Neither Heaven Nor Earth Page #3

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Its his, Captain.

Sleeping pills.

We need to get out of here!

Captain, Im not going back up.

- We need to strike back!

- Against who?

We need proof. Facts!

For 5 days

weve been looking for proof.

Following orders!

4 men are gone

and the Talibans back as a result!

- Its inexplicable!

- We just lack the explanation.

Share your thoughts, Antars.

- We dont know our enemy.

- How can we fight then?

Im done. Im calling the families

and high command.

Dont touch that!

Its 11:
00, Wednesday.

The last convoy goes tomorrow at 8.

Whoever wants can leave with it.

But decide now.

You wont get a second chance!

If you choose to stay,

it means one thing is clear:

no matter what happens,

I am and will remain in command.

Oscar Varennes, chaplain.

Delighted, Captain.

35th regiment, 4th company.

How long have you been here, Captain?

A few weeks.

Any fighting?

Not really.

A delicate mission, thats all.

- Did they say something?

- No, thats the thing.

My job is observing people,

to feel if theyre on the edge.

Your men are about to plummet.

Do your job, reassure them.

Reassure them?

You think God is a teddy bear

you hold at night?

I dont know, tell them...

God is Love.

Look at the sh*t going on around you,

how can you say that?

Thats enough.

You leave tomorrow

with the convoy at 8:00.

While the men were in a deep slumber,

a voice came unto me.

It whispered and said,

Mans life on earth

is that of a soldier,

his days, those of a hireling.

I was at ease, but He has shaken me.

He seized my neck and broke me.

He shot at me as his target.

He opened breach upon breach.

He swooped upon me like a warrior.

It is He who pursues me.

He has broken me asunder,

treated me as an enemy.

His troops mobilize

and encamp round my tent.

Soon, I shall sleep in the dust.

He will seek me

and I will be gone.

- Got a signal?

- Yes.

Satellite call.

- Who is it?

- Williams wife, for you.

- Howd she get this number?

- Beats me.

Captain Bonassieu?

- Howd you get this number?

- William gave it to me.

The baby came, I want him to know.

- This is a military line.

- Put him on.

- Ill tell him.

- Let me do it!

You cant.

- Im hanging up now.

- Wait!

Goodbye.

Antars? Whats going on?

Go back where I can see you.

Antars!

Its OK. Im fine.

I can do this.

Youre way too scared.

Itll happen.

Its a matter of time.

I havent slept in days.

When I do, I have the same dream.

I see them...

See who?

Delcourt, Tek, Benj, William.

Sleeping in a cave, beneath the border.

William screwed with your mind.

William?

He told me that dream.

He told everyone.

He didnt tell me.

No one told me anything.

He says go away, he was here first.

Who drew this circle?

He did.

Whats in there?

- Its the place from the sura.

- What?

What sura?

The People of the Cave.

The villagers told him.

Get a reading.

Black probe first.

Well?

Theres a cavern 3m down.

The high point?

Theres a conduit near here.

Sergeant, theres activity.

They want to see the hole.

Tell them no weapons.

Theyre afraid.

- Of what?

- What well find.

Its the story of some men

who flee the city.

They hide in a cave

and ask God for help.

God puts them to sleep for many years.

Some say there were four,

others five.

Some say there were seven men

and a dog.

A dog?

Yes, there was also a shepherd

with his dog they met along the way.

The dog fell asleep outside the cave,

with its paws outstretched.

You could see its teeth.

Its eyes were open

as if guarding the cave,

though it had been asleep for years.

And when they woke up...

Lets keep going.

Move everything down.

We tried, theres no one down there!

I saw it in a dream.

They must be there!

How can they be?

Theres no way in or out!

Lets go before the F-16s get here.

- Khalil?

- I have no idea.

Hes saying something!

Youre out of control.

The captains worse than a goat!

How can he tether his sheep

with all this mess?

There. Satisfied?

You wont find them.

No one will.

Theyre gone!

Now you must fill in the hole!

Captain Bonassieu,

I havent heard from William

for a week.

No answers from the camp.

There are rumors here.

The families talk of fighting

and hostages.

If somethings happened

or hes in danger, I want to know.

Now.

Whats going on?

Its started.

Its Him.

Listen closely, Captain.

First, there was nothing,

not even rocks.

Then He put the trees there...

animals...

women...

men, you, me.

But its over now.

Hes taking us back one by one.

It started here

but it may be happening elsewhere.

Soon it will be everywhere.

Everyone!

Hell take children...

fathers, mothers.

Soon therell be nothing left,

no one.

Someone will call out,

and no one will reply.

Im afraid, Captain. Afraid of that.

Antars!

Antars!

Get me four

and shear them.

What?

Sarah,

the fighting has started again.

I cant talk about it.

Theres nothing to say.

No one here can say anything.

Everyone fights, shuts their mouth

and closes their eyes.

So I shut up too and close my eyes.

I close them now, Sarah.

Im invisible.

Im here in the mountains,

in fear.

Im there in our home,

next to you and our baby.

I open them

and wonder if it was real.

William,

I dont recognize you.

I dont recognize your words.

Whats going on?

You said the fighting was over,

youd be home in a matter of days.

Your mother and I saw

new footage from over there.

They announce more casualties.

Apparently,

many soldiers return in silence,

they lose the ability to speak.

Come back to us, William.

Back to me.

At ease.

Captain Bonassieu,

by exposing your men to friendly fire,

you have caused 4 of them to die.

By virtue of article L-456B,

you are under arrest and must appear

before the international court.

Pending investigation results,

you shall be held prisoner.

Order arms!

Sarah,

the assault began tonight.

All around, I hear the cries of men

and the clash of weapons.

I take a deep breath

and slowly subside.

The earth lulls me back home

like a disobedient son

who has strayed too long.

I hear the dead speak.

For Tek.

Our dead.

For Delcourt.

All our dead.

For Benj.

They know me.

- For William!

- They call me home.

Sarah,

Im not asleep.

Im not gone.

I havent disappeared.

I am absent.

I await you behind a door.

In a world within the world.

A world beside the world.

A world around the world.

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