“I want you to make me a promise, Sarge,” chokes PFC Stumbo.<\/p>\n
Vijay grasps his slick hand and nods. Stumbo’s hand is ancient and spotted; Vijay’s is soft and smooth, like any fifteen-year-old’s, but his eyes say this isn’t the first death he’s watched.<\/p>\n
“You’ll be one of them before long,” says Stumbo. “Few years now.”<\/p>\n
“Never,” Vijay grates. “I’ll die first.”<\/p>\n
“Don’t forget that the young and the old have rights, can think–can–don’t let the Age War happen again, Sarge,” Stumbo heaves. “Don’t let.”<\/p>\n
“I don’t want to grow up,” whispers Vijay, and closes Stumbo’s eyes.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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