PART 2

Chaos erupted inside the church.

People cried.

Some screamed.

Others stood frozen.

Emily ran across the room and threw her arms around James.

Neither of them could speak.

Even military officers looked shocked.

For two years, James had been listed as missing.

What happened?

Where had he been?

Later that evening, surrounded by family, James finally told his story.

After the ambush, he had been separated from his unit.

Injured and unconscious.

He survived.

But he had been captured.

For months he endured harsh conditions.

Then one night an opportunity appeared.

A chance to escape.

James and two other soldiers fled.

For weeks they traveled through dangerous territory.

Eventually they reached friendly forces.

Everyone listened in silence.

Then James revealed something else.

A secret he had discovered while in captivity.

A secret involving the ambush itself.

And the name he mentioned stunned the room.

Because it belonged to someone they all trusted.

(PART 3?)