Short Story: Behind Enemy Lines

 War reporting has always demanded courage. It’s never a easy choice to choose truth over life. Leaving a family behind he  proceed to uncover the reality of war zone. He knows that it might be a one way journey. A journey which is unknown.

Every meter towards the destiny filled with danger. Every second spent is a peril. Luck is in his side today or may be God wanted to show us how cruel we have become in thirst of power. He reached the battle field along with his team.

The war zone – what’s left for the camera to capture?

                                 What left for the mike to record cries of the injured? Prayers of the survived?

                                  What left for the reporters to ask how you gonna save your lives tomorrow?

Injured and deaths , echoes of cries it’s not easy for him too.

Still he is here to coney the truth. The inhuman truth.

The saddest thing is seeing a person taking his last breath in your arms but the most miserable thing is that he is not going to be the last one.

He returned with the grief in his heart he know that he has to come back tomorrow to the same place to see the different bodies but……………….does the luck favour him tomorrow?

Mahita Reddy

PGDM-Mass Communication

Apeejay Institute of Mass Communication