Slave: Zero Chapter 15: Chapter 16

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Sigh. “Ah shit.” He said, the helicopter interrupting his voice. The soldier next to him looked over at him, unsure if he had said something. “Nothing. I was just talking to myself.” He said, looking out at the sunset, sighing once more. “What’s wrong captain? You're nervous or something.” The other soldiers turned their attention to them, with an expression of amazement splattered all on their faces. He chuckled. “You're trying to make me laugh. … I’m just a little shocked, that's all.” The soldiers' faces changed from amazement to confusion. “What’s to make you shocked. We do stuff like this all the time. Both in training and on the field.” He rubbed his eyes. “Don’t you feel like there is something off about the president of South Sudan?” “What do you mean by off.” Another soldier asked. “The man ordered the killing of rebels underground in the city, right? I heard he didn’t spare the children either. It gotta take a really messed up individual to order something like that. …Maybe he is a mad man, …or maybe he is a monster. But who knows.” “Do you have a grudge against him captain?” One of the soldiers asked. “No, not really.” He said, reaching for his pocket to pull out a cigarette and a lighter. “Oh, by the way captain, isn’t your family a part of the revolution in Bentiu?” “Yeah.” He said, lighting his cigarette. “Then shouldn’t you be worried?” “What for.” The soldier paused, unsure of how to say what he wanted to say properly under the circumstances. “... You do realise that our mission, … it’s in Bentiu.” His eyes flew open as he coughed the cigarette from his mouth. “You good captain?” “Wait. You said our mission is in Bentiu?” The soldier nodded. He looked down on the floor for a couple of seconds, before picking up his cigarette and tossing it into the bin. “Shit.” “Didn’t you listen to the briefing?” “No I don’t fucking listen to that shit. I do my job and get paid. That’s what I do best.” He said, rubbing his eyes once more. “We will be at the landing spot in less than 2 hours.” The pilot said on the microphone. Sighing again, he leaned back and closed his eyes. Damn it all. … Nephew, I trust you to be strong enough to handle this. At least until I got there, he thought as he started counting the seconds away, until those seconds turned into minutes and until those minutes began to make his consciousness fade. A hour and 47 minutes later. “Captain. …Captain. Captain, wake up.” A soldier said, shaking him awake. He opened his eyes. “It’s time to go.” He quickly got himself together. “Did they shut down their cameras?” He asked, looking at his comrade. He nodded. “They used the device to stun all cameras in the sewage for 6 hours. That’s more than enough time to get in and out of there.” “Stun, as in.” His comrade cut him off. “As in they will see a still image for 6 hours.” “Oh.” He looked down on the ground as the helicopter descended. He watched as the propellers blew away the dirt on the ground, until he could feel the bump of the helicopter's impact on the ground of South Sudan, his home, before he ran away to South Africa. Memories of the past flashed before his eyes, transporting him to a time he does not want to remember. He clenched his teeth and fist, as a single tear ran down his face. Luckily for him, he was able to wipe it away before any of his comrades could notice, as he breathed in and out, that his comrades noticed. “Hahaha. Captain you good.” A soldier said laughing, along with others joining him. He smiled at them. “Hahaha. Ah, I'm fine. Let’s just get this over with.” He said, exiting the helicopter. The captain immediately looked around for the hidden spot he had been informed about in the briefing until finally he spotted it. “Hey, give me the shovel.” He yelled. A soldier immedaitely ran towards him with the shovel and handed it to him. And he began to dig along with his comrades. It took about 4 to 5 minutes of digging until his shovel finally hit something hard. He hit it again to make sur