Entrance (Ben Carmine - 17 yrs.)
The building was gigantic; Ridiculously and ominously huge.
Ben swallowed. He suddenly wondered if he was ready for Basic Training, and as he stood looking at one of the last ornate entrances still standing, he was about to go back home.
"It's not as scary as it looks," he could hear himself saying to Anthony when he was younger. He realized that his younger self was stupid, because it was terrifying.
But he had to do this. He had to do this for his brothers. He would not be the whimp of his family.
Taking a deep breath, he went in.