Call of Duty Ghosts: The Aftermath

Chapter 46

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Hesh

I watch with wide eyes as the medic frantically tries to help Keegan, and another soldier helps David.

It's crazy how much he really does look like me.

But I'm not there.

Not for Keegan or Logan.

Clenching my fists, I grit my teeth.

I'm so goddamn useless now.

I couldn't protect my little brother, and I left him alone.

I left Keegan, too.

Not that I wanted to, or that it was my fault.

It wasn't.

But I still feel guilty as all hell.

Now I'm watching as one of my brothers is dying before my eyes.

Merrick holds Logan close as he sobs into Merrick's shoulder. Cody kneels next to the medic, staring down at Keegan with a strained expression.

"Come on, kid....your brother still needs you." He mutters, and I feel my chest tighten.

Closing my eyes, a tear falls from my cheek.

"Hesh?"

A small voice from behind me makes me spin around, and my eyes widen, then fill with tears.

Keegan meets my eyes, bites his lip, then sighs.

"I.....Hesh, I don't...."

Keegan hangs his head, and tears run down his face to drip from his chin.

I take a deep breath, then walk over to him, and pull him into a hug.

"I'm so sorry, Keegan." I murmur, and he shakes his head, pressed against my shoulder as he hugs me back tightly.

"I tried......I tried to keep him safe....now I can't....." He sobs, and I close my eyes.

"Keegan, it's not your fault. Logan....I know he's strong. He'll be able to go on. It may be hard, but he can. He's our brother, Keegan. All we can do now is watch over him. And David. I have faith that he can protect him. And Logan likewise."

I pull away from the hug and meet Keegan's icy blue eyes. He looks up at me sadly, and it feels to me like we're both eighteen again.

Young and scared.

He takes a shaky breath. Looking up at me, he bites his lip.

"There's no point in still fighting, is there?" He asks quietly, glancing at John trying to save him.

I hesitate, then sigh, shaking my head slightly.

"No," I respond softly.

Keegan nods, tears rolling down his cheeks.

The once unfeeling Ghost has grown to have the most sensitive feelings after having Logan and me as brothers.

He cares so much, about everyone.

But still, everything bad happens to him. He's been hurt far more than Logan and I.

Honestly, I didn't think that it was possible, because of everything we went through, but Keegan has been hurt so much more.

It pains me terribly, but I know that at least now he's safe with me.

Glancing up, I find him staring at Logan crying into Merrick's shoulder.