Monologue On War

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I can’t believe what I had done last night. It was all of my fault… I killed three hopeless soldiers. I just can’t keep their deathly screams out of my mind. Although I killed these soldiers it was for the good of my group. I had to step up and do it. If I had not killed them, the troopers would’ve killed us. I could not off have done it but to save corrie and Kevin I had to even though I will remember this all of my life and it will haunt me in every possible way. Apart from this, today has been pretty cautious. Since the whole explosion I suppose those greedy pigs are out and about to find us. For a moment last night, I thought we were as dead as the rabbit’s we shot at home. The match as I threw it it’s flame suddenly extinguished but regained

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