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Chapter 18 - First Breath

Air rushed into my lungs.

Hot.

Heavy.

Real.

I gasped and opened my eyes. The stench of sweat, dirt, and blood hit me at once. My body felt heavier, stronger, not mine. My hands were calloused, scarred, gripping a rifle streaked with mud.

I wasn't me anymore.

I was someone else.

Gunfire thundered around me. Explosions lit the sky. Men screamed. I stumbled forward, heart pounding, as a single thought ripped through me:

Where the hell am I?

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