“He took one last drag on his cigarette and snapped it away. Then with that faint, fleeting smile playing about his lips, he faced the firing squad; erect and motionless, proud and disdainful, Walter Mitty the Undefeated, inscrutable to the last” …

“Walter! Hello? Snap out of it, hurry the house is about to go up in flames! “Directs Mrs. Mitty. A piece of plywood falling from the roof causes Walter Mitty to snap out of his gaze. Mitty reaches for the fire extinguisher under the sink, “What are you doing? There’s no time for that it’s too late, we need to evacuate!” Walter appears to have a disdainful and oddly calm look painted on his face. “No, I need to grab something, leave without me.” Walter walks up the stairs, turns into their bedroom and reaches into the first drawer on his left. “9k Gold Hunter Pocket watch,” “FIRE!!!” yells Mrs. Mitty from the front porch…

“Get down! Find cover, take position and fire!” Says Sergeant Miller. Mitty hides behind a bank of dirt, next to him is two of his teammates and a bed of dead coreopsis. “I’m a little bit nervous Mitty,” says his teammate. “Nonsense Benjamin, we are here to fight! Do not let other distractions get in the way of that,” Mitty had an insolent tone in his voice as if he had no fears, to begin with. As Mitty rises slightly above the bank, there is a bang, “No Mitty, stay with us!” Help someone get help,” says a teammate. “Thump thump thump thump thump thump,” His heart is still beating, but it becomes quieter and quieter…