It was breakfast time on Sunday. The day Hawkeye was going to come back. Not that I was counting or anything.
I was eating pancakes that tasted suspiciously like yesterday's meat with Henry, Radar, Trapper, Frank, and Margaret.
"Pierce is coming back today." Something about the tone in Margaret's voice told me that she wasn't thrilled.
"Humph." Frank didn't sound too excited, either.
"When is he coming?" I asked.
Henry looked at his watch. "About an hour ago."
"You mean he's already here?" I couldn't believe he hadn't made it more obvious. Especially considering the way he left.
"No but he should be."
Radar looked concerned. "It's 10:30 already?"
Henry nodded. "Yep, breakfast was running late today, remember? Pierce probably is too."
It was 6:30. Hawkeye should have been here eight hours ago. I was in the front part of Henry's office, where Radar works. Henry, Trapper, and I were waiting for Radar to connect the phone to Tokyo. Once he did, he handed the receiver to Henry.
"Hello?... Hi, this is Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake of MASH 4077... Yes... I sent Captain Benjamin Pierce to Tokyo on Thursday and... What? What do you mean he never came? I saw him leave myself... Oh... Yes well, thanks anyway... Alright, goodbye."
He hung the phone up. "Well, it seems we have a man missing in action."
"What?! Hawkeye's gone?" I couldn't believe it! I knew he shouldn't have left!
Henry sighed. "The folks at Tokyo didn't know anything except he never came."
"Shouldn't they have called us when he didn't show up?" Trapper demanded.
"It doesn't matter now. What matters is finding him."