3 The General
Shoot them! Kill them all! The Uniformed men pulled the triggers of their rifles and one by one, lined up men, women and children dropped dead! A man in his mid 20's rushed to the scene and asked "Father, why did you kill them? They are from our hometown!" Shush! Keep your mouth shut! We don't know them. We are not with them!", the grayed hair man in uniform answered. " But Father!", the young man said. "General, we received an information that a group of people is hiding in the northern woods. what's your order?" a soldier asked. Seize them! Bring their leader back alive! the grayed hair General replied. Right away General, said the soldier. Left alone, seeing all the dead, the young man felt helpless. In his mind, his Father, the General, is also a victim and has no choice. So is he. Obey to live or die!
"You're here! Come and eat, son." "Mother, do we really have no choice but to obey those monsters? who knows, sooner or later they will still kill us." Carlos, have you ever thought of where to go? We are conquered and we're helpless. If your Father didn't made the choice to obey them, do you really think we are still breathing?" Carlos can only reply with a deep sigh!" Then, a complete long silence.
The assistant General instructed the main army guards to be alert and heads off to see the General for a short meeting. "General, per your order, I deployed 500 troops to hunt down the villagers. We were informed that a group of rebels are protecting them and their leader is named Ramon. I was told that he belongs to the 2nd infantry battalion but refused to bow down and separate themselves to protect the people. Such stupidity!" I heard of this Ramon. Some says he is a principled and brave man, but yes you are right, he is stupid!" He may save some but definitely die sooner or later. Such a waste!" replied the General.
Without the General and the rest of the army battalion in that area knowing, one person is hiding in observance! "General, I swear, with all the men, women, children lying dead because of your selfishness and greed, you will everything with your life. Your days will soon be over."
