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Plunging through the knot of men, Roy saw Stanley curled into a ball on the dirt Instantly, the day of the train incident flashed into Roy's an sobbing uncontrollably "Stanley, Stanley, what have you done?" The gaping wound in Stanley'slike a shower from the center of Stanley's chest; meanwhile, his intestines rolled out in a churned bloody ans back into the body cavity, but it was a fruitless effort Roy's face was completely covered in Stanley's blood as he tried to press on the various blood spouts squirting in the air "Oh darn you, Stanley, please don't die, please…"
A dirty blood-soaked hand reached up and grasped Roy by the collar Stanley opened his eyes, and a gurgling sound e his friend's face in closer Meanwhile, Stanley's heart continued to pu Roy head to toe in red
"What is it, my friend? Speak to me, please Don't you die on me, I promised your mother I'd take care of you"
Stanley whispered softly but struggled to enunciate his words "I told you I wasn't a chicken" He then released his grip on Roy's collar and closed his eyes, ar blood slowed and then stopped As Stanley's life ebbed away, gunfire and cannon rounds continued to blast their position Thick, acrid s their eyes Roy looked up to the sky, closed his eyes, and opened hisfor almost a full minute Men covered their ears because the shriek was so loud and painful Their sergeant pulled hard on Roy's shoulder
"Let hi make it"
Roy's eyes flashed open He was dark red fro the whites of Roy's eyes look fierce and dangerous Ju his own over his shoulder The sergeant tried to stop Roy, but it was in vain
"Soldier, get your butt back down here, that's an order!"
It was too late Roy began running toward the ene everywhere Explosions erupted all around Roy as he ran straight toward their enemy His fellow soldiers watched in utter shock as Roy fired his rifle with accurate precision With each leap forward, Roy cut ene his weapon side to side as he ran At one point, he dropped Stanley's e into the fray of the ene Germans He was an to flee from Roy