Am I Hallucinating?

It was Tuesday 22 of July 1995

I was so happy we were almost home, I looked out of the helicopter window beside me,seeing all the smoke and fire underneath the chopper. I new we had won.

Well we thought we had won. The enemy still had one missile left and aimed fire at us. One minute we were almost home and then the next minute we were so close to death. The last thing I saw the darkness take over and then I was unconscious.

I woke up with a sore back and my mind was frantic. Was I alive? Where was I?My eyes had opened I heard the pilot yell “Mayday, Mayday! were going down” the alert button next to me was flashing red and white, this was not a good sign. The chopper was out of control. It felt as though there was zero gravity. Then something suddenly activated my mind and senses and I was fully awake. I looked beside me and saw my partner Simmons. I thought everything was okay but as soon as I tried to wake him up he rolled over, looking lifeless. I looked at his pale white skin trying to stop the stop the tears from falling down my cheek. All of my team had not survived the attack apart from me.I’ve got to get out of here I said to my self. As I was trying to escape from the busted chopper I could smell gasoline. Once I had got out of the chopper I ran on foot as far away as possible from the chopper. A massive explosion behind me, stopped me in my tracks and I turned around to see the helicopter engulfed in flames. The tremours from the explosion cause me to trip and lose consciousness.

At first I didn’t know where I was. I look around and see that I am in a vast deserted place in the middle of nowhere.Luckily I had a compass in my pocket, so I use it to find North. But then realise that it was partly destroyed from the explosion. Oh man how am gonna get out of this one I said out loud.But then in the distance was something shiny,sparkling in my eye. A survivor maybe. I make my way closer so I cans see more clearly. As I move forward I then realise it is a bird. I feel disappointed. The bird then swoops overhead and drops a spoon on my head. I pick up the spoon and

place in my tattered clothes. I decide to keep it because it could be useful in my journey. The good thing is that I am not hallucinating yet.

I was exhausted, the scorching hot sun was as painful as a bullet going through my back. Luckily I had 2 bottles of water in my pack, but when fetch my pack I realise I lost it in the explosion. I start to panic as I feel as though I am going to die out here in this lonely place. Suddenly, out of the corner of my eye I see something. At first I think it is an illusion but then as I run towards it I realise it is actually reality. As I get closer I see that it is an Oasis. I jump in and make the most of it. I drink for about 5 minutes and then stop. I feel ecstatic and feel as if I may still have a chance to live. I then think that if I have found water if I’m lucky I might come across some food. I look around and see a bushes nearby, maybe I will find something edible. When I arrive I see some mushrooms growing off some of the trunks. I grab towards them but then hear a voice.“ Hey!, don’t eat me” I hearOh no, I am halluciating now. But then I hear it again.“ Well you may not know that somewhere near is help so you need to continue and keep your eyes and ears open”I feel confused but decide that I might as well try and see where it leads me.

Up ahead I see movement so decide to make my way there. As I got nearer I hear the loud buzz of people and work. I am ready to go talk to them but then discover they have guns and look dangerous. I look around to see that they are all wearing army uniforms. They look and sound different to my own troop. I decide to go hide in the nearby bushes as I have a gut feeling that I could be in grave danger.I had been hiding for hours and have discovered that they are the enemy. I the though of a plan. If this is their main camp they would probably have supplies that could save me. I know I can’t step out and show myself so I need to stay hidden. I decide to find their food supplies and I will then go from there.

I scurry around staying hidden with my heart beating out of my chest. I know that if I make one wrong move it could mean a bullet in the head. I look around and find a big tent full of boxes of food. I feel relieved but still scared. I think of a plan. At the moment there aren’t any people in the tent but I know that there will be soon. I decide that if I am going to get the food it needs to be short and precise. If I make one mistake or make too much

noise it could be fatal for me. I quickly run out and have to run for about 100 metres until I reach the tent. I hurry around picking up as much food as I can. My legs are shaking and I hope that I will not be caught. I feel I have grabbed as much food as I can so I look out searching for people who could question me and then sprint out to the bushes and dive head first into them. I then see what I have taken. I have a variety of army style food and some fresh fruit. I feel that my first part in me escaping this desert.

After eating my stolen food I started think of phase two in my mission which is to escape and return to my troops camp. I decide to search more of this camp from the bushes so I stay hidden while trying to find something that could help me escape. I am starting to give up hope when I see a possibility. Up ahead is a stable full of horses. I know they would of been trained to help carry supplies and help the troops travel faster. I know that now I have found my way of travel. I make sure nobody is around this area and then I walk up slowly, making sure not to startle the horses. I start to smile as now I feel that I still have a chance of living. I then hear foreign voices. A burst of adrenaline forces me to continue and quickly and quietly choose a horse and hop on. I am now truly scared and hoping I won’t get caught. The voices are getting closer and then I see them. They are shocked that I am here. They start towards me and I quickly hop on and gallop into the distance. I can hear gun shots that are being fired in my direction. slow down as I know I am safe. I continue until I can see my home camp. I go closer and see my troops. They look confused. As I get nearer I can hear cheering. I dismount off the horse and tell my troops the grim news. They are devastated but are happy that I survived. I know I have done well. Thank goodness this all wasn’t a hallucination and I really had survived.