Call of Duty Ghosts: The Aftermath

Chapter 7

KICK

I pace as Merrick and Keegan talk, then spin towards them.

"Where the hell do you think they went?" I ask, and Keegan turns around, crossing his arms.

"Kick, we went over this. We don't know." He says, and I glare at him.

"Why are you always so damn pessimistic?!" I shout, and Merrick and Keegan both stop and stare at me. Keegan narrows his eyes and walks over to me.

"Kick, there is absolutely nothing to be optimistic about! The beach was overrun, the base was taken, Hesh was shot, Logan was stabbed, Hesh went nuts, then attacked you, then took Logan, and now we find out that Rorke poisoned him to turn him into a Ghost killer. So you tell me, Kick. What am I missing that I could be optimistic about?" He hisses in my face, and I stumble back a little.

"I...I mean..."

"Keegan. Let it go." Merrick says, and Keegan glances over his shoulder at Merrick, then shoves past me as he storms out the door. I watch him go with wide eyes. It's amazing how even though he's five years younger than I am, he's still so intimidating. I take a breath, then turn back to Merrick.

"I didn't mean to-" Merrick puts his hand up, and sighs.

"Kick, it's not you. Keegan is.....Keegan. He's unlike any man I've ever known. He formed a strong bond with Hesh, just like me, but also with Logan. So now that both of them are gone....well.....Let's just say he'll be much more on edge."

I groan.

"Great. Now he'll be even angrier at me than he normally is."

Merrick sighs.

"Kick, he doesn't hate you. He actually really cares about you. Trust me. He thinks of you as an older brother."

My eyes widen.

"Really?" I ask in surprise, and Merrick nods.

"Yeah. He just needs time to process this. I know him. He's probably thinking up a plan of how to find them and get them back as we speak. He's a hell of a Ghost. Ever since he joined as a kid. You remember first meeting him."

I nod with a sigh.

"Damn straight I remember. He was one determined kid."

Merrick nods.

"He's always been determined. As well as smart, loyal, and efficient."

I sigh.

"But still Keegan."

Merrick smirks and nods.

"Yes. Still Keegan."

Turning towards the window, I look out.

"Walkers, you better be alive."

LOGAN

Hesh paces in front of me, back and forth, like he has been for the past twenty minutes. I sigh.

"Hesh, you know, wearing a path in the ground isn't going to help anything," I say, looking down at my gun, checking it.

Hesh looks up and sighs.

"Look, we just need to think, okay? What's going on? Plus, I know you feel it too. That Rorke is still alive. I don't know how I know, I just know." He says, and I nod.

"Yeah, okay. But what are we gonna do about that? It's not like we know where he is." I say as I jump down from the metal ledge I was sitting on.

Hesh stops and crosses his arms.