A Short Story: The Hero's Journey?

she had almost made it to the flower shop unscathed when a car turned onto the street she was about to skate across, causing her to jolt back and fall off her board, to the concrete. She yelled after the driver but stopped when she tasted blood. she reached up and touched her lip where it was now split, groaning at the twinge of pain that shot through her jaw.

Mouth opening ever so slightly, she was overcome with another bout of queasiness and shot to her side, heaving up another revolting mess of warm, thick blood. The makeshift bed she was lying on was somewhat comforting despite the full scale of her symptoms.

Bobby waited for the elevator door to close and then hurried over to her. “Are you ok?” he asked. He grabbed her elbow to steady her.

Riya blinked once out of shock then opened her eyes again to make sure of what she had seen, everything wasn't in the usual.

It was December 23,1944.Obergefreiter Bastian Faust was marching through the great Ardennes forest that ran along the Belgian-Germany Border.The force he marched with was so large that the towns that had been previously occupied by the allies they had passed through were believing it to be the second Blitzkrieg, and were already hanging the flags of Nazi Germany outside of their houses. Without firing a shot the landscape they marched through changed to their control. However, Belgium would soon become the site of one of the largest battles in the history of the war, but not near the bloodiest. Across the Oder river the Red Army marched towards Berlin killing any and all Wehrmacht soldiers that were unlucky enough to be caught between them

“You alright man?” Will put his arm around him, he was visibly shaking but had nothing but a smile on his face.

“I’m good, I’m great!” She smiled up at him; she found his other hand resting on her shoulder.

The trip back home in the rickety, old wagon, was bone jarring to say the least. Every turn of the wheel, tightened a vice around Charity's heart, causing it to feel heavier and heavier. For the first few miles, she sat quietly, thinking exclusively about her life with her grandparents. How they had always been a part of her life; her earliest memories. She had no memory of her mother and father- all she really knew about them was what her grandparents told her. Her grandmother and grandfather, were the only parents she’d ever known. After seeing Eli, she had a faint recollection of seeing him sometime before, maybe when she was small. And, other than Tokola, the old Indian man that came often to the cabin, they were the only people she’d ever

A couple weeks later Gus was admitted into the hospital and the cancer was affecting his whole body and shutting everything down. He had to be in a wheelchair because; the cancer had spread to his legs. Over the next couple of weeks he was living his life to the fullest, Hazel and Gus were so happy they lived every moment together and then Gus passed away later that month. Hazel was so broken and sad she did not know what to do with her life anymore. She went to his funeral and she was asked to speech so she said whatever; to make his parents happy. After, she got done with the funeral sje went home and the movie ended with her being happy

He turned his head. With features distorted in pain, he looked directly at her. The longing in his eyes was unmistakable. His mouth began to move. She couldn’t hear any words. There was only silence. His hand rose wavering beckoning her to come closer.

She walked on the street for five minutes until she realized that a black car was following her. She doubled her speed, but not too much so it won't look like she was trying to run. Relief flooded through her when she saw the car speed up the street. She blamed herself for being paranoid.

at German lines which scattered the very land that the allies needed to storm with

A few moments later Orlok droped the cold body to the ground having had enough of her. His long serpentine tongue laps the blood from his lips

The ground fight between the Nazi and Red Army front was a ruthless and bloody fight. Both sides utilized tanks, artillery, infantry, as well as many other assets. The Red Army was outnumbered, but with the initial warning they had of the invasion, they had time to dig deep into the city with no intentions of a surrender. There was danger at every turn in the city, Nazis and Soviets intertwined often in the same buildings; fighting to the death for their respective

The movements of the trains were primarily conducted by night to increase cover-up and prevent detection. The German army limited their scouting and enforced strict communication discipline during the buildup of their German supply lines and troops. This included and not withstanding forbidding any scouting in the assault zones, minimizing combat patrols, and weaponry operations. The German army utilized the terrain and disguises their techniques to take advantage of the total preparation which made it difficult to detect German movements for the Americans. The logistical result of the intense planning resulted in 29 infantry divisions, 12 armored divisions, 1,500 troop trains, 500 supply trains, 1,420 tanks and weapons, 15,000 tons of