Chapter 2
POV:?
"Are you alright?"
I suddenly open my eyes and look to see who was talking to me. It's been a very long time since I last saw her. She still looks beautiful. Her smooth hair, blue eyes and lovely smile. I remember when I first met her. When we first kissed. When I proposed to her. The life we had after that had been full of love, beauty and adventure. Especially when we found out that she had a child. A little baby girl. She looked as beautiful as her mother. I could only imagine how many boys I would have to threaten or keep away from her. Besides the happy memories however only one question remains.
Why are they both still alive?
"Are you okay dear?" She asks me.
I lost both of them. They cannot be alive. I saw as that ma-no. I saw as that monster shot both of them through their skulls.
"You are not supposed to be here." I say under my breath.
"What are you talking about?" She tells me, "I am your wife remember? I will always be by your side."
"I saw you. Both of you die in front of my eyes." I argue.
"It's just a dream dear. Me, our child and you are fine." She tells me, "Nothing bad will happen to us."
My ears are starting to ring so loudly that I quickly cover them, drop to the floor and start to scream. I can't think straight. The ringing. It's getting louder and louder as each second. I look up to my wife to see what she is doing. She is still standing up, but her lips are moving however I cannot hear a single word she is saying. I try to listen closely while my ears are still ringing. I soon start to close my eyes but as they slowly close I soon hear her saying something very faintly.
"Wake up."
"Wake up!"
"WAKE UP!"
I suddenly open my eyes again however I'm no longer home with my wife and child but in a trench surrounded by snow. I soon realized something was shaking and shouting at me. I turn to see where this is coming from and look to my right. I see a private, a boy, no older than 16 and he is looking at me with an expression I cannot read. I finally hear what he is saying.
"Comrade wake up! We are needed at the front line immediately." He says before he runs off.
I finally realized what is happening and soon proceed to run in the same direction he went to. I check my rifle, smg and pistol to see if they are fully loaded. As I run forward I look around me and see soldiers running in the same direction I'm heading. All around I see the faces of adults, men, and women. But that does not bother me. What bothers me is the ages of some of these soldiers. Some I notice are very old with wrinkly skin and white hair. I not only see that but I also see boys around the age of the same boy who woke me.
This war has cost us greatly. Every single one of us has lost something important to us because of it. Mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, friends, etc. The enemy has taken so much from us that it hurts. That is the reason why these people joined. To fight for what's left and to seek vengeance. Some of these people even lied about their age just to get passed conscription. Shows you how much our people are willing to do to keep the motherland safe.
I soon make my way over to a huge gathering soldiers on the trench that lead to what we call no-man's-land. A stretch of land that seperates us and them. I hear footsteps approaching us and soon see our commander. A hero to our people due to his great acts of heroics, but I will not bore with the details. Besides...
Everyone has heard about "The Iron Wolf."
"Comrades!" He shouts towards us, "The artillery barrage is finished, no doubt with the majority of the enemy's defenses being wiped out as well as a great deal of their soldiers. We are now tasked with storming their lines and pushing them back, further stalling them from taking our capital."
As soon as he says this however a great deal of us look terrified of going over the top and charging straight towards the enemy. He notices this and soon continues.
"Do you truly feel fear towards them? That is what the enemy wants comrades! They wish to see to it that they not only break you physically but as well as emotionally and mentally to ensure that victory will be theirs. Do not give in comrades! Move forward and charge at the enemy, the enemy that has caused you so much pain. I promise you comrades that we will not loose. We will win. We will defeat the. We will defend our home, our friends and our families. This war will soon change comrades. One day we will take the fight to their lands, to their peolple, to their blood!"
All around me my comrades cheer and shout in agreement. I took me a while to find that I myself was shouting again. He soon faces away from us and towards no-man's-land and pulls out his weapon. A ppsh. A great weapon for mowing down our enemies.
"Death to the German invader!" He shouts before going over the trench and charging towards the enemy.
The rest of us soon follow him by jumping over the trench and joining him in the charge.
"Death to the German invader!" We shout as well followed by our signature battle cry.
"URA!"
ps: I stink at motivational speeches.
