Day 7: A Death Of Someone Close.
Logan was outside on the carrier getting some fresh air. It's almost been 24 hours since Rorke killed his dad. He thought he got the upper hand when he broke the restraints and went for his gun. He didn't know Rorke would be that fast. And he hated that he made him shot his own dad in the chest. Logan could still picture the pool of blood drawing near him after Rorke shot him in the head. Elias trained Hesh and himself on how to go on without him, but Logan would rather have him here. Death was always inevitable, but he always picture him dying from old age, not...this.
Logan took a deep breath and looked out on the horizon. It was a full moon and it illuminated the ocean below it. He thought back on his childhood. And how most of it was spent on the beach with Hesh and his dad. They use to build sand castles and hunt for seashells. Logan had quite the collecting when he was a kid. They were all different shapes and sizes but he was proud of his little collection and so was his dad. He doesn't remember a life without his dad, their mom died when Logan was very little and he has no memory of her. It was Elias who taught him everything he knows.
After a while he felt a presence next to him. He looked over to see it was Keegan. This time he didn't have his mask or a trace of face paint on him. He didn't say anything, he just stood next to Logan. Keegan was always there for him, cover him while out on missions and having his back. And he still did. Logan knew he was out there for support and he was happy he was. They both stared out over the horizon. listening to waves crash against the carrier.
A few moments later, Keegan brought Logan into a hug and said "I'm here kid. You know I'm always here."
Logan brought up his arms and returned the hug, he didn't want to cry. But he found himself sobbing into the man's shoulders. Keegan tighten his hold on Logan and rubbed his back in small circles. Letting him mourn. Eventually Logan stopped his sobbing and pulled away to wipe his eyes.
He looked at Keegan and smiled. Logan could see his icy blue eyes perfectly in the night sky. "Thanks."
"Any time kid."
Logan never liked to cry in front of people unless they were his family. But this was Keegan, someone he could be completely opened with. "I'm gonna miss him."
"Me too. He was a good man and a great leader. Now we're stuck with Merrick."
Logan laughed. And it made Keegan smile. A smile Logan had never seen on him before. It was nice though. Logan went in for a quick hug and pulled away with a small smile on his face. "You want to head inside? It's getting pretty cold out."
"Yeah. Sure. I should check on Hesh anyways."
Logan followed Keegan inside. He scrunched his eyes against the bright fluorescent lights. They walked towards the sleeping quarters where Hesh and Riley were. Once Logan entered the room, he spotted Hesh and Riley chewing a bone on the floor. He sat down next to Hesh while Keegan sat on his own bunk. Hesh didn't say anything, he just fumbled with the knife in his hands. Logan and Hesh were the same in many ways, except when it came to mourning. Logan became sad while Hesh always became angry. Usually Logan could bring him back from it, this time he didn't know if he could.
"Hesh? You okay?"
"I'm gonna find Rorke and I'm gonna send him back to whichever part of hell he crawled out of."
Logan sighed and glanced at Keegan. This was gonna be harder than he thought. He got up and walked over to where Keegan was and sat down next to him.
"Give him a few days, it's still fresh. Maybe after some time he won't be on a warpath." whispered Keegan
"I hope you're right."
