All Nonfiction
- Bullying
- Books
- Academic
- Author Interviews
- Celebrity interviews
- College Articles
- College Essays
- Educator of the Year
- Heroes
- Interviews
- Memoir
- Personal Experience
- Sports
- Travel & Culture
All Opinions
- Bullying
- Current Events / Politics
- Discrimination
- Drugs / Alcohol / Smoking
- Entertainment / Celebrities
- Environment
- Love / Relationships
- Movies / Music / TV
- Pop Culture / Trends
- School / College
- Social Issues / Civics
- Spirituality / Religion
- Sports / Hobbies
All Hot Topics
- Bullying
- Community Service
- Environment
- Health
- Letters to the Editor
- Pride & Prejudice
- What Matters
- Back
Summer Guide
- Program Links
- Program Reviews
- Back
College Guide
- College Links
- College Reviews
- College Essays
- College Articles
- Back
Gone Away
Looking out the window, he focuses on the sea, with this weird type glare in his eye, he knows the decision he has to take.
Looking gloomy and despaired as she stares into her coffee, she thinks about what decision he will make, scaring her every time she has the thought of him taking the wrong one.
Every time he thinks his phone rings he, panics, he stutters his thoughts, and it goes blank.
He turns and looks at a family photo, he turns the photo around, on the back it reads, “1/12/09”.
He burst into crying, fading away from the photo he thinks about what would happen if he didn’t leave, if he had stayed, why? WHY?
It was happening again, the same thing; he knew what would end up happening, just like last time.
What would happen to Alexis? she went through this before, he thought. Why would this time be any different?
*RING *RING
Oh no. His heart beats crazy, so many feelings of sadness and anger fills is body with chills.
He panics, and doesn’t pick up his phone.
{5 MIN EARLIER}
As Alexis drives into the drive through, she looks and noticed the time, 6:32 PM.
She walks into her house. Her cat greets her with the look of a hungry face waiting for food.
Of course, Jeffrey never liked the cat, he only loved his dog Bullet. Bullet wasn’t bad. But at least I helped Jeffrey by taking care of him.
Alexis hears noises coming from the living room, so curiously she stumbles over the kitchen floor
with this look of depression in her eyes. She turns and Jeffrey crying. She thinks to herself, “He didn’t hear me come in ? What?”.
“All my life I have never seen Jeffrey cry like this”. Has Alexis would always do, she announces she’s home looking like she had just arrived but she didn’t.
She yells for Jeffrey, then he sprints towards the bathroom, to hide his for shame.
Jeffrey’s top general called as he went into the bathroom. He told him what had to be done. He made his mind up. Not even five min after the call, 2 CIA Agents were there to escort him over seas. Sense he was behind everyone. Without even saying goodbye Alexis dart out and drives away. He’s gone. She’s gone.
2 days later. Srg. Dunt or Jeffrey Dunt is now back on the field, Fighting for his country. Jeffrey was retired at his young age of twenty five. But they needed him. More then ever at this point. Go… Go Go Matala keeps on yelling, of course we cant here her cause of the yelling and explosions going on right next to us. She finally gives up and runs to are group saying were to lead.
“North and West bound are covered we will execute the mission when we clear a path”
“God only knows when that is, We have to go around there is no-“
“There’s another way. I will figure it out”
“When?”
She Knew it. They had been together 10 years, and didn’t even care about her. At least that’s what she thought. He just leaves like that. I told him he shouldn’t go.
Take a break soldier. “No I can’t”
“That was an order”
Bridges what do we do there everywhere. Yes I Know we have been in the same spot for 3 hours.
“This is stupid sir.”
“Yeah it is, but we have to deal with it.”
Do you know the danger, the exact altitude of what will happen?
“No” Says the General in shame.
But, we are smart not stupid. If we are any true danger. We will know it.
This is what happens. This is what happens behind all the ---- in America. Even though there not in America, he thought.
The sound of the night was terrible to sleep through, every time I heard something, I completely lost my train of thought. I would run out of my tent, to my General saying go back to bed. It’s fine.
Even though I knew there was something going on. I realized I had lost my phone when we were going through Alpha Sector 1, AS1 was are top head base, were everyone would meet up. There’s a code if its being under attack, What was it ? Ahhhh. I forget.
“John, what was the code?”
“The code for what, dude?”
“For when and if Alpha Sector 1 gets under attack”
“General told us yesterday Ok, What is it?”
“Code, AzTechAS1”
“What a weird code name”
Well If that code gets sent out over time, ill make sure to follow the right commands. Whoa. Its already time for morning persuaders. The clock reads 7:59 AM, Here we go.
“Lets go boys, time for live decisions”
That’s General joking around even though he was being completely serious. I wonder how Alexis is doing? No, time for day dreaming, I thought to my self. Stormy out today, That’s not good, if this gets in the way of are mission, or are next point will go through things we all don’t want to go through. We haven’t had to do that yet but, with my luck, it will happen.
“How are you doing Alexis” says her mom.
“I don’t know”
“Well, Where’s Jeffrey?”
“He went back”
“to the military?
“Yeah”
“Man. Im ready, Are you ?. “
“Yeah, lets go.”
Four hours of smoke in are face, terrible. Were almost done, were almost home. I cant wait to come back home and see Alexis, she might be mad, I wonder how Nick is doing? He cant wait to see me, I thought.
Jeffrey did leave, he made it home, with no legs to walk. How it happened?
That remains a mystery till this day. 2 years later.
He gets a call from his retired general.
He picks up the phone, “Hello?”
Similar Articles
JOIN THE DISCUSSION
This article has 0 comments.