Zapfic50 Monday - The Last Bus Out

This post is my entry to the ZapficMonday writing contest for this week - the prompt is BUS.

Enjoy !

Image by Sujin Paluga from Pixabay - I had to use a stock image, the image I really wanted to use is thoroughly copyright protected, and is a real incident from a couple of years ago.

Drones flew overhead, artillery crashed down nearby. Every treeline concealed a sniper.

They reached the final checkpoint.

Safety. Well, relative safety in this war zone.

One thing had got them through. The bus had a single word painted in letters three feet high on the sides and roof.

“Дети” – children.

For any of my friends (or anyone else, for that matter !) who reads this and fancies giving it a try, it's really fun and thought provoking. The rules are really simple;

• The Freewriters Community has a Zapfic post with a writing prompt every Monday
• Your response must be posted within 3 days in the Freewriters Community.
• Please post a link to your entry in the comments section of the prompt post
• Please use #freewritehouse and #zapfic tags.
• The important one - YOU MUST use a word/character counter (if you search for word counter on the internet or in your phone's app store you will get a big choice!) wordcounter.net and include a screenshot. Entries without a screenshot will NOT be valid.
• Please use the prompt provided as you see fit (use your imagination)
• Try to tell a complete story if you can!
• The story should be EXACTLY 50 words long.