I won't leave you again

Mason! Are you ready for this

A familiar voice

sounded like Corporal leftman”

“Yes Sir!, I shouted”

It was just Marek, Trixie, Alyssa, Lonzo who were in my squad, the operation was called blackout, as a unit our goal was to support the fellow squads into taking over a strong hold. Roughly 4,300 soldiers were 10 per squadron. It was a joint operation with Marines.

We got into our Humvee and tanks, one was on the turret of the 50.Cal the others were on the look out inside of the moving Humvee. The road felt bumpy, little pebbles, gravel were flying everywhere as the driver stepped on the gas. Time was of the utmost importance in Baghdad.

It was Me, Marek, Trixie, Lonzo in one Humvee as usual Lonzo was flirting with Trixie it’s always back fired. While me and Marek just didn’t speak, we were not mad at each other. But we knew this might be the end of us. While we were half way to Baghdad something was off, with one of the Humvee. I looked over and saw Marek writing something for me. My curiosity killed the cat, but I knew Marek wasn’t gonna show me it.

“Blue Eagle, this is echo 2 we are 3 clicks out over.”

“Eyes up squad we are two mikes out.”

“Strap in and lock in.”

Marek handed me a note

Marek smiled at me

“Mason, do not open this

Only open this if I don’t make it out alive.”

My whole body stopped working.

“What do you mean by that I asked?”

“Don’t worry Mason, everything be alright I was just messing with you, I won’t die.”

I knew deep down he was lying but I believe it to trick myself.

As we were arriving in Baghdad we heard the gunfire, I kept the note in my pocket.

“Head on the swivel over”

Just then I heard a huge screeching sound. I looked over the northwest of the hill and a RPG coming closer to us, BOOM! This echo 1 Blue Eagle just got lit up with a RPG.

“I repeat Blue Eagle got hit

avoid a straight line spread out.”

Another RPG hit our Humvee only this time it was different. It wasn’t just the Humvee, it was Lonzo.

The body was crisp you can say, I froze in place out of reality, anxiety tugged at me, I snapped out of it shortly Marek yelled at me.

I- I can’t believe Lonzo is gone, seeing his burnt body left me speechless, What worse he promised to take me to the movies and settle down with me.

“I felt suffocated

I will be with you shortly

My love, forever together.”

We all rushed for cover, luckily we made it to a sturdy building. The morale was shrinking, so we tried to use the comms. Static laced the comms. I knew something bad was going to happen to Trixie.

I opened the note and it said…

“You have lost yourself

Remember this is just a phase

My death

is not

on

You”

Trixie's eyes getting colder, images of seeing Lonzo's corpse. She held on to his dog tags, It was a sign that she was about to give up.

Did I have the right to stop her, ethically yes looking back in the other world but can that be said about me, because I did some similar who am I the right to stop someone.

I heard a deep breath from Trixie, I hurried to Trixie but it was too late. She grabbed her hand gun, the words she said to me linger to me like a hook.

“Thank you Mason for making memories with us.”

“I will cherish them.”

“I need the love of my life.”

“This is the only way. “

The gun went off.

When I woke up the attending doctor was astonished and shocked about how I woke up.

I looked around, disoriented, I had my motor functions still intact, I asked a doctor to give me some water, I gulped that as if I never had water before. I looked down at my body, IV’s, monitor, and a cold room.

“Mason, its nurse Amanda, can you hear me?”

I said, "yes I can hear you.”

“Wonderful, it truly a miracle you're alive with a short recovery.”

“Not to mention you had two very beautiful ladies waiting for you, they stayed here for the past two days waiting for you to wake up.”

“Look at you sly dog, they are keepers, we will keep you here for a few more days to make sure this slip up doesn’t happen again.”

“Good day Mason.”

I heard footsteps getting louder and louder. I thought it was an earthquake, but it was Tyla and Isela who both gave me a big warm hug.

I looked over and saw their smiles felt nice,

So this is what it feels like to have friends.

First it was Isela who jumped on my bed and hugged me as she said

“Ma-

Mason!

I was waiting for you.

you give me an anxiety attack

doofus.

my inner thoughts don't matter anymore

Seeing you alive made me happy

Please never scare me like that again.”

Tyla shoved Isela off the bed, Tyla proceeded to cling on to me, she smiled and whispered into my ear,

“You made me worried never to do that again or I will cut your thing off.”

Then she followed it up saying

“If you had died I would miss you a lot, please never risk your life to win, I can’t do this without you.”

“I smiled”

“Don’t worry Tyla, I won’t leave you again.”

“Ok Ladies, Mason needs to get some more rest, Please wait out of the hall. His room will be close to visitors.”

When everyone got up, I took a few steps, felt wobbly at first, quickly gained my balance, and I looked outside.

It was beautiful.

I heard a warm charming voice in my head.

“Mason, Welcome back alive.

“If you couldn't tell who talking it's me Afina.”

“In the next few days I would like to talk to you about your new ability called

subjugation.”

“I am truly am glad you survived”

“Ha kidding or am I”.

Just like that time passed fast it was dark.

I felt at peace for the first time

No voice’s

No pain

Does this make me an inhuman killer though, despite these feelings. I guess I will find out but for now, let me bask in this peace of mine.