A Broken Arm

A Talk At The River

Roy sighed happily as he watched the line bob up and down. They stood near a river in the forest area.

"This is much better." He said to Poli. His friend nodded as he threw his line into the river. They haven't caught any fish yet but they didn't really mind. Poli was just glad that Roy was happy.

"It's nice that Jin isn't on you about your arm. I heard it was really starting to bother you." Poli said.

Roy looks away. "Yeah. Don't get me wrong, I like Jin but she really was annoying me about my arm."

"I get it. I mean she doesn't nag me or Amber but she can be annoying. Poor Helly." Poli laughed at the end. "He's always getting grounded"

"And that's what happened to me.." Roy mumbled. He glances at it and grimaces. Amber had really kept his arm in place. It didn't hurt as much but he didn't like how he couldn't move it.

Poli noticed and thought about something. He took the silent to ask something

"What don't you care about yourself?" He asked.

"Hm?"

"You always put yourself last. If someone is about to get injured, you're throwing yourself out there like a shield." Poli answered. Roy shrug his shoulder.

"They're not as strong as -"

"Not just the civilians. You did it for us too. When those logs were heading for Amber you immediately rushed in front of her and took those hits.  When you got injured by that lamppost you didn't even let Jin see it on that day, or even the next day." Poli interrupted "You barely want to rest, and you even tried to hide it from Helly! Like how long were going to keep us from knowing you were in pain. Like why do you do this?"

It went quiet. Roy stares at the water and doesn't face his friend. Poli realized that he went too far. This wasn't the time to ask him, especially after being miserable for a week straight. He felt guilty.

"I'm sorry." He said. "I'm just worried. We all are."

Roy looks up and sighed. "I know. It's just kind of engraved in my mind. There are ordinary people or cars that can't handle the damage without needing serious care. I let myself be a shield so they can be free from the situation. My pain really doesn't matter at moments like that."

"You're kidding me right?" Poli started as he looked serious. "Your care matters. Whether it's small like something aching or something that 's in extreme pain like your arm right now, you don't deserve to suffer. What's worse is when the damage gets worse when you let it go on and.. you either get seriously hurt or.. die.."

Roy laughed. "I'm not dying anytime soon. Not going to let that happen." He was trying to lighten the situation up but he could tell Poli was actually really concerned and scared if the worse happens. "I'll take that into consideration.. might be hard since I've gotten used to throwing myself into danger but.. I'll try after I recover."

Poli sighed with relief. At least that was solved. He smiled at Roy and Roy smiled back. The two continued to watch their lines bob up and down. Until, Roy felt something bite his bait.

"Yes! Finally!" He tried to fish it up but he didn't have the strength in his left arm. He leaned back trying to pull it back but the fish ended up pulling away, and  Roy almost falls into the river. Poli grabs his good arm and pulls him back.

"Well that was pathetic." Roy mumbled as he looked at his rod.

"I wouldn't say that. I saw a couple fishes swam away, they might have all grabbed onto your bait. You did put a big worm on there." Poli said. "Beside if you're arm wasn't broken, I would have let you fall in."

Roy playfully rolled his eyes before pushing Poli a bit. He falls back into the river and looked at Roy with a not serious glare.

"Hey!"

"I think you deserve that." Roy said a smile. Poli shakes his head and grabs his fishing line.

"You wanna head back to headquarters. Seems like not too many fishes are around here."

"Not really. Can we just take a walk then?"

"Fine with me."
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Plans for this book. I'll write a chapter with each Rescue Team with Roy. Not sure who to do next, (Amber or Helly) but I do plan on doing a few more chapters. Thanks for waiting, sorry for a 2 month wait.