Drenched in cold sweat,with a cigarette in mouth,he takes a 'headshot',enjoys his achievement for a second raising his lips by 45 degrees and then takes another...."Jim" his best friend acknowledges his achievement and gets shot in the the middle of the 'eye'....He throws away his sniper rifle lifts the machine gun and starts firing.....Kills everyone in the vicinity whether or not guilty of his friend's demise...He sheds a drop of tear for his friend's death and another for his "rampant killing"....
After the day's work he retires to his room....listening to "heavy metal"...remembering the days when he was with his family....Suddenly,the Seargeant orders him to take guard against the 'vietnamese' (small in built,great stamina and relentless as 'Piranhas')...He gets dressed, kisses the photo of his girlfriend in his 'purse',loads ammo,shoots the first bullet in air as a good luck charm and gets 'ready'....
2 a.m and his stomach is aching,signalling 'hunger and thirst' all together to his brain which is engulfed in 'war'...Just like the vehicle, the body has its own limitations too..you cant accelerate when the engine gets overheated....So he takes out the "Toblerone' from his pocket and eats it with one hand and keeps shooting with another...
2 days and still fighting to capture the hill 30,he gets bored by his Seargeant's leadership and decides to go all out....He collects 4 of his believers and decides to climb the hill amidst the avalanche of firing...."Courage" is a state of mind when you have nothing to lose....Loaded with 'courage' he leads his troops to hill 30......Raises his 'brows' and the flag there....
Being awarded for bravery he turns up with the same 'unanimated' face that was the only constant thing among his daily adventure with life and death.
...to be continued........
