𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐘 ⌁ 𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 [𝟐]

XVI. HOW TO BECOME A CHILD ASSASSIN 101

two ghosts by harry styles

"we're not who we used to be
we're not who we used to be
we're just two ghosts standing in the place of you and me
trying to remember how it feels to
have a heartbeat"

          Sam told me that Dad was walking Sharon back to her hotel, so I figured I'd meet him there. I saw the two in front of the elevator, but when I came closer, I noticed a tension between the two.

          "Hello." I broke the silence between them, startling both of them. I gave the two an "innocent" smile, but my eyes probably said otherwise.

          "Steve." Sam showed up behind me. The three of us turned to him, only to notice how uneasy he was. "There's something you gotta see."

• • •

          "A bomb hidden in a news van..." The news anchor stated on the television. I stood behind the couch, in between Dad and Sam, as the three of us watched the footage of the Vienna International Centre.

          "Who's coordinating?" Sharon asked to the person on the other line of her call. She slowly paced back and forth behind us.

          "...ripped through the UN building in Vienna."

          "Good. They're solid. Forensics?"

          "More than 70 people have been injured. At least 12 are dead, including Wakanda's King T'Chaka. Officials have released a video of a suspect who they have identified as James Buchanan Barnes, the Winter Soldier." Both Sam and I turned to Dad, who tensed up from hearing about Barnes. "The infamous HYDRA agent linked to numerous acts of terrorism and political assassinations."

          None of this seems right. Why would Bucky bomb the UN? He would know that this would attract attention and that's the last thing he wants.

          "I have to go to work." Sharon whispered. Dad bowed his head down and I could hear his breathing become heavier. Of course this would faze him. He's been looking for Bucky for two years. And now, the first time he's seen him in a while is when he's labeled as a criminal.

          "I need to go after him." He said, breaking the silence.

          "Dad..." I sighed as I turned the rest of my body towards him.

          "I can't just do nothing." Dad instantly argued back.

          "We don't even know where he is. I mean, we've been looking for over two years now." Sam brought up.