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Descriptive Essay: The First Vietnam War

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I slip out of my high-rise and into a nearby alley. Tonight I’m headed back to the Bronze districts Central square, where Jonah said the black market dealer Mal is located. I need to find her, before I have to report to Commander Winters in the morning to discuss Avery and the captured Rebels security and transportation to their execution. Mal is most likely my best chance at breaking Avery and the other out before their execution. I keep to the shadows as I move silently from alley to alley, dressed entirely in black. A thin black canvas jacket, black pants and boots. Avery’s knives strapped at my belt and a small black backpack thrown over my left shoulder. I keep moving, sweat dripping down my face and neck, until I’ve made it through Gold …show more content…

I smirk at him. “The way you reacted just now, when I mentioned her name.” He swallows, then glances around nervously, as if at any moment State soldiers might come flooding inside. Pushing my advantage, I lean forward further, pressing my hands into the rough wood surface of the bar and lower my voice so that only he can hear me. “Listen,” I say. “I’m not a spy for the States.I just need to talk to her.” He does say anything. I press my mouth into a line, then pat the strap of the black backpack hanging over my right shoulder. “Trust me she’s going to want to hear what I have to say.” He hesitates a moment longer, then looks over my shoulder and gives a quick wave of his hand. A few seconds later, a hand touches my shoulder. I turn my hand reaching for one of the knives at my belt, then pause when I take in a massive olive skinned man standing in front of me. Stay calm. I think. I lift an eyebrow at him. “Can I help you with something?” I ask. He shakes his head. “No, but if you will follow I can help you find who your looking.” He says. I frown at the man’s back as he turns and starts to walk away. This man must work for Mal I realize. I get up and follow

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