Chapter 2: BJ
BJ Hunnicut arrived in San Francisco at 6pm, four days after leaving the 4077th. He was driven by excitement, looking desperately for his wife and daughter. Ever since this morning he had a sinking feeling in his stomach, and he longs to hug his wife and daughter once more.
Suddenly from behind him he hears a deep sigh. He turns around to see his father-in-law Floyd standing there.
"Dad, what's wrong?" he asked.
The old man seemed choked up with emotion. "Peg and Erin died in a car crash earlier today on the way to the airport. They were rear-ended and went into a ditch. The doctors say they were killed on impact and felt no pain."
He gripped BJ tightly and the two men wept together harshly. He could not believe that they were dead. He had to believe that this was a dream, that he would wake up in the Swamp or wake up to Peg sleeping softly beside him.
The days of exhaustion finally caught up with him and he slumped to the floor. As he blacked out, one thought stood out in his mind. "I should have been there....."
BJ Hunnicut arrived in San Francisco at 6pm, four days after leaving the 4077th. He was driven by excitement, looking desperately for his wife and daughter. Ever since this morning he had a sinking feeling in his stomach, and he longs to hug his wife and daughter once more.
Suddenly from behind him he hears a deep sigh. He turns around to see his father-in-law Floyd standing there.
"Dad, what's wrong?" he asked.
The old man seemed choked up with emotion. "Peg and Erin died in a car crash earlier today on the way to the airport. They were rear-ended and went into a ditch. The doctors say they were killed on impact and felt no pain."
He gripped BJ tightly and the two men wept together harshly. He could not believe that they were dead. He had to believe that this was a dream, that he would wake up in the Swamp or wake up to Peg sleeping softly beside him.
The days of exhaustion finally caught up with him and he slumped to the floor. As he blacked out, one thought stood out in his mind. "I should have been there....."