The Enemy

2 | Recovery

Home - July 24th, 1944 - 08:16 am - Syracuse, Italy
Kate was asleep on the chair by the bed of the man who was still a stranger and still hasn't woken up yet in these 48 hours, until he finally did in this moment. He groaned in pain, making Kate jolt up from her dream less sleep and sit by his side, soothe him as he tries to sit, hissing in process. Kate helps him to semi- sit and tell him to take it easy or he might open the stitches and that he is safe.

"Where am I? Who are you?" The green eyed man asked with worry visible on his face . He was changed into a pink color night suit with black polka dots. Kate was seeing them for the first time and it was the most beautiful green eyes she had ever seen but she wondered she should feel this way for an enemy.
"I'm Kate Romano. We found you washed up by the shoreline in very badly damaged conditions, so we took you in our house and treated you. It's a miracle you survived. Ah... you're in Italy." She completed.

He takes a moment to let the news sink in as she patiently waits. "Why d-did you save me?" His voice broke. Kate felt something breaking inside her, "I couldn't leave you there to die." Her voice sounded small, "my friend asked me the same question? Why am I saving you, even after knowing who you are, but being in war wasn't your choice, no one wants a river full of blood and rain only for cleaning it. No man wants to be away from his family, his loved ones. It's not your fault that the world is divided then why should you pay for it?" She completes with a slim smile.

"Didn't you think of the consequences for helping me?"
"I did... but I don't care. I have no regrets, I did not do anything wrong in saving you. You deserve to live. Now enough of this... don't worry about me. I'm glad you are doing well as you are finally awake. I was starting to get worried. What would you like have for breakfast stranger?" She puns as he returns a grin.

"Anything is fine." And Kate thinks that he was being hesitant so she tried again by saying there must be something with him as there no dish called "anything" and then he said some pancakes will work. Excited she claps her hands and says she would make her special pancakes. Kate had almost closed the door when she half opens it again, head peaking "Will you be able to get up or breakfast in bed sounds good?"
"Can I join you?"
"Sure! do you need help in getting up to freshen up stranger?"

"I think I will be okay" The man politely declined, Kate nodded while the man slowly tries rise from the bed, "how long will you keep calling me stranger?"
"Until you're comfortable enough to tell me your name, if you ever wish to" how understanding she was, she cannot have any bad intentions, the man thought.
Kate saw the man struggling to get on his feet so she offered her hand to help him with her signature sweet smile.
"I'm Harry" the man reveals his name. It suited him Kate thinks, beautiful as he was.
"Well Harry, it seems like you'll need me" Kate says referring to help.

While Harry was getting fresh, Kate quickly prepared the breakfast for three of them. She was arranging the table when Rave came in yawing and sleepy eyes as Kate hugged her "Good Morning Sleepyhead!" And whispers "He's awake" Rave pulled apart, wide eyed whisper yells it back "He's what!", Kate playfully gave a side eye as she returned back to what she what. They sat in silence, Rave started to eat while Kate waited for Harry to join.

When he arrived he stood there hesitant "Harry?" but then he joined after she called him. Kate served him pancakes and asked if he wanted some honey but he politely refused. She later asked him if the pancakes were good and he replied that he indeed liked them - he liked this new banana pancake recipe, he told that her mother really made this one before. He was slowly mixing up with Rave as well. The girls now knew that Harry had a elder sister, Gemma, he lived with his mother, Anne. He told them he lived in London and his other four friends were also drafted into the battlefield though they wanted to form a boy band.

He doesn't know why but he felt safe in sharing all these personal details about his life. And it was not one way, the girls were also open to him in telling him about their lives, Rave had siblings while Kate was the only child to her parents. Rave jokes in between saying he could be an amazing actor to her movie: she sometimes worked on script as a hobby, they laughed it off.

While Rave and Harry was chatting, Kate went to her room to grab the medication as it was time after the afternoon dose. After some time Harry felt sleepy as the result of meds so Kate had him sent back to bed even because he can't exhaust himself too much in his given state.

"Your boyfriend is really nice!"
"Tha-what?"
"I can see the hearts in your eyes" she replied with mischievous smile.
"Oh shut up! You know he won't see me that way and he will leave one day soon." Hurt evident in her voice.
"But the important thing is to get him out here safely. You know what these people could do to him or even us for that matter. He deserves to be with his family and live his dreams. We need to find a way and make sure no one can know about him." She continued.

"My brother can be of help. He's with intelligence agency." Rave suggested.
"I hope he doesn't get in trouble for helping us"
"Don't worry, everything's gonna be alright. No one will know." Rave gives her best friend a hug.
"I hope." 

The girls didn't knew that Harry was awake and listening the whole conversation, worried and scared about the future outcome if he would make it back home and thinking about the fact he may have to feel Kate behind because he can't have her; what would happen to her after he's gone?

A/N: Guess what's gonna happen next and let me know in the comments. Will everything would be okay or it's the start of something else?

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