past un-told

Hails of lead flew by overhead and explosions occurred almost constantly as two figures sat in the trenches both clad in camouflage uniforms and protective gear

Two soldiers one male and the other a female a year younger, both looked only to be the age of 14 with features young but eyes that had seen more horrors the world could possibly know of

"don't die on me now dammit!!!" Lester shouted as slapped the barely awake form of his fellow soldier "we promised we'd go back to our country together didn't we?!" he asked trying to shake the woman awake

"Lester don't bother with me you never were the sentimental type" the girl chuckled weakly before coughing up blood from the punctured lung

"where the fuck is the medic!?" Lester screamed as tears began to fall from his face as he ignored a nearby explosion from a mortar shell

"our families had been wiped out…" she paused to hack out more blood "take my tags and wear them with you," she said struggling to take off the set of dog tags before handing it to Lester who's sobbing had began

"besides were practically married right?" she asked in light jest that did not befit the battlefield coughing up more blood

"too bad my time is up though," she said as the life faded from her eyes "maybe in another life we could have been together more…" she trailed off as all the life faded from her eyes