Chapter 7

Not even the work had could Linka distract. The emergency was an accident of a crude oil vessel at the northsea, that was under control as they arrived there. So they had only to help with the cleansing of the beaches – an monotone work, at this her thoughts had the possibillity to digressed back to Wheeler.

She spent so much time as possible in the debris, together with the other helpers, if her friends don't forced her to rest or to foist her on suppressants, if she refused herself to rest. She wouldn't not sleep, as well if she was exhausted, because in her dreams Wheeler was with her only to disappear if she want to embrace him.

Three days were went by. Three days at those neither the helpers had found a trace from Wheeler nor Ma-Ti a sign of life from him. She couldn't and wouldn't believe that he really should be dead, what Kwame, Ma-Ti and even Gi believed by now – they said nothing of this to her, but she could see it in their faces. She felt to be so much combined with Wheeler – she ought sense it, if he would be really dead? It ought be as if her heart would break and bleed? But she felt herself only blank and left alone. Just the thought, that he maybe could be dead was, as would it discerp her. It was the worst physical and mental torture, that she had ever to survive.

She can't realize, how it is possible to love someone so unconditional, but it was so and what sense made her life if Wheeler was not with her? She can't live without him and knew that it would kill her, if he was really dead.

"Linka?" said Gi and tore Linka out of her thoughts. She saw just shortly up to her friend, before she looked again at the helpers."I have spoken with the leader of the helpers. He said that we shouldn't make us hopes any longer", she said and hugged her friend gentle.

"They want to cancel the search?" asked Linka frightened and Gi shook her head."Then they will find him. Wheeler is hardy, he will make it."

"Lin…"

"No Gi, he lives! He have to live! We have had only one day, one night together. It can't be over", Linka interrupted her friend."What should I do without him? How should I live on without him?"

"You will make it Linka. Wheeler wouldn't want that you do suffer so much. If he can see you now, it would…" She broke off. How could her sight someone kill, that is probably dead yet?!

"It is my fault. If I had him not distracted…"

"Then had Nukem him even so grabbed and you know that. It is not your fault."

"At least this monster had paid with his own life", she murmured badly.

Nukem's burned out body were at the second day pulled out from the debris. He had in his fury stale his complete energy and had killed himself with it, and Nukems companion sat ruefully in the prison.

"You should sleep Linka."

"Even if I want it, I can not. It is too painful", she sobbed and Gi hugged her friend comforting, like whenever in the last days. All of them mourned Wheeler, but Linka had so much cried for Wheeler, that she now had not even any more tears. The blond russian perished in her grief for Wheeler and Gi hoped that she would come to her senses soon, or else she would kill herself.

"I'm sorry, but we have an eco-emergency again", said Gaya as she appeared in front of them. Gaya cared about Linka too, because she can like Ma-Ti see how it looks inside of her. 'It was horrible what happened to Wheeler, and Linka was on the way to die too, but because of her grief. In all this centuries I have never seen a stronger love as that between Wheeler and Linka, but it was Linka's detriment. At the moment the thought that he lived let her live, but what would happen if they found him - his dead body?!' she thought as she watched how the two girls went to the Geo-Cruiser.

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Is Wheeler really dead? Could it be? Should I change the Genre in Drama/Tragedy?!...hmm...To be continued...

This short chapter was not planned, it is simply happens. It has a very dramatic mood, and i hope it shows Linkas moods and feelings.

I'm glad if you review me what you think and eventually what you expect ;-)