worth the risk

By Evil Ash

bombs bursting ,a lone man runs threw the rubble ...fear grips him as death squads search the wasteland for remnents like him...he was a commander in the old world ,of which nothing remains ...this is thenew world now ...what the powers that be have brought ...mega corps now rule ,and human life is boughtand sold like stocks fromanother time ....rushing threw the rubble he dodges the squads like so many 
times before....careful not to alert the other scavengers that make there home in this place ..a packag he carries clutched close to his heart ...a clearing is ahead 
.....pausing he trys to calm his breathing ....hearing his heart beat pound in his ears ,,,he bolts acrossthe clearing ...bullets whine and whistle past his body leaping over a broken wall he rolls and waits ....the firing stops ...now he says and starts to run through  the broken buildings and zig zagging through the destroyed city he makes sure he is not followed .....after hours of false trails and side roads and false 
paths he arrive s at hisdestination ....lifts the ripped sheet metal cover and unlocks the door hidden beneath the rubble ...crawling in he carefully engages the traps and coverbefore closing the door ...he turns and lights a lamp .....walking slowly he moves into the space ,down a halll,turns left ,then right ,moving forward hereachs a door ,light spills from beneath the door his hand pauses at the handle ...he 
composes himself and opens the door ....stepping in his eyes are met by a woman whos beauty makes his heart
 ache shes holding a small bundle that apon hearing the door starts to move about and cry a sound that bringsa smile to his face ...as he move closer she smiles and there lips meet with a kiss and he looks down atthe bundle and moves the cover to reveal the angelic face of a baby ...his baby ...and he pulls the packagefrom his coat and turns to the woman ...and says ...happy birthday love ...and hands her a small bundle of flowers ...her eyes go wide and tears fall ...she says why? why would you risk your life for this ?....
his reply is only to smile and say 
you are worth the risk ............  

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Copyright 2011 EVILASH
Published on Friday, July 29, 2011.     Filed under: "Fantasy" and "Short Story"
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