6 days later
Sigh. I leant forward, my hands clasped together. It wasn't a couple of days ago that on the chopper ride back. there was No laughter. No smiles. No Liam. No George. I got shot up pretty bad
"You realise what you've done?" Lieutenant Lovejoy spoke
"Yeah...Yeah, I lost a friend that day. My best mates." I replied
"She's still alive and kicking, even though she took several body bullets. Think yourself lucky, a good man died to day. Your friend, my corporal, our mate."
but the day after, my life would change forever
The next day...
"I Know I endangered the guys and it'll never happen again. I swear." I replied
"What you did was on another level entirely. We've got a new program. You've got the...Assets" the woman said
Sitting back I crossed my arms. "Yeah". A tear rolled across my cheek. "Let me go to the funeral, then I'll go wherever"
"Done" the woman secretary walked out the room
One Month Later
Rain lashed down and the wind howled. The grey sea tossed and turned as a massive tanker rolled on the horizon. The coffin covered in UK colours was slowly lowered into the ground. Two men and a woman stood close together staring down into the pit. For a minute silence engulfed us as if nature itself paid respect to the passing of a true hero and a great man. For a whole twelve hours I stood still in a salute to him. Finally as I saw the moon cast silvery light across the waves I knelt in front of the headstone and said my final goodbyes. Maybe it was, for both of us, our final hours on this Earth. Patting the stone I left this place for the final time.