[ FF ] 5 minute speedwrite : In a war-torn city , a teen who is hiding in the rubble is confronted by a soldier , enemy or friend , you chose , and then the bombs start to drop again

9:08AM Alaska Time 
 
 Gerald ducked under the broken frame of a doorway, or what was once a doorway but was now warped nearly out of recognition. The booming had halted for now, it was safe to look outside. He had been going to meet a girl, his first date, when the attack had started. Somehow he had the sense to duck into a nearby apartment building and seek out the lowest level when fire lit up the sky in the distance. He had no idea how many days ago that had been. 
 
 The streets outside were completely destroyed. Rusted hulks of melted metal marked the spots where cars had once stood and mountains of concrete lay where they had fallen from the buildings above. It was behind one of these unintentional monuments that Gerald first saw the solider. The woman was dressed in all black and wore no real distinguishing patches or colors. Her rifle was raised to her shoulder and aimed in Gerald's direction... 
 
 9:13AM Alaska Time
