PART 1: THE IMMEDIATE CRISIS CHAPTER 1: THE SILENCE BEFORE THE STORM (The Wreckage of an Ordinary Morning) The coffee at Sally’s Diner…
Part 1: The Promise Forged in Rain Chapter 1: The Gas Station and the Ghost of a Promise The road just…
PART 1 CHAPTER 1: The Midnight Intruder The rain was an absolute monster that night, slamming against the corrugated metal roof of the…
PART ONE: The Humiliation Chapter 1: The Weight of an Empty Cart The Mega Mart was usually Robert Chen’s sanctuary of independence. Every…
Part 1: The Full Tank Chapter 1: The Coins of Desperation The desert night was a cold, black canvas, and the…
PART 1 Chapter 1: The Ghost in the Georgia Fog The air at Fort Benning’s Ranger Training Brigade hung heavy, thick enough to…
Part 1 Chapter 1: The Weight of Nothing The chill bit deep, sharper than the late November air should have been,…
PART 1 CHAPTER 1: A Desperate Plea in a Crowded Diner The scent of sizzling burgers and stale coffee hung heavy in the…
PART 1: The Janitor and the Ghosts of the Sky Chapter 1: The Weight of an Empty Lunchbox The wind, a…