This was good. It flowed together really well.

Nice. Good flow.

"I am alone." His voice had a desperate sound.

Another slap. Harder. The man was on hands and knees now, his face inches from the officer's boots.

Amazing. I loved how you never name the characters, and how you tell the story from the other side's point-of-view. Powerful ending.

Keep up the superb writing.

"Who needs courage if he is not afraid?"

A perfectly worded question that sums up heroism quite well.

I am impressed.

I sense English is not your first language, but I'm not sure? You've done a fine job with this piece.

Regards