Remember
Shar leaned back in the falcon. Seemed they'd ridden in a lot of falcons in the past days. She glanced across from her at Kat and Jorge. How had she ended up on the same falcon as both of the people she'd worked with in the past? She was hesitant to be around them. She didn't want to have Jorge recognize her, or question about what she'd told him the last time they'd met. She didn't want Kat to ask her questions either. Knowing the knowledge-hungry Beta Spartan, she would ask Shar all sort of questions that she couldn't answer. Either way would end badly.
"You know Six, I wasn't sure at the start, but you've proven to be a good teammate." Shar turned to Jorge as she spoke. He really didn't remember her at all. She should have been relieved, but she wasn't. Something in it actually hurt. When he'd last worked with her she'd had the same black and cobalt ODST armor, even had the robotic arm. Still he didn't have a clue who she was.
"I agree. I'm glad to have you on the team, Six." Kat leaned forward as she spoke. There was the feeling that there was a bond between them because they were both Beta Company but the bond actually made Shar feel uneasy. She hadn't felt like a member of Beta in a long time. Shar could almost feel the Lieutenant Commander trying to recognize her but failing. For some reason this seemed to hurt as well, but less than with Jorge. It had been so long since Shar had seen her she wasn't surprised that Kat hadn't recognized her. Shar knew the only reason Kat was trying to recognize her was they were both from Beta so the chances were they knew each other.
A heavy weight settled in Shar's stomach. She remembered both of them but neither of the other Spartans remembered her. Was she really that easy to forget? She knew Kat had seen her file, saw her record but still she wasn't recognized. She only met Jorge once and his armor had changed since she'd seen him. She recognized him right away but he didn't recognize who she was at all.
Had her life been covered in so much black ink that it was seeping into people's minds, blacking her out from memories? Was she the only person that remembered those times? The only one who knew who she was?
"Hey, Six, you all right?" Jorge eyed her curiously. His concern seemed genuine, but it always did. She remembered how nice and gentle he had seemed back when she'd first met him. He hadn't changed.
"I'm fine." Shar had always been a pretty good liar and she would have to hope she still had that skill. Jorge leaned back seeming to have accepted her answer.
Kat was a different story. She didn't seem as convinced. "Are you sure you're all right?" Shar could almost feel Kat bringing up her medical status as the Lieutenant Commander spoke.
"I said I'm fine." Shar knew Kat wouldn't find anything. There was nothing physically wrong with her. There were no medical signs to show that you'd just realized that you were an imaginary friend among ghosts.
"You better be. Noble's being redeployed. We should be to our target soon." Shar glanced over at Carter as he spoke. He didn't sound like he believed her claim either. He wouldn't question it though, seeming to understand that she could get past it.
Shar turned her attention back to the soldiers in the falcon with her. "Anyway, it's good to work with you two again." Shar could feel the confusion in the air. Kat and Jorge exchanged glances and then looked back at Shar. She turned away from them, staring out the open side of the falcon.