The new days
Chapter One: Hawkeye
Hawkeye Pierce landed in Bangor Airport 77 hours after leaving the 4077th. Tired, dirty but excited, he called his father.
"Hello?" Hawkeye paused. This was the voice of his father, but the strong voice of his youth had been replaced with the trembling voice of an old man.
"Dad, it's me. I'm home." Hawkeye heard the sound of the phone being dropped. When his father picked the phone up and began talking, it was with a much stronger voice.
"Son, I'm so happy to hear that. Where are you now?"
"Bangor Airport. Think you can come get me?"
"Of course, I'll be there in about an hour."
"I love you dad."
"I love you, Ben."
Hawkeye waited outside the airport, feeling like an outsider. He was home at long last. He was in his own country, without bombs going off or helicopters overhead. Yet, somehow some vital part of himself seemed left behind in the Swamp. It was absurd. For three and a half long years, all he had wanted was to come home, and now when he had finally arrived, he felt lost and confused. That all vanished when he saw his father coming towards him.
"DAD!" he yelled, running as fast as he could towards his father.
The elder Pierce's eyes shone with tears as he embraced his son. "I've missed you so much, Ben. I was so afraid that you'd never come home to me again."
The old Hawkeye would have responded with a joke. All he could do was smile and nod, walking arm in arm with his father towards the car. During the drive, Hawkeye fell asleep. When he awoke, he would be home again.
Chapter One: Hawkeye
Hawkeye Pierce landed in Bangor Airport 77 hours after leaving the 4077th. Tired, dirty but excited, he called his father.
"Hello?" Hawkeye paused. This was the voice of his father, but the strong voice of his youth had been replaced with the trembling voice of an old man.
"Dad, it's me. I'm home." Hawkeye heard the sound of the phone being dropped. When his father picked the phone up and began talking, it was with a much stronger voice.
"Son, I'm so happy to hear that. Where are you now?"
"Bangor Airport. Think you can come get me?"
"Of course, I'll be there in about an hour."
"I love you dad."
"I love you, Ben."
Hawkeye waited outside the airport, feeling like an outsider. He was home at long last. He was in his own country, without bombs going off or helicopters overhead. Yet, somehow some vital part of himself seemed left behind in the Swamp. It was absurd. For three and a half long years, all he had wanted was to come home, and now when he had finally arrived, he felt lost and confused. That all vanished when he saw his father coming towards him.
"DAD!" he yelled, running as fast as he could towards his father.
The elder Pierce's eyes shone with tears as he embraced his son. "I've missed you so much, Ben. I was so afraid that you'd never come home to me again."
The old Hawkeye would have responded with a joke. All he could do was smile and nod, walking arm in arm with his father towards the car. During the drive, Hawkeye fell asleep. When he awoke, he would be home again.