The Frozen Years

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I woke up to hands gripping both of arms, dragging me across the floor

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I woke up to hands gripping both of arms, dragging me across the floor.
"Alexander?" I whispered, still half-asleep, half-aware.

They dropped me. My body hit cold stone, the air knocked from my lungs. I blinked until the blur of the room came into focus- and then I saw him.

"Alex!" I cried, scrambling toward him.

He pulled me into a tight hug.
"Lizzie! You're okay!" He said

"Yeah" I said softly, trying to catch my breath.
"yeah, I'm okay" I mutter

A voice cleared behind us.
"Welcome back"

We turned. A man stood in the doorway, older, clean-shaven, wearing a black Hydra uniform.

"Who are you?" I asked, instinctively moving closer to Alexander.

"I'm the new leader of Hydra." He said simply

Alexander frowned.
"What happened to the other one?" He asked

The man smiled.
"You've been asleep for thirty years. Your old leader is long gone" he said

The words didn't make sense at first.
"Thirty....years?" I repeated.

He nodded, smiling. 
"You'll adjust. Tomorrow, your new training and experiments begin" he said

Then he turned and left, the sound of his boots echoing through the metal hallway.








"You know, technically" Alexander said after a long silence.
"that makes us thirty-nine and thirty-six.... if you think about it" he said

I looked at him, the faintest smile tugging at my lips.
"So technically, we should both be married with kids" I said

He chuckled, the sound faint but warm.
"You're right. How many would you have?" He asks

"Three" I said instantly.
"Two girls and one boy. Maddie, Kelsey, and Billy. What about you?" I ask

He smiled.
"I think I'd have two. Both boys. John and Howard." He said

There was a quiet moment between us before I asked softly.
"Do you ever think about what are life would've been like if none of this happened?" I ask

"Yeah." He said, leaning against the wall.
"We'd travel the world. Then find a place to settle down. Meet our spouses. Live next door to each other so we could spend time together whenever we wanted." He said

I smiled.
"I like the sound of that" I say

"Maybe one day. Maybe it'll happen" he said quietly

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