Chapter 2: The fires have grown closer, the heat pours through my window making this tiny apartment unbearable.  The sounds of shouts and gunshots fill the streets.  Good news though, the government has decided to restart the draft, and a large military presence has been summoned to put a stop to the looting and rioting.   If only my number hadn’t come up. The real kicker: the new penalty for draft dodging is death.  But I still find it hard to care, even as military police surround my door.  There are some familiar faces on both sides of the skirmish below, and I watch as people collapse from gunfire and... regular fire.  That arts degree really came in handy.  Maybe after the cities have burned completely to ash, laying a shallow grave to soldiers and citizens alike, there can finally be peace.