Fiction • Feb 21, 2024 • 19 min read

The Revolutionist

The mood of Gabriel Andersen is shattered by the appearance of soldiers who are there to punish the villagers for something. Andersen is a school teacher who writes poetry at night. But he observes three villagers shot to death, he does not like that. He distracts the soldiers so that the villagers would have a chance to get away. He stands as tall as his short body will let him and is shot to pieces.