Vortex

He awoke in fear, breathing deep and fast, tightening his grip on the gun which laid on his chest. The helmet was uncomfortable but he dated not to remove it. Not that it protected him, not that it could, but the feel of his head being wrapped in something hard have him that much assurance. He sat up.

Nate was asleep, his back to a tree, his grip on his gun was firm like they all had been trained to do - sleep with one eye open and one eye shut. It had taken some time getting used to it but when you were in the army, even the seemingly impossible becomes possible.

The only one who was allowed to sleep with both eyes closed was Commander Stephan. One would think he was dead and he almost was with his legs pinned to the ground by the wreckage of the rescue helicopter, but still, like the rest of them he had his gun on his chest with a firm grip.

Jake picked up a stone, threw it at the commander who stirred when it hit his helmet. He was still alive. The soldier who was to keep watch had fallen asleep beside the commander, they were all exhausted. Not knowing their exact location, all they knew was that they were in a forest somewhere in the Amazon

He looked up, the moon was full and bright and directly above their heads, the constant hooting and rustling of leaves assured him that they weren't alone. They were being watched and he could sense it but who would possibly live in a forest as this one. He stood up to ease himself and in the whisper of the wind, he heard his name.

".....Jake....... Jake....."

Each call echoed further away int the forest, the voice was feminine and she knew his name. It didn't surprise him, after three nights in the forest even the animals should know his name. Curiosity seized him and dragged him further down, towards the sounds of his name being called. He got to a tree and the whispers stopped, even the hooting and the leaves rustling ended. He only heard silence, thicker than the blackness that surrounded him. In the heart of the tree was a statue, delicately carved in the features of a woman. He heard his name once more and pulled it out, immediately the tree withered and died.

The wind came and in it he heard laughter, it swirled around him from his feet, up his body and then out, then it settled. There in front of him was a woman, exceptionally beautiful with enchanting eyes. In a flash she rushed at him with incredible strength, pinning him on a tree, and kissed him. Jake felt something stir up in him, it filled his body and he felt he was going to explode. He opened his eyes and she was gone. He was upright in bed looking directly at the open windows, the sway of the curtains reminded him of her. He felt hands on his chest and turned, his wife was awake and smiling at him.

"Ill close the windows, get some sleep." He watched her walk to the window, unclad.

He turned to the side and saw the statue. Saw the woman and in a second she was kissing him, he pushed her away and fell back on the bed, felt his helmet hit a rock, felt his back on hard dirt, the moon was above him and the trees around him. The wind came again and he heard her laugh, heard his name.

Turning his head he saw her stride away, dancing in her steps till she vanished. He curled up and cried.

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