Shattered Dreams
“Eddie was on guard duty and blew constantly on his hands in an effort to warm them. He wished he had a glass of cognac or a tot of rum to drink. He walked around the area that he was guarding, up and down, stamping his feet, trying to bring some feeling back. He checked his army pocket watch, he’d be relieved from duty in five minutes time.
A few minutes later as Eddie saw the relief guard in the distance, he heard a child screaming from one of the cottages nearby. He quickly handed over to the... hurrying soldier and ran to the cottage as fast as he could. Smoke was billowing from the open door and, as Eddie rushed through it and into the foggy front room and beyond to the kitchen, he noticed an open door that had steps going down to the cellar. The smoke was coming up from the cellar. Coughing and choking, Eddie landed at the bottom of the steps to find an old lady with her clothes on fire, too helpless to move from the overturned oil stove.
He took off his greatcoat, rolled her into it, thus smothering the flames that had enveloped her thin body.MoreLess
A few minutes later as Eddie saw the relief guard in the distance, he heard a child screaming from one of the cottages nearby. He quickly handed over to the... hurrying soldier and ran to the cottage as fast as he could. Smoke was billowing from the open door and, as Eddie rushed through it and into the foggy front room and beyond to the kitchen, he noticed an open door that had steps going down to the cellar. The smoke was coming up from the cellar. Coughing and choking, Eddie landed at the bottom of the steps to find an old lady with her clothes on fire, too helpless to move from the overturned oil stove.
He took off his greatcoat, rolled her into it, thus smothering the flames that had enveloped her thin body.MoreLess
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