Sam wanted a long career in the Army, but he was medically discharged after being shot.
“What are you doing in Afghan mum?”
The last thing Sam remembered was being next to a compound in Afghanistan whilst the infantry cleared the outside. He’d been kneeling next to his mate Chidders, having a fag and a chat.
Now he’d woken up in hospital, with his mum sitting next to him.
“No Sam, you’re in England,” she said.
He looked down at his chest and could see tubes everywhere.
It was all too much for Sam, he couldn’t understand this. Why he was in this dark room, why his mum was here, what was happening to him?