The Sound of the Jets

The buzzing had gotten louder. The sound had begun to translate into a headache. I couldn't see much beyond them in the dark. Troops wearing fatigued and full battle rattle had set up a well lit roadblock. Dad seemed almost hysterically relieved. He jumped from the car, then turned towards the advancing airman. They began to wonder how I could have ever mistaken them for airmen in the first place. My brain had been covering for them. When we got past the turn, bright lights greeted us. Suddenly, I couldn't hear the buzzing anymore. It took a second, but they resolved into human shapes. But something pushed every reptile part of my brain to

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