Muttering under his breath, Charley shook his head as he and Jeff surveyed the damage. “Two more bodies about 20 yards down that closed sidewalk,” he told Jeff, pointing to their left.
“Them’s the sixth and seventh so far today,” Jeff said, updating the tally on the page on his clipboard.
“We gotta check these buildings next, just in case there are more in the rubble.” Charley said, looking toward the concrete shells where housing units once stood. “Look out for snipers.”
A year had passed since the generals declared martial law after the military takeover of the federal government. The President, his family, and most members of his administration had been jailed for treason against the state. The insurrection by the President’s loyalists began almost immediately. Riots and mayhem around the country ensued.
The generals cracked down hard in an effort to restore order. There were thousands of fatalities in the fighting and countless arrests.
Most of the rebellion had been quelled, but bands of Trumpanistas, as they called themselves, continued to roam the cities and cause havoc. The generals assured the public that things were under control and peace would soon be restored.
But Charley and Jeff knew better.
(200 words, exactly.)
Written for Sunday Photo Fiction. Photo credit: J. Hardy Carroll.
This, That, and the Other 
Oh, a grim scenario… Pyrrhic Victory..
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A grim story prompted by a grim photo.
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Problem is – the Trumpanistas only make up 20% of us but control 80% of the guns (the ol’ 80/20 rule applies here)
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Yeah, that is definitely a problem.
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Tnere is more trouble ahead as I just heard that the Trumpanistas are throwing in with the Russians.
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What goes around comes around.
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All to real…potentially
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A glimpse into the near future? Nothing would surprise me right now.
The Other Side – my story
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I hope not, but I wouldn’t be too surprised. Oh well, America had a good run.
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I enjoyed your post. Interesting take.
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Good story. Charley and Jeff are the smart ones.
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They’ve seen more than enough to know what is yet in store.
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Too scary for words. My fear is this is a premonition rather than a good piece of fiction
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That is a scary thought, indeed. Unfortunately, it may not be that far fetched, given recent events.
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Something tells me this isn’t too far from the truth with Twitler and his band of … people. A good grim story.
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Grim, and I agree, not too far from the realm of possibility.
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If I didn’t know this was fiction I wouldn’t know it was fiction. Wouldn’t surprise me a bit…😟
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Let’s keep our fingers crossed that it will continue to be fiction.
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