Death of A Loved One "Everone get inside the church" The words echoed in
my mind for a while, these soildiers were wanting us to tell where Gabriel and
His father were. I was sure of it, and also sure that none of us would have the
cowardice to tell, I managed to avoid the probability that we would all die
there, don't ask me why. We were all rushed into the church, I saw everyone I
knew around me, my parents were close to me, I assume they had already guessed
that we would meet our deaths there, I had been so naive, never understanding
the true evil of the british. My parents planned to die a martyr for freedom. I
could not belive that someone in our town told the british where Gabriel and the
troops were. I felt my heart surge with hate and yet now I knew that I couldn't
survive living knowing someone had caused the deaths of my love and the other
troops, but the british solved that problem, they were not going to allow us to
live, and suddenly all i could do was think of Gabriel, the church was filling
with smoke, and terror showed in every person, then I remembered things about my
childhood and I remembered the tunnel. When I was little Gabriel and I had
played in the church and found a tunnel under it that led outside, it was just
near the front of the church. I yelled "I know a way out," but my words were
lost in the screams of terror, except to my parents who were staying calm.I saw
the look in there eyes and i turned to them and said, "the tunnel" My parents
were so thoughtful for a moment and he said,"Go, if more than you go they will
surely see us and capture us, If it is just you u might live." "No, this is
insanity, you must come now, before you die." "Go child, for the sake of the
troops go, you must survive." I nodded, I couldn't believe that I was about to
leave my neighboorhood my family and my old life to die and still escape."I love
you" I said to my family for the very last time. "We love you too,"said my
father. I started torwards the part of the church I could drop into the tunnel
from but turned around and threw my arms around my father. What could I leave
him with that would show my love? Before I knew what I was doing I put the
necklace around my fathers neck, and left trying not to look back for fear that
I would give up and stay. I knew the tunnel well though it had been years since
I crawled through it with Gabriel. Gabriel. That is the only thought I could
think about as I crawled. I could not think about the people above me, they were
probably starting to die now. NO! I crawled as fast as I could, pushing there
screams from my mind. I saw the light and it was the most welcome sight I had
ever seen in my life. I waited a bit in the end of the tunnel, it would be a
while before it caught on fire,and I saw the troops race away. I got out, just
in time , for the fire had reached the front of the tunnel and was spreading
like wild fire. I could not look up but to see people dying. I don't know what
compelled me to run to the front door and try to unlock the door,but it was
impossible, and my fathers words that I must live convinced me to run. There
were some woods close and I hid there till night.
