The Scout

Chapter - 53

The Scout
Chapter 53
Written by: Mike Hurley
'The Rainbow Bridge'

Jocks handed Robin his control device & hung it over her neck.
She picked up the telephone handset and said 'hello'.........

I miss you, Robin!!

I miss you too!!
How are you, Shawn?

I'm ok.  It's been raining a lot.
I've seen a couple of rainbows.

That's sweet!!  I love rainbows.

Yeah me too.  Did you guys get a lot of rain?

Yeah.
How are you, Robin??

Good, I guess. We're going on a mission with Jocks, they didn't have anyone else so they drafted Amy & me to help.

Will you be safe??  I wish I were there with you!

Oh yeah for sure.  We're with Jocks.
But if you were here, I'd want us holding hands.

I'd like that Robin.  God.....I miss you!!

Jock's a Marine Scout you know.

Yeah, I know.  Did you know Ty and Jocks are like blood brothers?

Yeah that's crazy, isn't it?

Yeah, crazy with a capital C!!
And they cut their names into each other's hands.  Freaking gross!!

Do you like the Beatles, Robin?

Yeah, I love their music.  They wrote most of it themselves I think. Lots of my school friends were like 'they're soooo old' lol!!

Wow, that's cool.

Yeah.

So where did you and Ty go after the Rebel Camp??

We went to my hometown and then to  Riverton.

Riverton??  That's my hometown, my family moved there a few years before the storms. 

Do you miss Canada?

Yeah, a lot, I miss Edmonton.  It's about 8 hours north of Calgary.
I was born there.  My mom's family is all from there.  I miss ice skating, I was on a hockey team.
Shawn, I heard Riverton is a Rebel base and a Staging Area. Why did you go there?  It's crawling with the enemy.

We had intel to gather. 

Did you go into town??

Yes........the east side of town, That's where you saved me, remember? 

I didn't know where we were.  And you got captured and they almost killed you, Shawn.

But you rescued me, Robin. I'm not dead. You rock!

But you could have been.  Shawn, you drive me insane with the chances you take with your life. You do things without thinking them through.
You want us to get married but I'm terrified one day you won't come home!!  And what if I were pregnant Shawn?  I'm terrified of becoming a widow, with a child!!

Don't cry, Robin. 

I can't help it, Shawn. I love you!
Do you have any idea how much Billie loves you!!  You're like his big brother and father rolled into one.
I don't know if I can marry a man who is so reckless Shawn.

Ty was with me, and Phantom.

They almost killed you, Shawn.....
I want a family with you Shawn!!
With you as the father. 

We'll have a family, sweetie!

I can't handle any more death, Shawn.
If you were killed, I'd die.
I'm serious!!