BULLETS AND KISSES

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The evening sun was setting slowly and the darkness was spreading its empire with the shadows. The ruins of buildings which might have being shopping malls, gas stations or houses are now mere tombs for dead creatures and bullet caps. The smell of the gunpowder was still a perfume for the buildings and there was the feel of death all around. The word breathing or life might have been a hoax in this environment till a young man dragged himself into the ruins of a house.

The young man surveyed the building carefully, he had military clothes of Yenx army. The golden eagle with fire around it was still hanging on his jacket. His leg was bleeding and there was the expression of pain and hopelessness in his face yet he had the greatest possessions a lonely man can have in an area like this. In his left hand a bottle half full of water was safely deposited and he had the weapon people call "The master of death" a GP5. It was an advanced version of MP5 which people used during the 21st century. Besides his proud hanging emblem there was another casted tag; Magen Yuwen.

Magen, sat down on the rumbles of the building which looked a bit comfortable and safe than the open ground. He wanted to lean but the pointy stones and his wounded leg halted him. He started ransacking through his jacket pockets; he found two shotgun bullets, his knife and the broken compass. On his upper left side pocket of his jacket, there was something more valuable to him. He took out the photo of his fiancée. The sides of the photo was a little burnt but it wasn't ruining the sweet, innocent looks of the girl in the photo. Magen remembered the time they took this photo. She and him were near the village lake. When he took this photo she was making faces and laughing. Magen involuntarily smiled,

"Oh Lilly.... i will be back to see that sweet smile of yours..." Magen kept his love back in his pocket safely and looked at the sky. The darkness was all over, he knew he could not make it any further at night. He didn't go to sleep but his eyes wasn't under his control, his body wanted a rest he couldn't resist.

He woke up with the feel of the morning sun kissing his bruised cheeks.

A man with total damnation of hope always love the feeling of "Everything is a dream" mentality after a long sleep. But alas! The burn from his wounds were proving that he was still in the real world.

The place looked a little humanitarian thanks to the morning sun shooting through the ruined blocks of buildings. Magen was feeling the shadows of Death roaming around him. He saw Death throughout this time and he hated these little games of him. Teasing around and not killing him.

The rest of the water bottle was his morning breakfast. He knew water could not keep him on his feet for much long. And the place was too much open for any enemy to spot him. Magen got on his feet using his weapon as a pair of crutches. He had to bend a little because the gun was a little bit shorter to reach the ground. He was walking through the rumbles and under the shadows and always kept a look out for enemy patrols and drones. He estimated about 11 km to the friendly territory. He still had hope.

"Hey! You"

Magen dropped down on the floor while turning back. His reflexes wasn't fast enough but he had the gun pointed steadily at the way where the voice came. He didn't see any physical body but he was sure that any person or people who can survive in this area are the enemies. He was surprised that he didn't encounter a rain of bullets unless they want him as a prisoner.

Magen reloaded the gun with a click.

"Who is there? Show yourself"

Nobody was going to take him prisoner. He was ready to take down any bastard who will get at him first.

"Don't shoot please" A woman came out of from a ruined building.

Magen wasn't going to take any risk his gun was still pointed at her and his left eye was still fixed on the scope. But suddenly Magen saw something special in her, he put his gun down and looked at the girl who was standing several feet away dressed in a casual denim and a T shirt. He looked closer and the he dropped his gun with a surprised gasp.

"Finally you recognized me baby" The girl called out with a cute smile.

It was Magen's girlfriend; Lilly.

"Magen dropped the gun on the ground and ran at her and greeted her with a warm refreshing hug. He even forgot about his wounded leg for a second. But he was all puzzled. How is she here? Miles away from her city and in an enemy territory.

"Baby this is not a good place. How did you get here?" Magen had thousands of questions in his mind but she smiled to calm him down.

"Poor babe, you are wounded. Lets get out of here first my love" Lilly said while grabbing his hand.

Magen was going to ask her some more questions when he heard footsteps behind him. He knew something was wrong and he turned back quickly.

Magen was going to expect a group of enemy patrol or a solider but his luck was getting better. It was a solider of their own family of army. The Yenex.

"Jesus brother, finally! I am not alone in this hell hole" Magen said while walking at him but suddenly stopped when he saw that the soilder was pointing his gun at him.

"Are you alright?" He asked while still holding the gun at Magen.

"Err...I will be. If you put that gun down. You can see clearly that I am a Yenex soilder. My name is Magen Yuwen. Regiment 303, bravo team" Magen was creeped out. What was he doing?

"Magen, we can get out of here safe if you support me now. I have a jeep outside this ruined area we can get out safely, if you don't panic" He was saying while still scoping at Magen.

"What the hell man?" Magen was furious. "There is no threat in here, it's just me and you and my girlfriend whom I just found and she was lost too"

The solider still had his gun up and he was firmly holding his position. "No..." He said in a whispering tone. "You are not the threat here Magen"

That moment Magen saw at what his scope was really aiming at. The soldier's target was Lilly.

"Hey hey!! I told you, she is my girlfriend! She is cool okay?" Magen said while waving at him. "Baby relax okay!" Magen turned back at Lilly, he knew she must really freaked out. In a place of nowhere, a gunman trying to shoot her. But he heard a shot fire before he could turn back at Lilly. Magen's heart was almost out, he looked at Lilly but she was safe and sound yet she was holding a .20mm. Magen looked back at the soilder who was behind him. He was no longer holding the gun, he was on the floor moaning.

Lilly had shot him.

"Baby! Oh god!! What did you do? Where did you find...." Magen tried to run at her but this time she was holding the gun at Magen. He stopped.

"Shh...baby. Don't make talk and don't walk at me. Else I can empty this chamber into your cute little temple. Okay sweetheart?" Lilly said with a sadistic smile and while walking at the moaning man who was still alive.

"Well say good bye" She said while shooting the dying man twice on the face. Then she turned back at Magen who was standing there with an opened mouth.

"Babe, Did you ever wondered how your camp got over run last night and how enemy troops massacred your men?" She asked Magen with her habitual smile.

"Lilly whats going on? Why did you shoot him...How did.." Magen tried asking but she interrupted.

"See this is why our relationship is so futile baby boy. You never listen to me." She said while walking around free relaxed. "It was good anyway because you never listened to my late night calls with my country army. The Drewons. You know...your enemies."

Magen almost fainted... his heart was accelerating fast and he couldn't believe his ears. "You ratted us out?!" he remembered how he told her stories about her camp and army tactics while having a romantic sleep over or while sitting on their Ford and looking at stars.

"You fucking bitch!" Magen said with a wild grin. "You loved me for this? Isn't it?"

"Whoopsy! Looks like papa caught little Johnny red handed. Yes papa I did I eat the sugar" She said with an evil laugh. "You are a fucking idiot Magen. Thousands died because of your stupid romance. Yenex army is so stupid. While you guys are having romantic weekends and chocolates and shit, our army got the best weapons and best training we could"

Then she looked at the dead solider and started to talk again. "After ambushing your camp we searched the jungle and these areas for survivors to "Take them out of their misery" I saw this guy and a three more running for their miserable lives in a jeep. Me and my boys ambushed their little bon fire camp today morning. As you know I am so playful so I wanted to save bullets and chop those little fucker with a machete, so while we were doing that. This little fucker" Lilly said while pointing the dead solider. "This little pig got into the jeep and escaped. But I knew he couldn't make it any far and he even recognized me. Wonderful isn't it?"

While Lilly was busy explain her great adventures, Magen was in an effort to reach for his GP5 which was on the ground about 2 feet away from him. He knew he could get it with one jump.

"Oh baby, you are not paying attention." Lilly said while bending to take a good look into Magen's eyes. "What's that pretty face? You want your gun?"

Lilly knew Magen was staring at the GP5 which was on the ground. She walked towards it picked it up and put it back on the ground near Magen.

"There you go, you little toys back to you"

Magen picked it up quickly and aimed it at Lilly. His finger was on the trigger and there was nothing, which could disturb his aim.

"Make sure you shoot the heart, which is here by the way" She said while patting on her right breast. "Remember the heart you said which will always be yours." She said with the sadistic smile.

Magen's aim was firm but he felt a shiver and his heart was beating fast. His finger which was on the trigger was shivering so fast and he was sweating like mad. He couldn't do it. She was his girlfriend. He out his gun down, he wanted to cry.

"Just as I thought! Pussy!" Lilly didn't have second thoughts. Magen felt a great pain in his chest and he heard the loud bang of the .20mm. Magen fell on the ground and he knew he is going to die soon. The blood was oozing out of the wound. His eyes were blurry but he saw the vision of his lovely girlfriend above him. She was looking at his wound and appreciating her work herself.

"Well my handsome guy. When you meet my grandma, tell her I said Hi and make sure you tell everybody in hell that I was the love of your life and shit. Make sure you go straight to light my love. Good bye, safe journey."
She said while kissing him on the forehead and then the lips. Then she put her gun inside Magen's mouth and whispered.

"Always remember. Its your "soulmate" who always fucks your life up"

The gunshot echoed all among the ruins.