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Tom really didn't want to go, but he figured he really had no choice either. Normally he would go out with his squad but they would stay in New York, now he had to actually go to Pennsylvania, maybe even further into Georgia. Then the thought about what Warren had said about Georgia, and it made him think about Juliet, how she was planning to go to Georgia. His mind went to crazy possibilities that probably never come true, even though it hurt to think about it, it was refreshing but still sad knowing their relationship would forever be over. He just wasn't over it.
"I'm gonna miss you, but I'll be back before you know it. I hope so at least." Tom told Sumo who was lying on his owners bed, a sad and pouty look on his face, as if he know Tom would be leaving soon. Hearing a knock on his front door, he turned his attention away from the clothes that he was folding. "Come in." The boy called out, he said that almost every time, there was really no need to check who it was, it wasn't like he was in any danger. If anything, he would be the least person in danger, everyone around here took a liking to him which was a bit surprising to him. It's not like he went out of his way to make himself likable.
"Hey son." Frances said with a sigh, he had got wind that some men were sent out South, and his son was one of them, he was sad to see him go again. No one knew how long it would still till they came back, or if they even would come back considering there were threats over there. From the way Warren described it, someone was clearly set on killing them, and it had to be multiple people doing it. Silently, his parents walked in with his little brother, holding him in their arms. "Are you packing up yet?" Angela questioned softly, putting the toddler down.
"I just started." Tom with a sigh, ever since he had gotten word he was set to head out yesterday, things had been pretty gloomy. "Well we just wanted to stop by and spend some time with you before you leave." His mother said with a smile, sitting down on the fairly small couch. His place was pretty small, he didn't mind, as long as he had a shower and a bed, he was all set to go. It was only him that was living there anyways, no one slept there but him, and maybe a few girls here and there. "Alright..." Tom said awkwardly taking a few steps into the living area, Sumo following along, greeting the small child with a lick in the face.
"Why did he send you out there?" Frances questioned, he already got a few details, but not the whole story. "People out there are killing us, they won't let us take Georgia. So I have to go and take care of them, so Warren can continue with the spread." He said blankly, fiddling with his hands, sometimes he didn't know what side he was on. "A retaliation..." Angela mumbled. Honest to God, she didn't like this place, she didn't agree with the way it was ran, and all the people that died, but it kept her and her family alive. "Yup, it seems so. Whoever this group is, they already killed one hundred and twenty men recently. Who knows how much in the past..."
"Oh God." Angela broke, putting her hands in her face as she cried. "You can't go out there." She sobbed, shaking her head, mentally cursing the screwed up system of Zone Blue, cursing Warren for risking her sons life. Very quickly Tom went over to her, taking a seat next to Angela as he wrapped his arms around her. "I'll be fine mom, it's better than dad going." He said with a small smile. "You could die. I can't loose you again, we just got you back, Tommy." She spoke, trying her best to make her voice clear so they could hear her. "You won't loose me, I'll come back, I promise. I traveled across the country, and I'm still alive."
