“You’re on point, Private.” The lieutenant grins.
“Point, sir?” The boy looks confused. “But they’s only the two of us.”
“I was joking, Private. How much ammo you got?”
“Only what’s on my belt, sir. The leg bag with my spare clips got tore off in the jump.”
“We came in too fast,” agrees the lieutenant. “Slipstream. Can’t do anything about it now. We’ll get more at Division CP. When we find it.”
The private’s face is a pale slash in the summer darkness. He blinks. “You got any idea where we’re at, sir?”
“France,” the lieutenant says, grinning again.
Great last lines seem to be what this week’s entries excel in. Another perfect one, capturing the bravura of young soldiers
Typical of officers, but they have their hands full along with the First Sergeants. Spot on.
Your post is on point 🙂 couldn’t help it. Well done.
This reminds me of a bridge too far. Well written
Sounds like stories of WWII my uncles who were there told. Great take on the prompt
I love the lieutenant’s humorous approach. However, I fear the private may tire of it. Wonderful voices.
What an image… good! very apt and could be from any war, though I suspect this is WWI. 🙂
I like where you went with your story, very imaginative piece.
I love it! The character dialogue ingeniously crafts the atmosphere. Now I have a craving to watch “Dr. Stranglove, Or How I Learned to Love the Bomb”
I was hoping for a ‘like’ button. 🙂 I’m afraid I don’t understand the lingo. 🙁
Lily
like a war story, nice
Nice one totally captured the spirit of the young officer.