Chapter 10: Goodbye
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Kael squeaked when Ryan put a hand over his little mouth and a finger to his own. When he took it away Kael sat up and threw his arms around his brother's neck and squeezed hard.
"Ryan, Ryan those men took you away, I thought you were going to jail, and you'd leave me forever."
Ryan's throat went tight and he could not speak for a moment, but then he pushed his emotions down. "Look Kael, I am going to have to go, but I'll be okay. I just came to say goodbye. You-"
"No, no, no you can't leave Ryan, please don't leave!" Kael cried.
Ryan held his little brother by the shoulders and looked him in the eyes. "Kael, I have to go, and you've got to promise me something okay? You've got to be strong and not let people push you around, but don't ever loose you temper. Do that for me, okay?"
The little boy took a deep breath, wiped his eyes, and nodded. "I promise." The boys hugged again.
Ryan felt like crying himself, but he had to suppress it. Emotion just caused problems.
People could get hurt.
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"Give it ten more seconds, and then move in, men," Stryker ordered quietly. "We have to make this look real."
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A tear slid down Ryan's cheek and everything went black.