Stay Alive!
Chapter 2
Don't Leave Me Again!
As we touched down on the Autumn the med teams I'd requested immediately went to work, stabilizing Mindy's vitals and moving her to the infirmary. "Please be careful." I said to the med teams, still in tears behind my visor. "Sir, we are professionals, we'll have her better in no time." The team leader said to me. "Thank you." I said knowing that the desperation I was feeling was extremely clear in my voice. The team leader turned to me with a look that said 'I know what you're feeling' "It'll be a while before you can see her, why don't you go clean up and I'll have your CO put you on R&R while you wait for us to page you." Feeling the physical fatigue from the fight, and the emotional fatigue from finding the only girl I'd ever loved locked in an anti-radiation casket that the covenant was moving, all I could do was nod and drag myself back to my cabin where I shed my armor and began cleaning up.
When I was finished I went to the mess hall and got a cup of coffee while I sat down. "What in god's name were you thinking when you evac-ed from the planet with out us on board the only pelican on station?" I heard a voice behind me that was supposed to sound angry but only sounded sympathetic. "Amber, I'm so sorry. I reacted emotionally." I said burying my face in my hands. "I saw Mindy, er, Agent Arkansas in that condition and I lost it." Immediately I saw in Amber's face that she knew exactly what was going on. "Oh, I see." She said, sounding almost disappointed. "Well, keep us informed and let us know when she's awake, ok?" I mustered up as much of a smile as I could before saying, "Ok, I'll make sure to do that." I finished my coffee and walked to the infirmary. The doctor that had moved Mindy from the pelican immediately saw and said "I told you I'd page you." I turned to him and said, "I know doc, I just need to be here ok?" I sat down in a waiting room chair and waited, I fell asleep about ten minutes later and dreamt of memories from when I first met Mindy.