#ZapFicMonday! Week 22! Prompt "Signal"

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Don't panic. When I tell you, run and hide behind that tree— just wait for my signal.
These were the last words of his brother who was shielding him from the shrapnel flying around.

Alas, who knew his bother's dead body will save him instead!

Here is my entry to ZapFicMonday! Week 22! : 240 characters story challenge with the prompt "signal"

Thanks for your time reading this.