Chapter Two: Cliffs Down
Cliff went down. I rushed out in the hail of gunfire and dragged him into the building. "MEDIC, MEDIC!!" I screamed as I laid him on the floor. Cliff looked up to me. "Jack... Give this to Ann". He held out an envelope to me. "Cliff dont talk like that, your going to make it!" I lied, he had been shot in the chest, it was covered in blood. "Jack, tell Ann...I said... I love her. Cliff looked at me with cold eyes, and his hand fell to the floor.
The medic came rushing in and immediately started checking Cliff. The medic stopped and slowly got up. "He's gone, theres nothing I can do". My body grew heavy. Hatred burned in my heart. I took the letter in Cliffs cold hand, and stuffed it in my satchel. Luitenent Jet came through the doorway with two other men. "Get up stairs with these RPGs (rocket propelled grenades) and take out those bunkers across the street". I nodded and headed up the stairs with the two other men. We got to the windows and spotted the bunkers. What surprised us though was two panzers headed toward the city gates.
"TAKE OUT THOSE PANZERS!". I rested the barrel of the RPG on my shoulder and aimed at the tank. One push of the button and the rocket was screeching away. It hit the tank head on and stopped it dead in its tracks. Same as the other one. After the tanks we set our sights on the bunkers.
I filled with rage as I fire another round. Men went flying as the sandbags protecting them exploded. Once the bunkers were destroyed men rushed to the smoking tanks and opened the hatch. A German started to come out of the smoldering tank, but one of ours pointed a pistol to his head and shot clean through it. He shoved him back in and through a grenade in. "FIRE IN THE HOLE". Men jumped back as the grenade went off. The same routine for the other tank. I rushed down the stairs and into the street.
I readied my gun and headed out to battle. Hailfire of bullets were still being fired. I got in an alley beside the building I was in. I held my gun out and fired at the closest Nazi. He fell to the ground. I took cover a gunfire zipped by and hit the wall protecting me. Out behind me I saw shadows run by. I got down and readied myself. I could hear German talk from the window behind me. I took a grenade from my belt, and threw it through the window. I ran from the alley and got down behind a overturned truck.
The grenade went off sending one of them flying out the window in a ball of fire. One of them had managed to survive. I took the pistol for my holster and shot him in the leg. He went down, and started to crawl. I fired another round and he went down for good. An hour later the gunfire stopped. We had taken the town the Germans had occupied. We made the Germans that survived bury the dead. I watch as the same German that killed Cliff bury him. A tear rolled down my check. I opened my satchel and took out the letter Cliff gave to me. I opened the unsealed letter and read the contents.
Ann
If your reading this, then I didn't make it.
I loved you with all my heart. Take care
of our son. Dont give up on life. You have so
much to live for. Dont forget me. I Love You...
Cliff
I felt heavy as I closed the letter and sealed it in the envelope. Luitenent Jet walked up to me. "Private, we have a special mission for you". "Sir, why me"? "Well the bravery you showed today proved that you were the man we need, pack your gear"
"Yes Sir".
Cliff went down. I rushed out in the hail of gunfire and dragged him into the building. "MEDIC, MEDIC!!" I screamed as I laid him on the floor. Cliff looked up to me. "Jack... Give this to Ann". He held out an envelope to me. "Cliff dont talk like that, your going to make it!" I lied, he had been shot in the chest, it was covered in blood. "Jack, tell Ann...I said... I love her. Cliff looked at me with cold eyes, and his hand fell to the floor.
The medic came rushing in and immediately started checking Cliff. The medic stopped and slowly got up. "He's gone, theres nothing I can do". My body grew heavy. Hatred burned in my heart. I took the letter in Cliffs cold hand, and stuffed it in my satchel. Luitenent Jet came through the doorway with two other men. "Get up stairs with these RPGs (rocket propelled grenades) and take out those bunkers across the street". I nodded and headed up the stairs with the two other men. We got to the windows and spotted the bunkers. What surprised us though was two panzers headed toward the city gates.
"TAKE OUT THOSE PANZERS!". I rested the barrel of the RPG on my shoulder and aimed at the tank. One push of the button and the rocket was screeching away. It hit the tank head on and stopped it dead in its tracks. Same as the other one. After the tanks we set our sights on the bunkers.
I filled with rage as I fire another round. Men went flying as the sandbags protecting them exploded. Once the bunkers were destroyed men rushed to the smoking tanks and opened the hatch. A German started to come out of the smoldering tank, but one of ours pointed a pistol to his head and shot clean through it. He shoved him back in and through a grenade in. "FIRE IN THE HOLE". Men jumped back as the grenade went off. The same routine for the other tank. I rushed down the stairs and into the street.
I readied my gun and headed out to battle. Hailfire of bullets were still being fired. I got in an alley beside the building I was in. I held my gun out and fired at the closest Nazi. He fell to the ground. I took cover a gunfire zipped by and hit the wall protecting me. Out behind me I saw shadows run by. I got down and readied myself. I could hear German talk from the window behind me. I took a grenade from my belt, and threw it through the window. I ran from the alley and got down behind a overturned truck.
The grenade went off sending one of them flying out the window in a ball of fire. One of them had managed to survive. I took the pistol for my holster and shot him in the leg. He went down, and started to crawl. I fired another round and he went down for good. An hour later the gunfire stopped. We had taken the town the Germans had occupied. We made the Germans that survived bury the dead. I watch as the same German that killed Cliff bury him. A tear rolled down my check. I opened my satchel and took out the letter Cliff gave to me. I opened the unsealed letter and read the contents.
Ann
If your reading this, then I didn't make it.
I loved you with all my heart. Take care
of our son. Dont give up on life. You have so
much to live for. Dont forget me. I Love You...
Cliff
I felt heavy as I closed the letter and sealed it in the envelope. Luitenent Jet walked up to me. "Private, we have a special mission for you". "Sir, why me"? "Well the bravery you showed today proved that you were the man we need, pack your gear"
"Yes Sir".