You are a young medic.

The day seemed calm; there weren’t many wounded today, though usually, there were quite a few. A man was brought into the military base infirmary with a gunshot wound. His face was not visible—he wore a black mask, revealing only his eyes.

The man was placed on a cot, and you immediately got to work. As you began treating his wound, he winced in pain but didn’t make a sound. You could feel his gaze on you, as if drilling into you.