Setting the gun aside he looked into the fire and mused about the curious ways his life had changed in these last peaceful years – never had he thought he would be so pleased to be going back, but there was truly now nothing left to keep him here.
He took his gun down from the wall and checked it over carefully for signs of rust and wear. So it would begin again, this war that had no end. Tomorrow he would find the ammunition left from the last time and practice shooting – see if he could still hit anything.
Setting the gun aside he looked into the fire and mused about the curious ways his life had changed in these last peaceful years – never had he thought he would be so pleased to be going back, but there was truly now nothing left to keep him here.
Nicky Johnson
24/3/2019 12:46:33 am
There was a lot of feeling in this story. I enjoyed--nice work.
John Cooper
25/3/2019 01:43:16 pm
Thanks Nicky Comments are closed.
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