The Keepers

Miller- Salvage : Cat- Salvaged

Miller

       Why did I let this happen. I meet someone that for some reason I trust so quickly, and I may have gotten her killed. "Why did you do that Cat! I should be dead! You should be ok!" I yell. "Because Miller...." She trails off and her eyes close.

        "Cat! Wake up!" I panic, "Seth! I can't let her die!" I yell. Why do I feel this way about her? Why would I let her get hurt!

        I feel my face go emotionless. Silent tears roll down my cheeks and I hug her to me. I am not weak.... I am emotionless. Feelings don't normally bother me, yet they do now.

       We get into the realm and the ship lands, I pick her up and run to the hospital as fast as I can, dodging other keepers. They recognize her from the news and follow me. I get to the in-base hospital and run to the first medic I see. She is short and has tan skin. Her hair is a light brown and her eyes are a hazel color. "H-help..." I say, she takes me into a room and I put Cat down on the bed.

       The medic turns to me. She presses a button and other nurses come in. "I need you to step out... We will see what we can do, Admiral." She says. I step out and sit on a bench. I put my head in my hands and stay there for an hour. Seth comes over with Rachel and sits next to me. "How is she?" He asks. "I don't know... I don't know..." I say, and cry silently again. "She threw herself into me... The bomb would have attached to me and killed me... I don't know how she knew..." I say quietly. "She cares about you dude, and you care about her." I look up and he smiles a bit, "I'm sorry." He says, "By the way, our team gets a three day guaranteed break." He says, and leaves. He is smart to do that.

        30 agonizing minutes later, the medic comes out. "She is going to live, but she won't be able to back out of your apartment to fight for a couple days, maybe a week." She says, "Can I see her?" I ask, the Medic nods. "She is asleep though, please don't wake her." She adds, I nod.

       I walk through the door and see her. At this point, she is absolutely covered in bruises. She has no neck brace, which is good. Her arm is in a fast-healing brace. Her clothes sit in a torn pile and she is in a hospital gown. I can tell they had to work on the inside, there are tubes everywhere. I walk over and grab her hand. I hold it it for a moment.

       I look down at myself. I am covered in blood, her blood. I leave her room and walk out of the hospital. Reporters swarm me, cameras flash. I just push through and keep walking. I get back to my room. I sit on my bed and feel tears coming. I shower and wash my armor. I put on a t-shirt and basketball shorts... We still call them that even thought nobody plays sports anymore.

      It is late and I'm trying to fall asleep but I can't. I keep thinking about her and I just want to hug her. I want to KNOW she is ok. But I will have to wait. With the speed of medicine, she will be out of the hospital tomorrow... If nothing goes wrong overnight.

When I wake up I call into the hospital. The medic, who I found out is named Lindsay, seems happy. "She will be out by lunch. Her friend Rachel brought her clothes this morning." Lindsay says. "Good, thank you." I respond.

       "Hey, Seth?" I call, after changing into jeans and high-tops. I kept the same red t-shirt on. "Yup." Seth responds from the kitchen. "Do you mind if I go to the hill?" I say, I see him shake his head, "no problem. Go ahead." He says. I walk outside, I am rarely able too go out but we have time off. I walk to the hill near the base and climb up. I sit on the opposite side.

       The thing about the hill is that it doesn't get boring. I am always happy, I don't have to think. Today though, I think about Cat. I wish I had listened to Rachel. The amount of pain Cat is in right now is probably insane and it is all my fault. I look at my watch, it is almost 11:00 which means I have been out here for almost 2 hours. I start to think about standing up and leaving when I hear her.