GORDON POV _
I looked out of the window, of the little house Alyx and I settled in, out in the icy woods.
"Gordon...?" A soft voice called out.I turned around to see Alyx, and My daughter El.
Her hair was the color of mine,and her eyes were mixed of Green and Brown, while her hair was pulled back into a sad part is she was also a mute...
I tried to say something,forgetting for a mere second I myself,was still mute.
I sighed
The struggles of a mute man..
I was guessing it was time for El to go escort some Citizens through the tunnels that we had hidden under a secret hatch, in the basement.
Led right to Kleiner's lab.
Then I saw Garoth, he was in his mid 20's (And so was El) and he was also an MIT graduate, like myself.
"Garoth will be taking El through the tunnels to get to Kleiners lab." Alyx informed me.
She looked at me despratley, as if expecting me to answer her.
"Ah,I know" she said,obviously remembering handed me my notebook that I used to communicate.
"Why are they heading off to Kleiner's lab?" I wrote, handing her the slightly crumpled sheet of paper.
"Because Gordon..." she looked shaken, and her voice seemed dry.
"There are hunters on their way,The combine haven't forgotten." she stated firmly,sounding a bit more serious.
The words made me shake...
I ripped another sheet and wrote, my hand shaking, "Why don't you go with them,I am not going to risk losing you." once again, handing her the sheet.
She read it fast and responded "Gordon,I would go but I don't want to leave you here to fight them alone, I used to always get separated from you, causing you to fight your own battles,and if I did, they would still find me..." she started breaking into sobs, I put my arm around her and comforted her.
I calmed her own, and I heard the stomps of those damn Striders.I headed over to the cabinet and grabbed my RPG...still shiny as I remembered it.
I took one more sheet and wrote..."Alyx,I can fight this battle,you were never meant to be a part of it."
Garoth and El were about to leave when I handed Garoth a sheet of paper.I guess he expected something serious,or something cheesy.
The paper said "I ship you two".
He laughed and fist bumped me.
El looked embarrassed and handed me a sheet of paper saying..."DaaAAAaaaAAaaaaAAaD".
And this is how I shall end this first story.
