Bleed, Patch, And Keep Moving - An Apex Legends Story

Chapter 87 - 11.7 Seconds

Ajay pried her eyes open and lifted her head up just a bit. She looked around for a moment to find the clock. It had only been two hours. Octavio's arm was still wrapped tightly around her. She didn't want to move and disturb him. Her lips met his chest before she placed her head back on it. Her finger tips rubbed his arm while her ear listened to his steady heartbeat as it carried her back to sleep.

Ajay heard a single vibration from her phone as she stepped out of the shower. She grabbed her phone and turned on the screen to find 11 missed phone calls from Octavio. She knew that something had to be wrong. He never called her and it had been months since she had last spoken to him. Her hands shook as she clicked on his number to call him back and pressed the phone to her ear. She exhaled a sigh of relief when he answered.

"Hey Che." Octavio's voice was playful but low.

"Silva?" She didn't really know what to say.

He coughed and then laughed a bit, "I beat the record Che. 11.7 seconds Che."

She sighed once more in relief, "Damn Silva. Ya a speed demon for sure." There was a lot of silence and then some familiar beeping noises. "Silva. Are ya in the hospital?" She began feel worry sink into her stomach.

"Si." Octavio's voice was low and calm.

Ajay's voice was getting panicked, "Silva what happened?" She began rushing to her bedroom. She forced her clothing onto her lower body while he sat on the other end or the line in silence. She managed to get her bra and shirt on in record time. "Silva?"

His voice was no longer playful as he spoke. It was full of sorrow, "I fucked up Che."

She waited for him to continue but that was all he said. Her heart was pounding against her chest like it was trying to escape, "What do ya mean ya fucked up?" She was surprised that her voice was even and calm.

Again he was silent for a long time. "Can you just come and see me? I will text you the address."

Ajay nodded and then realized that he couldn't see her. "Yah Silva." She grabbed her backpack and began to shove clothing into it.

Octavio sent her the address before they hung up and made sure that she got it. "Thanks Che."

Ajay kept looking at the address on her phone. It was a hospital on the planet Harmony. As she sat in the transport ship all she could do was worry. She tried to think about the last time she was on Harmony. The planet itself was peaceful and calm. It was filled with stone and wood architecture. It was primarily and agricultural planet.

The first time she landed on Harmony she met Captain Tai Lastimosa. He was highly regarded in the Special Recon Squadron, or SRS, force within the Militia. He helped Ajay train with numerous weapons so that way if trouble ever found her it wouldn't find a way out. She also trained with Jack Cooper, one hell of a rifleman and Captain Lastimosa's protégé.

Ajay's flight from Typhon to Harmony felt as though it took forever. The drive to the local hospital was even longer and filled with anticipation and anxiety. The hospital was small and housed only 30 patients at capacity. It didn't take her long to find Octavio. She looked over his battered body through the doorway before she entered the room. The smell of burnt flesh filled her lungs as she stepped closed to him. Blood and dirt stained his skin as she peered over him. She frown at the sight of him. "Silva?" She whispered his name as she reached for him, almost afraid to touch his fragile body.

Octavio's swollen eyes opened to her beautiful voice, "Che. You made it." He wanted to get up and hug her but it hurt to even breathe. He began to adjust himself in the bed and winced in pain. Ajay rushed to his side. "You don gotta get up for me." She helped him settle back into the bed. He was happy to have her touch him. Her hands felt like magic and he didn't want her to stop touching.