Scream wondered if his life was all a case of déjà vu. Here he was, yet again, sitting by the phone, wanting to make a phone call and not finding the courage. How come I can be so goddamned brave on the battlefield, but when it comes to calling, I fucking chicken out? He thought as he tapped the phone card on the table. I know I got to do this, but I can't. Not now. He walked out and gave his phone card to Smoke. "Call home, buddy."

Smoke just looked as Scream walked off into the night. "Yo, Dim. Did you see that? What's up Scream's ass?"

Dim shrugged. "Maybe it's Shark. They've been fight…" Dim looked at Smoke. "You weren't in the tent a few minutes ago when she confronted him and they left. You think there's more to them than meets the eye?"

Smoke half grinned. "There's a lot of shit here where it's more than meets the goddamn eye, I'll tell you that."

Shark twisted the ring on her finger. She missed Kevin so much. She saw Scream enter the lounge tent and she stood up to walk out, but Scream softly pushed her back down on the couch. "We've gotta talk, Jennifer."

"'Bout what?"

"You know what." Scream pulled up a chair and sat across from her. "Why do you blame me?"

"Because you're to blame." Shark felt the tears forming.

"I didn't kill him." Scream leaned in. "Why do you treat me as though I did?"

Shark looked up at him. "You didn't even try."

Scream sat back. "How the fuck would you know? I tried…"

"I spoke to Stephens. I spoke with Buckley. I spoke with Hallard. I spoke with Braydon. They all say the same thing, Chris. They all say you did nothing."

"I couldn't do anything. He was killed instantly." Scream stood up and tossed the chair. "Other than you, no one can understand how devastated I was at his loss."

"You didn't call."

"What was I going to say? You have always had this habit of holding me responsible for shit that I am NOT responsible for. I DIDN'T kill Kevin, Jen. It was the goddamned enemy."

Shark stood up. "He was in your unit. He came here the first time because of you, Chris. You were always his hero. He forever looked up to you and how do you repay him? YOU KILL HIM!"

Scream lost all patience. "I DID NOT KILL HIM! IT WAS A GODDAMNED IED, JENNIFER!" He looked back at her. "Every day I go out, I think of that day and what happened. I think that I should have done more. I try to go out and do my goddamned job so that none of these assholes get themselves blown to shit like Kevin did." Scream felt the tears forming. "Goddamnit, Jen. Kevin was one of my closest friends. Don't think that for one minute you were the only one that lost him."

"I lost a fiancée, Chris. What did you lose?" Shark was quiet.

Scream shrugged. "You know what I lost." He walked out. Dim and Smoke were standing there, mouths to the ground. "What the fuck are you looking at, assholes?"

"Nothing, Sergeant." Dim replied.

"Good. Now move." Scream shoved his way through the two shocked Privates.