Why I Don t Know - 975 Words

â€Å"I don’t know,† he said as he flicked on the television. News flickered on every T.V. and there is a moment of silence as the sound of the news filled the hospital. â€Å"There is a massive explosion in Hong Kong†¦. 500 deaths†¦ attack†¦ unidentified personnel†¦evacuation†¦ out of Hong Kong.† Only certain words came to my mind as she spoke. Fear ached through my chest and I turned to search for Ai-He. â€Å"Ai-He! Ai-He!† after moments of searching I find her with Fa-Liang rushing patients out of the hospital. I take a moment to gather myself and then hurried to the rooms of patients’ and pulled them out of their rooms for evacuation. In seconds, police come rushing out of doors helping patients out. â€Å"BOOM!!!† the ground shook once more but harder than†¦show more content†¦I rush out before them with them tailing me. We run towards the exit stairs. Moments later, we reached outside into the cold win ter and the clatter of gunfire fills the air â€Å"ratatata-ratatata.† Military Jets scream by with sound breaking speed. Helicopter blades beats the air like drums. Military officers shouting orders and tanks rolling past with clanking metal tracks. We rushed out into the direction where the military officials pointed. Soldiers leading the way and soldiers follow. Escorting us to safety, we reached an area of quietness with only machine-gun fire in the distance and explosions are from afar. â€Å"QUIET DOWN!† ordered a soldier. Every whispering voice lowered into silent footsteps. My military training kicks in with flashbacks from my past: â€Å"GET DOWN!† said an army mate as a rocket propelled grenade whooshes past and hitting the wall behind us. Returning fire with our military issued M4A1 carbine rifle. With only 5 of us left and outnumbered with 20 insurgents engaging us with AK-47 assault rifles. We radio in for support and I hear a thud as my face gets s meared with blood. I check to see who’s it is†¦Ã¢â‚¬  The leader in the front held up his arm in a ninety degree angle with a fist clenched. Everyone stopped. There is nothing but quietness. The leader signals for two soldiers to check ahead in a building. The two soldiers move in closer to the building. â€Å"BOOM! BOOM!† Rockets hit where the two soldiers are. â€Å"GUAN XI!†