EPISODE ONE
She first met him when she was ten. She had just waved goodbye to her mother and little brother and started to ride her bike towards the village store. She had ridden only 25 yards, when the blast blew her off the bike and onto a grass field! The terrorist bomb destroyed three homes including her own! A dozen people lay dead, along with her mother and brother.
Ilana lay in the grass, as the thick dust from the explosion settled around her! She was barely conscious. Debris had cut her arms and legs and blood flowed down onto her face! She could hear the sounds of screaming! She could see the chaos all around her! Then out of the dust came a figure. A man.
Slowly, he bent over her and gently touched her shoulder. She weakly glanced up. He had kind eyes and a comforting smile. “I’m sorry all this had to happen to you,” he softly said, “but everything will turn out as it should be.” With that, the mysterious stranger walked away, disappearing into the chaotic crowd. Soon, she was loaded onto a stretcher and rushed to a hospital.
Ten years later, Ilana Verdans was on patrol. The Armored Combat Vehicle she rode in was near the outskirts of Keta. The ACV had just rounded a corner, when a blast from an IED neatly sliced it in two! Ilana was stunned by the blast but still alert! She glanced back to see the bloody, headless bodies of two of her comrades! Her squad leader, who had been driving, commanded her to get out and take cover. “Move to a side street!” johnson had ordered! She grabbed her AK-47 and rolled out of the smoldering vehicle!
