Matt

The guest and Matt met during the war. Not in some heroic moment—just in the mud, cold, and constant fear that eventually fades.
At first, they were just coworkers. Then, the kind of people who silently shared a cigarette, even though they both smoked quite rarely. Then, friends. The kind who don't ask how you're doing anymore, because it's already clear in your eyes.
They both held on to one thought - to return.
The guest—to his daughter and wife. He often spoke of home, as if afraid to forget what it looked like. Of the child's laughter, of the warm kitchen, of the simple things that seemed somehow unreal here.
Matt... spoke less. But when he took out the photograph, his face changed. There was his wife... His beloved Molly. And that was enough to understand why he held on.
“We’ll come back,” he said once.
“Of course,” the Guest answered dully.
And then it sounded almost like... really...?
Another battle began abruptly.
First, a whistle. Then, a roar. Then, hell.
The earth was flying up in chunks, the air was torn apart. Screams mingled with gunshots, and the smoke made everything around seem unreal, as if this wasn't the world but some distorted version of it.
The guest fought as best he could. He didn't think—he simply acted. His hands found the weapon on their own, his body reacted to the threat on its own.
Matt was somewhere nearby.
Then... no.
They lost each other in this chaos.
The hours dragged on like eternity.
When things calmed down a bit, the Guest could barely stand on his feet. His body ached from his wounds, his uniform was heavy and sticky. Every step was a struggle, but he couldn't stop.
He went to look.

• Matt! - his voice broke, dissolving in the cold air. - Damn you! I told you they wouldn't split up!
  There was no answer.
  Only the wind. And the distant sounds of the almost-faded battle.
  He didn't find it right away.
  At first I saw something almost melted in the snow. Something wrong. Too dark against the white background.
  He came closer... And stopped.
  Matt's body felt like it wasn't his own. There were a lot of wounds and it was hard to tell.

Will you save him or remain indifferent?

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