Kaleb And Dax Vigil-Reyes: A Short Story

Kaleb and Dax Vigil-Reyes, were the closest brothers growing up. They were the most marvelous boys. They played so many games, but their favorite was to act like soldiers. Now they’re all grown up, and are real soldiers, in the United States Navy. Over their ten years of fighting together, the older brother Kaleb finally retired. He is now living with his wife in Chicago, Illinois. As of today, Kaleb’s younger brother Dax is coming over to Kaleb’s house for dinner. Kaleb was nervous because back in high school, Dax dated Kaleb’s wife. Then once Kaleb retired, he reunited with her and they got married. For Dax, this dinner should be interesting. As a cab pulled up outside, Dax stepped out and walked up the stairs. He obnoxiously knocked on

“He never lets it go.”

“That’s just how brothers act with each other,” commented Heather. “Look, he’s in the Navy, from this time now, anything bad could happen to him.”

The next day, Dax went back in to do another mission. Dax later found out that he would take a five man team into Iraq to kill Is Lovic. Once they arrived in Iraq, they were ambushed. All five of the men were killed, but Dax was taken hostage. Is Lovic then sent a warning tape to America about his hostage. While Kaleb was watching the news, he noticed that the hostage was Dax. Kaleb knew, the only way Dax would be safe, was if he went to save him. As soon as he could, Kaleb went to Iraq in search for his brother. Once he got there, the first thing he saw was the bodies of Dax’s team. Kaleb knew Dax didn’t have much time left. Kaleb had been wondering in Iraq for almost a whole day. Not finding anything on Dax. Kaleb heard a slight sound come from the bushes behind him. Kaleb pulled out his knife, only to see a dog come out from the other side. “Oh, you’re just a dog,” Kaleb spoke in relief. “Come here boy.” He laid the dog on its belly and scratched

“Maybe another dog?” Axel approached the bushes, when all of the sudden, a mountain lion popped out. It snatched Axel by his neck. Kaleb’s first move was to reach for his knife, but the lion was right behind him. Kaleb stopped and the mountain lion jumped on him. To avoid being killed before he saved Dax, Kaleb stabbed the mountain lion in the back of the head, killing it instantly. Kaleb walked over to Axel, only to see that he did not survive the trauma that was caused. Kaleb knew, it was time to start going, but first, he walked back over to the mountain lion, and cut out its sharp tooth. He tied it to a piece of string and made a necklace out of it. The next day, Kaleb found out where they were hiding Dax. He snuck in slowly, and quietly killed four guys with his knife before he finally found Dax. With a tear in his eye, Kaleb ran over to free Dax. There was no one in sight, and they thought they were free to leave. “You came for me?” Dax asked. “I knew you would. I looked at the tattoo and I just knew.” “Let’s go home little brother.” Kaleb