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Chapter 9

Jackson moved his gun slowly trying to get the perfect aim but it wasn't quite working.

"Hurry" Miller whispered.

"I can't the Captain keeps moving" Jackson replied still looking through the lens of his gun.

Marvella and Wade watched from behind the squad. Reiben concentrated on the trigger of Jackson's gun, he could see Jackson's finger slowly getting closer to the trigger until it did. The gun shot was more silent then usual but the others starting shooting while Jackson fired pot shots to make it harder for the enemies.

"I missed the Captain he's just injured" Jackson shouted the others ignored him.

Marvella listened to the guns firing, she could hear the oncoming shots from the Germans and she could just make out her squads guns but Jacksons gun stood out, every few seconds from the others you could just hear his gun firing then reloading, firing then reloading over and over.

"We will never win this, they're coming forward!" Mellish shouted.

Marvella could then hear foot-steps but nobody was walking until she recognised them from when she walked up the steal stairs. She turned her head to look at the open door; Wade spotted her as he was sat beside her.

"You okay?" Wade asked Marvella nodded still looking at the open door.

Suddenly a German soldier came running out towards Wade and Marvella he pointed his gun up but didn't shoot Wade hugged Marvella as they both couldn't do anything. Marvella then screamed so loud that it could have burst an eardrum; Reiben to the rescue turned around and shot him.

"Go to the end so we can see you" Reiben ordered quickly pointing to the dead end of the balcony, they both done what they were asked. Reiben was watching them get to the end of the balcony until he felt a sudden shot of pain through his back which made him fall to the ground immediately.

"REIBEN?" Wade shouted letting go of Marvella he then ran towards Reiben just in time for Upham to shot the German he then started shooting again. Mellish ran to Reiben.

"Your okay!" Mellish crocked knowing that he wasn't. Reiben started to wriggle as Wade was trying to help him.

"Keep him still Mellish!" Wade shouted

"We can't get these alone!" Miller and Jackson shouted.

"Oh shut the fuck up, Reiben is hurt" Mellish shouted

"We'll all be in a minute!" Upham panicked

Marvella didn't know what do to; she looked around watching the soldiers struggle. But she remembered the machine gun by the stairs. Marvella ran towards the door when she got in she moved an old small wardrobe down the stairs which gratefully blocked it. She then ran to the machine gun and started shooting she couldn't control it very well but she felt Jacksons hot hands pull her away from it, he then got on and did a better job killing more than a lot of the enemies.

Marvella could hear Reiben screaming but she couldn't look she just stayed with Jackson feeling a lot safer. After a few minutes everything went silence except Reiben and the others shouting at each other. Jackson stopped he took a step back looking at Marvella his hands where covered in his own blood he smiled at Marvella then passed her to see Reiben. Marvella looked at both at her hands she felt a small tear fall from her eye as she could see her own blood around her hands as well. She then realised that her squad stopped shouting and Reiben had stopped screaming. She slowly walked out of the door and spotted Reiben covered up with a dark green blanket with everyone in their own space. She leaned her shoulder on the arch of the door.

The squad left the village with one less more then what they came in with. They travelled in the boring fields they spotted a small barn on top of a high hill, they decided to stay there as it was late noon. When they got in there where stacks of hay on the opposite side of a big tall arch the squad could tell the double door where blown off.