Naked in a Mass Grave: Surviving a Bandit Ambush

Trigger warning: graphic violence, gore, blood, and mild sexual content. I boarded a packed bus to college, only to have bandits block the road. The driver tried to force through and was shot in the face. Panic spread as AK fire tore through the metal. I lost consciousness and later woke naked among bodies in an open field. Villagers mistook me for dead and began to bury me alive. I fought free and ran through the brush, humiliated and terrified. At home, my family doubted my story and the news barely mentioned the attack. Bitter and angry, I later signed up for the military out of spite. To be continued...

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