August 22 Houston Texas 2025. Mack was a 17 year old a couple days from his birthday but little does he know his life would change forever. I am waken up by text from a friend. He was wondering if we can play some Video games. I took a minute and said 'Sure not for long'. It was around 2:00 AM . I turned on my TV before I could
switch it to HDMI 1, and it was already on the news channel. It said Mexico had declared war on the United States of America.  Almost as if it was on cue a jet could be heard.  There was a pause then to break the silence an explosion could be heard in the distance. My tv switched to the emergency broadcast sound ordering everyone to evacuate the city.  As I look out the window all I could see was Tracer rounds being shot at helicopters.  With the sounds of explosion mixed with air raid sirens blaring, My mom comes running into my room and yells "What's happening out there?!" I say that Mexico had declared war on the US. We go out in the living room and we hear shouting down the hall. Then we hear 6 gunshots.  Before we had time to react, a Mexican soldier shoots the lock on our door and burst through the door.  He aimed his gun mom, then she grabbed the barrel of the M16. A shot rang out, and she pointed the gun towards the ceiling.  Then the solider shoves her to the ground. He shot her right in front of me. Then he turned to me and fired. I started wondering if this was the end...  I saw him turn and leave the room so I crawled over to my mom.  I felt tears starting to run down my face and my vision was getting blurry because of the tears. I say "Mom?"
No response
"MOM!?"
No response.  I yell at the top of my lungs.
"MOMMM!!"  I say to myself. 'This isn't happening... this isn't happening...!' I thought, panicking. She started coughing up blood.  She looked over at me slowly and said "remember... " very staggered. 
"I want you to know how much I love you."
Then she took her last breath and died right there. I grabbed my phone and texted my friend; 'Thank you for being my friend, but, I don't think I will make it.' I got a response saying "Don't say that, help was almost there". It felt like two hours had passed but in reality it had only been 5 minutes. Then I heard someone sprinting.  He came running through the door. It was my friend's dad, who was a marine who was stationed here. He offered me a hand and said "Everything will be alright we're getting you out of here."
"But what about my mom." 
"She's gone! More importantly, we have to get you out of here!"
He put me on a stretcher.  Once we got to the roof he lit a flare and put it on the ground. I looked at him and asked him; "Did Adam make it out?" He said in response; "Yes he is safe..." In the middle of his sentence a helicopter with a giant red cross on it started to land on the roof. He picked up the stretcher and put it in the helicopter and closed the door. And we we're gone. 

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(WAFFLES HAD TO EDIT THIS.  :D WaffleCake00 )

I hope everyone has enjoyed so far this a pilot to see if you want me to continue this.

Waffles: How'd ya like my editing skills? :3 This was a good story