Back In the World
Ch. 14
Can I get an Amen? If not, how about a Miracle?
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He sighed and knelt down next to his wife.
"Jen…..I…..I'm sorry, I know I haven't been me lately, I just...…I'm sorry." He placed his hand over hers.
She opened her eyes and looked up. "I'm sorry too...…I know this can't be easy…I shouldn't of yelled or expected you to know how I felt…you know I love you…and…and…"
"And what Jen?" He asked softly.
"And...I don't wanna leave you." She said whimpering like a little kid on her first day of school.
"and I don't wanna lose you." He kissed her forehead and caressed her hair, now cradling her in his arms. "Blake wrote...he's okay...just scared...real scared."
"We're all scared..." she replied laying her head on his shoulder.
"Amen" he replied, getting no response from his wife. In that one comment it seemed to have spoken for every person in the entire world.
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"Sorry I had to hang up Beej, Jen overheard me…I got in a little bit of trouble, but we're okay..."
"It's alright…I'm starting to get used to it...hey any news on that hardship discharge info?" BJ asked.
"It's the army Beej, lest we forget..." He paused then continued. "They lost the paperwork in the channels three times...three times!!! ...I just filled them out again and sent them back…"
"Sheesh, you'd think after twenty years they'd a picked it up a little."
"You'd think so." Hawkeye shrugged and stifled a sigh on the other end.
"Makes me think of that incubator story you told me about, when you and Trapper had to go through all those channels and Radar pulled through in the end…"
"Ahh, yes, the incubator…yes I remember oh so well….yeah, Radar pulled through, out of nowhere, sure am glad that kid's happy."
"Which one? Doesn't he have like fifteen little Radars running around?"
"Right, I keep forgetting our kid isn't a kid anymore."
"Amazing isn't it...twenty years and we're still kicking." BJ shook his head at his own reply.
Hawkeye did the same. "Do I hear an Amen?"
"Amen Preacher." BJ replied and the two friends shared a bit of laughter.
"Alright Beej, I'll keep you updated…tell Peg we say hello...and Thanks as always…yup I will...buh bye."
Hawkeye still had a smile on his face as he hung up and carried it on his face till he went to sit with his wife. He took her hand as she lay sleeping. He had spoken with the doctors today and they said she had begun to get worse and her energy had decreased faster than they thought it would. But he couldn't give up on her. He had to be there, cuz you just never know…and he was waiting for a miracle...right?
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As the body parts flew at him from all sides he froze. He could hear someone screaming at him.
"Soldier, discharge your weapon! That's an order!!!"
At the sound of the word "Order!" He quickly turned and fired at anything that moved.
As the cries quieted moments later, he turned quickly around and put his back against the mud of the hole he had been in for hours. The body parts still lying around him. He reached for a bracelet and slowly took it off the lone limb, stuffing it into his pocket.
A fellow soldier suddenly appeared on his opposite side.
"You alright Pierce?"
Pierce nodded. "Whadda... I do now...sir?" He stuttered almost shaking.
He put a hand on his shoulder. "Just be ready to shoot that gun…and pray for a miracle."
In that moment, he did just that, he bowed his head and silently pleaded with God for his life.
Just then the shouting and gun fire began…and within minutes they were surrounded...
But Blake Pierce never stopped his prayers…now they were out loud, and the pleading was not only to God but to his captors...
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END CH. 14
AN: Thanks to the reviewer with the tip about the hardship discharge, I can't remember the name now, but you know you who are. Thanks!
Also to the reviewer who won't read anymore…I'm sorry, I disappointed you. I sure hope you change your mind, though...
Please Review…it helps me...help you! Take care - TLH
Ch. 14
Can I get an Amen? If not, how about a Miracle?
--
He sighed and knelt down next to his wife.
"Jen…..I…..I'm sorry, I know I haven't been me lately, I just...…I'm sorry." He placed his hand over hers.
She opened her eyes and looked up. "I'm sorry too...…I know this can't be easy…I shouldn't of yelled or expected you to know how I felt…you know I love you…and…and…"
"And what Jen?" He asked softly.
"And...I don't wanna leave you." She said whimpering like a little kid on her first day of school.
"and I don't wanna lose you." He kissed her forehead and caressed her hair, now cradling her in his arms. "Blake wrote...he's okay...just scared...real scared."
"We're all scared..." she replied laying her head on his shoulder.
"Amen" he replied, getting no response from his wife. In that one comment it seemed to have spoken for every person in the entire world.
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"Sorry I had to hang up Beej, Jen overheard me…I got in a little bit of trouble, but we're okay..."
"It's alright…I'm starting to get used to it...hey any news on that hardship discharge info?" BJ asked.
"It's the army Beej, lest we forget..." He paused then continued. "They lost the paperwork in the channels three times...three times!!! ...I just filled them out again and sent them back…"
"Sheesh, you'd think after twenty years they'd a picked it up a little."
"You'd think so." Hawkeye shrugged and stifled a sigh on the other end.
"Makes me think of that incubator story you told me about, when you and Trapper had to go through all those channels and Radar pulled through in the end…"
"Ahh, yes, the incubator…yes I remember oh so well….yeah, Radar pulled through, out of nowhere, sure am glad that kid's happy."
"Which one? Doesn't he have like fifteen little Radars running around?"
"Right, I keep forgetting our kid isn't a kid anymore."
"Amazing isn't it...twenty years and we're still kicking." BJ shook his head at his own reply.
Hawkeye did the same. "Do I hear an Amen?"
"Amen Preacher." BJ replied and the two friends shared a bit of laughter.
"Alright Beej, I'll keep you updated…tell Peg we say hello...and Thanks as always…yup I will...buh bye."
Hawkeye still had a smile on his face as he hung up and carried it on his face till he went to sit with his wife. He took her hand as she lay sleeping. He had spoken with the doctors today and they said she had begun to get worse and her energy had decreased faster than they thought it would. But he couldn't give up on her. He had to be there, cuz you just never know…and he was waiting for a miracle...right?
--
As the body parts flew at him from all sides he froze. He could hear someone screaming at him.
"Soldier, discharge your weapon! That's an order!!!"
At the sound of the word "Order!" He quickly turned and fired at anything that moved.
As the cries quieted moments later, he turned quickly around and put his back against the mud of the hole he had been in for hours. The body parts still lying around him. He reached for a bracelet and slowly took it off the lone limb, stuffing it into his pocket.
A fellow soldier suddenly appeared on his opposite side.
"You alright Pierce?"
Pierce nodded. "Whadda... I do now...sir?" He stuttered almost shaking.
He put a hand on his shoulder. "Just be ready to shoot that gun…and pray for a miracle."
In that moment, he did just that, he bowed his head and silently pleaded with God for his life.
Just then the shouting and gun fire began…and within minutes they were surrounded...
But Blake Pierce never stopped his prayers…now they were out loud, and the pleading was not only to God but to his captors...
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END CH. 14
AN: Thanks to the reviewer with the tip about the hardship discharge, I can't remember the name now, but you know you who are. Thanks!
Also to the reviewer who won't read anymore…I'm sorry, I disappointed you. I sure hope you change your mind, though...
Please Review…it helps me...help you! Take care - TLH