The Russians just left Bucha. In a cellar there are five bodies. We leave the black plastic bags outside and go in, carrying a stretcher. The bodies lie next to each other, legs unnaturally bent, hands tied behind. We lay the first body on the stretcher, go back out, put down the stretcher and place the body in the bag. Then I take a knife and cut the ties around his wrists, the only thing I can do about this body that was once a human being. “Farewell, my friend…Now you are free again…” Then I close the zipper.
Carlo Musso (July 25, 1966) has a degree in physics, currently works in the aerospace and defense. He’s a rugby fan and a writer. He published 5 novels (in Italian) and wrote several short stories (both in Italian and in English). Twitter: @CMusso6.
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