Just a Kiss Away
“They lay there, on their sides, their hearts throbbing in double time. He adjusted the rifle between them. Ready to fire, he waited for another bullet. None came. The soldier in him knew they were better off if the bullets were still coming. The silence told him that their sniper had moved to a better position.
Glancing to his right, he scanned the area, praying the sniper was Spanish. The Mauser guns they used were notoriously inaccurate. If the sniper was Spanish, they’d have a chance.
The ro...ck wall was about ten feet away, but they were ten open feet. The ledge where the water fell was an equal distance, but he didn’t want to be pinned into that grotto. There might be three stone walls of protection with only one way in, but more importantly, there was only one way out—a tactical mistake made by many men—dead men.
The trajectory of the bullet had angled downward, which meant the sniper was on higher ground. He scanned the small area of jungle. They had to try to find some cover.MoreLess
Glancing to his right, he scanned the area, praying the sniper was Spanish. The Mauser guns they used were notoriously inaccurate. If the sniper was Spanish, they’d have a chance.
The ro...ck wall was about ten feet away, but they were ten open feet. The ledge where the water fell was an equal distance, but he didn’t want to be pinned into that grotto. There might be three stone walls of protection with only one way in, but more importantly, there was only one way out—a tactical mistake made by many men—dead men.
The trajectory of the bullet had angled downward, which meant the sniper was on higher ground. He scanned the small area of jungle. They had to try to find some cover.MoreLess
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