Who's For The Game?

Discussion in 'Fan Fiction' started by iDontLikePeople2, Feb 14, 2013.

  1. 'Who’s for the game, the biggest that’s played,
    The red crashing game of a fight?
    Who’ll grip and tackle the job unafraid?
    And who thinks he’d rather sit tight?
    Who’ll toe the line for the signal to ‘Go!’?
    Who’ll give his country a hand?
    Who wants a turn to himself in the show?
    And who wants a seat in the stand?
    Who knows it won’t be a picnic – not much-
    Yet eagerly shoulders a gun?
    Who would much rather come back with a crutch
    Than lie low and be out of the fun?
    Come along, lads –
    But you’ll come on all right –
    For there’s only one course to pursue,
    Your country is up to her neck in a fight,
    And she’s looking and calling for you,' said Mr. Yirrel from the podium in the centre of the village.

    This was it. My chance. My chance to prove my braveness! I knew I could do it! I just had to lie about my age.

    Ever since I was a boy, I lived and worked on my family's farm in Devon, and had grown up here with my Mother, Father, and little sister, Joanna.

    I can do this! I thought. I approached the white tent and stood in the que, for what seemed like forever. Finally, I got to the desk, and an old man in an army uniform. He lent forward. 'Name?' He asked.
    'James, sir,' I replied.
    'Date of birth?'
    '21st April, sir,' I said with confidence.
    'What year?' I looked blank. 'Year?'
    'Umm...1895, sir,' I replied. He nodded and wrote it down. This was it. I was to fight against the Germans in the war.