Soldiering On
Rated: PG
Category: Three Drabbles, Jack Angst, Daniel Angst, Teal'c Angst
Season: Seven
Spoilers: Death Knell
Summary: Jack's Reaction To Reynold's Update, Then Daniel And Teal'c's View Of Things.
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JACK
"I'm afraid not."
They're just three little words. They shouldn't mean much.
But they do.
All too much.
They crash into me like a wave, and their meaning slices my soul like a bullet.
I somehow feel it first in my shoulder, and it sags under the pressure. Then my gut betrays me and I have to fight the taste of bile in my throat.
I want to cry. My chest aches with an indescribable pain.
But my pain won't help you. My actions might.
Come on, O'Neill. Don't give up.
Soldier on.
There's still a job to do here.