Getting over

" Yes everything seams to be in place. Major Pride's death will be classified as an accident and is to be kept between you Elizabeth and your daughter.."

" Alright Furor, thank you."

" Colonel ,how is she?."

" Still recovering. I kept her out of school for the past week. She can't get over what happened."

" It must have bin terrible for her. To shoot someone at such a young age."

" Yes. It must have."

" Well anyway you have my permission to stay with her tomorrow if you would like. Maybe it's better if you relax as well."

" Thank you Sir I'll try."

" Very well."

At home Mako was still resting. She hadn't come out of her room to eat. It was like the event with her village all over again. She just sat on her bed replaying that one scene when she pulled the trigger and killed him. Her hand's were full of blood and she couldn't help it. The colonel entered her room sitting next to her on her bed.

" Listen I know you feel bad about this but it's always hard the first time you pull a trigger. You only have a moment to think and if you don't make that difficult decision a friend could end up dead." He said hopping that it would help Mako calm down.

" But it's still not even." She said with a light voice.

" What do you mean?."

" Either way someone is gonna end up dead."

" That's true but..."

" Was it hard for you the first time?."

" …...I was sixteen and had just got excepted into the army. I was so glad that I would be able to do something good for my nation. Unfortunately though, there was an entry exam...a very harsh entry exam. We had to kill a criminal so that we could overcome our fears. Up to this day I regret what I did...the first person I ever killed was a ten year old girl during the war."

" A...a...ten year old …...girl?."

" Yea, She was part of the enemies army and I was ordered to eliminate her as a sign to them that we wouldn't hold back whether it was a child or a mother."

" Why?."

" I didn't want to be a quitter. I didn't want to crumble under the pressure like my friends did."

" Do you regret it?."

" Sometimes, anyway it docent matter now. Let's go for a walk."

" I don't feel like walking."

" I'll get you iced cream."

" With chocolate syrup?."

" Yes."

" OK."

" I'll go get my coat."

" Colonel?."

" Yes?."

" Umm... do you still remember the promise you made me when we first met?."

" Yea that there was something you wanted me to do for you. Why ?."

" Nothing I …... just wanted to make sure you remembered." Little did he know she asked him that because the time was nearing when the colonel would have to fulfill it to her. They went to the park and tried to relax.

" So you feeling better now?."

" Yeap I love this iced cream."

" I'm glad. So where else do you want to go?."

" How about a walk in the park?."

" Sure."