In Hiding

I had to find somewhere to hide. If I didn’t, I would be caught. I could hear the allies in the distance. I had been separated. My adrenaline was rushing. I knew I could not stop under any circumstances, my time was running out. The enemy could be on my trail in seconds rather than minutes.  

Ahead I could see a brick wall with a massive, dense bush just in front of it. I didn’t want to risk going on. This would have to do. The gloominess of the early evening provided long shadows, making it easier to be hidden in this bush. Luckily there was a thinning of the branches in the bush that I could stand in. The ends of some of the thicker branches were catching on my camouflaged sleeves. However, this was the least of my worries. I had to be alert. If the enemy found me, I would be taken for sure.

In the near distance, I heard movement. It must be the enemy. I crouched down, the foliage was thicker lower down. It was less likely that I would be found then. I couldn’t see out from the bush. The foliage was thick and the beginnings of the darkness restricted my sight. I could see if I moved some of the branches, but I didn’t dare move them because they would make way too much noise and my position would be given away.

Someone ran behind the bush and into me. I almost screamed. Looking round I realised that it was actually one of the allies. “What are you doing here?” I frantically whispered under my breath. “You’ll give me away!” I was beginning to panic now.

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“Calm down, this is the only place I could find” This made me think. It was common sense that it is easier to see two people in one place than it is to find just the one person.

“There’s not enough room here, you’ll have to go.” My voice must have become quite loud by now due to my panic and my comrade covered my mouth with his hand. When he had realised that I had got the message, he removed his hand. I could barely hear myself say the following words – I couldn’t risk being too ...

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