I love the ending, great as usual.

Really nice!

Great entry, the last line really says it all. It sums up the boys aggressions and hopes all in one. Nice work!

Thanks. I should note that this is also loosely inspired by a Rush song. If anyone cares about which one, I’ll be glad to send you a note. : )

Great story! I can imagine the look on the guard’s face. :)

Wonderful. The innocence of the boy is very well done here. The intentional lack of descriptors bring it home I think. We’re left to assume that he knows nothing of the purpose of the wall, doesn’t know the guards name, why he’s being oppressed, or even who is liberating him (just “red uniforms”). All he knows is that he’s working close to where his dead mother is buried. A very sympathetic character.