Drafted- A Story Of Heroes

11

"Why are you running away?" Jones yelled to Fen.

"Did we ever run before?" Fen stopped.

"Jones, this isn't war. This is something far worse."

"What?"

"I can't be here. It feels suffocating." 

"I understand." 

"Half of those men wouldn't be dead if not for them." He pointed to the stage. "How can I be around them and act like nothing is wrong? How can I pretend that some of those men might not be dead if it wasn't for me?"

"Some of those men? Or Davis?"Fen threw his arms down.

"Both?" 

"At least hear her out." 

"Why? I can't do it. I don't want to break her heart." 

"I never knew you to be a coward Fen. Remember who's little sisters heart you are breaking." He tapped Fen chest. 

"And man up." Fen looked behind to Georgia who was hugging Linda.

"He would be so happy to know that Linda is pregnant with his kid. And even more so that she loved him this much. He also spoke about how much he wanted to marry her, even... on his death bed." 

"And you can bet your ass off he's regretting not marrying her and knowing. You know that once you walk away you are only hurting yourself. Georgia is a beautiful young woman, she can move on. But you, you are a vet who's just come back and has no support other than her. You can't do better than her, so treat her like so. And don't let go, cause Davis wouldn't." Fen stayed in place. 

"Go get her." Fen took a step forward. 

"Hurry it up damn it!" Jones pushed him. Fen looked back to him.

"Thank you, Jones." He jogged over to Georgia. 

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"Did they agree to backup?" 

"I'm trying!" 

"Try harder!" 

"Jones! They are coming for my side!" 

"Hold em'!" Jones screeched. 

"We have the ammo!" Fen and another man rushed in with the mental boxes of ammo.

"Where the hell where you?" 

"We had a few run ins." Fen undid to box and handed it to Jones.

"Well, glad you could join us." 

"What about backup?" 

"What do you think?"

"Those lazy bastards!" Fen spat between his teeth. 

"Yeah, tell me about it." Jones rolled his eyes.

"Keep your eyes peeled, anything, anywhere." 

"More land mines? I thought we blew them all up by now." 

"Not yet." Jones cocked his gun. 

"Left overs." Fen reached around his bet and pulled out a grenade. 

"Lets do some damage!" 

"Heads down!" Fen screamed as Jones pulled the pin aimed with his hand and threw. They all hit the ground before it exploded.

"Another!" Fen pulled out another. 

"To the left." Jones pulled the pin and threw it. 

"Deck!" They all went down again.