Missing You

The General

The General above ^^^^

Chapter 8 Lukes POV

I hated to let her go, her smile made my day. I wish I could explain everything. In fact, what is stopping me. I was just about to call her when Tanner and Matt came in, all geared up for a new mission

"What do you want"

"Depends, what were you doing?" (Tanner)

"None of your beeswax"

"Dang it Luke, you were with Clara weren't you? I told you not to contact anyone from our previous, you know the serious dangers that could come from her telling others about us!" (Matt)

"You can shut up Matt, I have no one. My parents retired to Thailand and all my friends think I am dead, how the heck do you cope? Oh, yeah, that's right, your girlfriend is WITH you!"

I had had enough. Of everything. I am done with the confidentiality. The secrecy. The isolation.The loneliness. I had to tell someone. I had to tell Clara.

I told Tanner and Matt that I needed to go speak with The General and that i didn't want them coming in and disturbing me.

*knock knock

"Who is there, Tanner?"

"No, it's me, Luke"

"Oh, come in"

I strolled into his office like a kid would into his house, naturally. I felt at home in The General's office. I had had so many life changing moments in this chair, this leather chair.

"Tell me boy, what's wrong? Tanner told me you made contact with your past life, would you care to explain?"

"All I did was talk to Clara, I needed to go and clea-"

"Let me make this clear Luke, I love you like a son, and like a father would, I am not going to let you risk your life for the sake of that naive girl. Do you hear me? The trauma that your would bring to her would ruin her. You are not the same person you were a year ago. Let me remind you. I don't want to hear another word about this again. Understand"

I knew that there was no point in arguing with The General. After all, his tall pointured stature, steel piercing eyes, and large muscular figure was not one to me messed with. I had learned that 3 months ago. And never again.

"Yes General, thank you General"

"You are dismissed"

I cannot believe he isn't letting me recruit or ever contact claire. She means so much more to me than myself, Tanner and the others.

I scanned my eye into the retina scanner and went into my bedroom. It isn't anything out of the ordinary. I have a bed, desk, bookshelf, drawer, walk in closet, lamp and chair. Well there is the fact that i also have a walk in gun closet. But the fact of the matter is, it doesn't bug me anymore. When I was first recruited, i never stepped foot into that room, on my first mission, I almost threw up. But now....now it is like any ordinary room. Maybe I really have changed. Maybe The General is right, maybe I'm not the same person i was a year ago.

My question is, is that a good or bad thing. I hope Clara doesn't mind.

I hope.