I´m sorry for not updating in over a month but work and School really kept me busy. I also had to rewrite this chapter a few times and I´m still not happy with it but I think it´s ok. And now enjoy reading and tell me what you think. I´m sorry for bad grammar.
3 weeks later…
One week has passed since Gary could leave the bed and start with the physiotherapy. The first two days were really hard for him because he could barely stand and every step he made caused a lot of pain in his shaking legs. He couldn´t even walk from his bed to the bathroom without the help of Ian, his physiotherapist. Gary never liked it to count on others, accept on the battlefield, but he had no choice than grab the hands of the young man and hold it like a little baby who makes his first steps. He was really happy that he didn´t need any more help on the third day and now seven days later he was able to walk wherever he wanted to go. But he wouldn´t leave the hospital because at one hand he was too afraid that the people could stare at him and on the other hand he was in enemy's territory.
The look in the mirror, wasn´t as bad as three weeks ago but he yet couldn´t deal with his new look. Of course the bruises faded away but the burn marks still covered his face and they wouldn´t go away just like that. Gary often just closed his eyes and imagined he was back at base with all members of the 141 and everything would be ok. Even if he knows that the 141 didn´t existed any longer he hoped that he got a chance to see some of his former teammates again.
It was about noon and Gary walked through the corridors of the mostly empty hospital to eat lunch as he heard a familiar voice from inside the recreation room and so he decided to grab his lunch in the kitchen and eat in this room. He opened the door and saw Ghost sitting in front of the TV, with his own food in front of him and the young nurse besides him. Gary walked over to the couch and sat down.
"Hey." Ghost greeted him without turning his eyes off the TV.
"Hi." Gary replied as he began to have his lunch.
He ate half of his meal when he recognized Ghost wasn´t touching his meal and kept staring at the screen. He turned his gaze away from Ghost and tried to follow the report on the TV. He couldn´t understand anything, ´cause the reporter was speaking in Russian. The report on the screen showed a destroyed building, which looked like a high class hotel. There was a sign in front of the building with the word "Oasis" on it. He also saw a lot of police man in front of the building who interviewed some civilians or took pictures of the scene.
Gary turned his gaze off the screen to eat something more when he heard Ghost mumbling something. Gary laid his fork down and looked back on the screen. Some police men brought someone out of the building with hand cuffs on. Gary at first couldn´t see the face of the figure they were bringing out but at the second look he realized that he knew the uniform of the man. He became nervous and as the man looked straight into the camera he couldn´t believe his eyes. There captured by some police men stood Captain Price and looked into the camera with a little smile on his face before they pulled him in the police car. After that the screen changed and they showed pictures of Captain Price and some other guy who Gary didn´t knew.
"What happened there?" Gary asked in disbelief.
"They say someone Captain Price and a Russian called Yuri entered the hotel and killed Makarov." The nurse answered him.
"But why do they capture him? He hasn´t done anything wrong. He just tried to stop the War." Gary replied angrily.
"No." Ghost just said and looked Gary in the eyes.
"What do you mean? He tried to stop the War."
Ghost shook his head lightly.
"He couldn´t stop the War by killing Makarov because the War ended three months ago." He explained to his friend.
Gary´s eyes grew wide.
"What do you mean? The War´s already over? Why didn´t you tell me?"
"Roach! Listen! We all thought it would be the best for you to not know because you should recover and not think about what to do now that the War is over."
"What? That´s ridiculous Ghost. Why should it be bad for my recovery if I knew the War is already over?"
"So. What are you gonna do now?" Ghost asked him staring into his eyes.
"What I am gonna do?" Gary repeated and Ghost nodded.
Gary looked down on his shaking hands.
"I don´t know." He whispered.
"See? Gary I don´t mean to bother you but when you´re back at full power you should go home. It´s the best for you to get your mind free."
"Home?" Gary shook his head.
"No, I can´t go home."
"Why?" Ghost asked in a soft tone.
"Why? Ghost serious? Are you going home?" Gary raised his voice a little louder than he intended.
Now it was Ghost who´s eyes grew wider. He got a little bit angry on Gary´s statement.
" You know that I don´t have a home do you? So no, I´m not going home."
"Neither I am. I stay with you no matter what."
"Stop saying such stupid things Roach." Ghost got up and screamed at Roach.
"It´s the best for you to return to the states. You have a family there Roach. I´m sure your parents would die if you´re not coming back home. So stop dreaming and come back to reality."
"You don´t know what´s the best for me. I won´t go back home, I stay with you, you´re my family and we both are members of the best task force of the world and I don´t want to change this." Roach rose up from the couch and stood in front of Ghost, inches away from his face.
"Don´t be stupid. The 141 doesn´t exists any longer. Why won´t you go back home?" Ghost screamed.
"I´m sure my parents' don´t want me with them." Gary stated sadly.
"Please, don´t tell me you say that because you feel uncomfortable of your face."
Gary didn´t response. He just looked down on his feet.
"Oh Roach. You´re such an idiot." Ghost cursed.
"Shut up! You know nothing. You´re used to scare other people but I don´t want to be like a monster."
"Oh that´s what you think about me? I´m like a monster to you? And I thought you were my friend."
"Ghost… I´m…." Gary started to apologize.
"No, don´t say you´re sorry, because I know you´re not." Ghost cut him off midsentence.
"Hey Guys, stop fighting." The both men turned to look at the nurse, she stood beside them and looked at them with a sad expression on her face.
Ghost and Roach looked away ashamed and mumbled something that could be count as an apology. The nurse let out a little groan and shook her head slightly with a little smile on her face.
"Come on." She said and walked past them. As she reached the door she turned around and looked at the two men who didn´t know what to do.
" Take your jackets and meet me at the back entrance. I think a walk would be good for both of you." With this statement she turned the doorknob and left the two soldiers alone in the room. Ghost was the first to act, he patted Roach on the back and both left the room to put their jackets on.
Yeah, that´s it. I hope it was ok and I try to continue the Story as fast as possible.
