Hit And Run/ Bucky Barnes (COMPLETE

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he sat her on the ground and Veronica walked forward setting her on the stretcher Bucky ran to her pulling her into a bear hug

Its okay doll he whispered as she sobbed holding onto him tightly

I could of saved her she said

Don't pin this on yourself he said pulling away to look at her he wiped away her tears with his thumps "It's not your fault" he said and pulled her back into a hug kissing her head a medic ran up to her seeing the blood seeping through her shirt

I'm fine she said trying to shove them away

You were shot come on, doll. Bucky said grabbing her hand taking her to the ambulance she stopped the medic as Sam had a full on speech

These labels, "terrorists," "refugee," "thug," they're often used to get around the question, why? Sam said

Those settlements that happened five years ago, do you think it is fair for governments to have to support them? One of the woman asked

Yes. Sam said

And the people who reappeared only to find someone else living in their family home, they just end up homeless? Senator asked Veronica looked between Sam and the Senator as Sam looked like he was about to throw hands "Look, I get it. But you have no idea how complicated this situation is." Sam smiled

You know what? You're right. And that's a good thing. We finally have a common struggle now. Think about that. For once, all the people who've been begging, and I mean, literally begging for you to feel how hard any given day is... Now you know. How did it feel to be helpless? Now if you could remember what it was like to be helpless and face a force so powerful it could erase half the planet, you would know that you're about to have the exact same impact. This isn't about easy decisions, Senator. Sam said

You just don't understand. he said Sam scoffed

I'm a Black man carrying the stars and stripes. What don't I understand? Every time I pick this thing up, I know there are millions of people who are gonna hate me for it. Even now, here... I feel it. The stares, the judgment. And there's nothin' I can do to change it. Yet, I'm still here. No super serum, no blond hair, or blue eyes. The only power I have is that I believe we can do better. We can't demand that people step up if we don't meet them halfway. Look, you control the banks. Shit, you can move borders! You can knock down a forest with an email, you can feed a million people with a phone call. But the question is, who's in the room when you make those decisions? Hmm? Is it the people you're gonna impact? Or is it just more people like you? I mean, this girl died trying to stop you, and no one has stopped for one second to ask why. You've gotta do better, Senator. You've gotta step up. Because if you don't, the next Karli will. And you don't wanna see 2.0. People believed in her cause so much that they helped her defy the strongest governments in the world. Why do you think that is? Look, you people have just as much power as an insane god or a misguided teenager. The question you have to ask yourself is, "How are you going to use it?" Sam said Veronica smiled as he walked towards Bucky