"Help! Please, help me!" said the man who was currently being operated on by the doctor named Carlos. I walked up to him. "Why do you not apply some anesthesia?" I asked the doctor. "Resources have been...scarce lately. Alas, through our long search, we have yet to find the drugs needed to decrease the patient's pain. So, unfortunately, being operated on is excruciatingly painful at the moment, as you can see. But it has to be done. Better to suffer than to lose your life." More screams came from the patient. I quickly examined the patient, and it appears that he was shot in the leg. The doctor noticed me looking. "If I don't extract the bullet and bandage him, he will surely perish from blood loss." he told me.

For a few minutes, there was silence, apart from the patient. Finally, the doctor spoke. "Will you hand me my tool bag?" he asked. I handed him the bag, which was surprisingly heavy, and was crimson, due to the blood of his other patients. He pulled out an object, which appeared to be similar to tweezers, and motioned for me to grab a cloth, laying nearby. He gladly took the cloth, and put it into the patient's mouth. For a few seconds, he waited, then he went to work on the leg. The patient cried out even louder than before. Finally, the doctor pulled out a small bullet. The patient let out a sigh of relief. I immediately grabbed the bandage, which was large, and the doctor applied it to the patient's leg. "Gus, you are finally done." he told the patient. Another sigh of relief came from him.

"Help me carry the patient to his bed, and we will call it a day." he told me. Throughout the day, I had observed that the doctor was very dispassionate during the entire operation. From what I have heard from the others, Carlos was not exactly what you would call easygoing, but he was kind, and cared about everyone. He must be like me. When I am in tough situations, my emotions seem to fade, and the dark side of me reveals itself. Enough thinking, I must focus on the task at hand. Moving the patient will be very difficult. It's a good minute or two from here to the beds. Add another minute or two with a patient leaning on our shoulders.

"Are you ready?" Carlos asked me. I nodded in reply. Together, we lifted the patient, and slowly started to carry him to the beds. He was quite heavy, so it took us a good four minutes to finally get him there. When we arrived, we gently lowered him to his bed. He automatically closed his eyes. "He could use some sleep. The pain must have been unbearable. If it was not for the bandits, we could have as much medical supplies as we wanted, including anastasia!" the doctor exclaimed. I smiled and nodded, knowing what it was like. "I must admit, you performed well today. Carver asked me if you would like to be my new nurse. Well...he didn't exactly ask me. He instructed me to make you my nurse. So be here tomorrow at three o'clock p.m. sharp. We have another patient waiting. He has two bullet wounds that need to be removed, and something that needs special attention. I will tell you all about it tomorrow. For now, you should rest." Carlos told me. I smiled, and sunk down in my sleeping bag, closing my eyes, and waiting for sleep to come.

Unfortunately, I was not blessed with the glorious bliss of sleep. No, I was instead haunted by the unthinkable horrors of a nightmare. Though this particular nightmare, unlike its predecessors, did not revolve around fright and terror. It was much worse. My nightmare was filled with dread, misery, and agony. Darkness filled the sky. I could not see anything. The only thing that my eyes could detect was the road that I was walking on. I did not know what my destination was, or if I even had one. I did not realize what had caused me to be in this hellish place. All I knew was, that I walked alone. There was no one walking with me. None were in my presence. I was truly, and sadly, alone.

I suddenly awoke by hearing screams of bandits and the dreadful sound of gunfire…

Author's Note: Sorry guys that I have not updated. Recently, my computer has been acting strange, and it still is. It just isn't as bad. We're supposed to be getting a new modem next week, so the internet will run much faster, and I will be able to update even more. And, by the way, sorry for the Green Day reference in the last paragraph. Didn't know any other way to phrase it.

Songs:

1: In Bloom - Nirvana

2: Still Fighting It - Ben Folds

3: A Day In The Life - The Beatles

4: Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles

5: The Final Masquerade - Linkin Park

I recently just created a Wattpad account. My username is Alpha_101. I might upload my stories from Fan Fiction to Wattpad, for really no reason. Just want to explore Wattpad a little. It seems like a really good site. And who knows, I might add some stories exclusively on Wattpad! My Wattpad profile is blank at the moment, and I currently have no stories on there, but that will change soon. I hope you guys check it out once I finish everything.

Hope you guys enjoyed!

~Alpha101