observation deck. I sure appreciated that in light of the twenty ducat entry charge thrusted upon us! Down on the ground...
Getaway: Part 12 - Final
_ **Part 12** _ It had taken forever and a day to get ourselves to the airport. At seven that morning, I figured peeling myself off my hostel bed would be the toughest part of my day, especially after the less than sensible night we'd enjoyed before....
Getaway: Part 10
_ **Part 10** _ We followed her out of the cold and into the light. A kitchen sat in darkness at the opposite end of the narrow hallway, past the bare wooden staircase. The smell of boiled vegetables struck my nose. Below, my shoes met resistance from...
Special Delivery
_ **Special Delivery** _ Morozovo. Fuckin' Morozovo. Of all the places to get transferred over to. They couldn't have moved me any further north without pushing me out of Zelengorod entirely. I'd been driving flatout for almost an hour already, and...
Escaping the Storm: Part 9
_ **Part 9** _ Walking down to the kitchen for breakfast the following morning felt more akin to swimming through molasses; each step reminding Erik of the rough night's sleep he'd endured. Tuesdays, and the prospect of another week of work, were...
Against All Odds: Part 28 - Retribution
**_Part 28 - Retribution_** _(Nathan)_ "Yes, I spoke with your friend earlier," the female dispatch officer confirmed over the phone, responding to Nathan's panicked summary of the situation and its unwelcomed escalation. "He told me of your...
Against All Odds: Part 9 - Delays
Another week, another chapter! Here's Part 9 - Hopefully the way this has been formatted proves to make this chapter a little easier to read. Do let me know if this is better! Enjoy! Thoughts/comments are appreciated as always. :) * * * **Part 9 -...