Stories tagged “water boarding”
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Just Enough for Now (Part One)
From the back of the van, under the dark hood pulled over my face, I hear them yelling to each other. The tires kick up gravel and sand. A falling building in the distance. I don’t understand what they’re saying. My camera is missing. I must have d...
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Just Enough for Now (Part Two)
The explosions continue outside far off in the distance, the vibrations causing Sheetrock to crumble and fall from the ceiling audibly in small dusty chunks. Still blind. I want them to get off me, but when I manage to get my feet out of the man’s gr...
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Just Enough for Now (Part Three)
It sloshes over the edge as it’s lifted and approaches me. Then a moment of silence. Cool water drips over my ears, I hold my breath. It feels like hours before the first drops fall through the heavy towels on my face, through the hood. A steady stre...