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I had finally found I place where I felt safe, a small town in Greenland, And I didn't even live in the town, I lived just outside it, not far enough for a long drive for groceries but far enough so people don't come looking. After my encounter with the Barnes, his words stuck with me, maybe I was once someone but whoever that was is gone now.
I sigh and turn away from the window and walk towards my fireplace, sitting down in front of it and examined all the information I picked up on the name of y/n l/n supposedly my name. The details I remember Barnes telling me matches so far, went missing at 16 and never heard of again. There wasn't much before that, she— I mean I was young when they took me, not much information about a kid back then anyways. Kinda sad, isn't it? Not knowing having a lot of information about yourself. I did find a family, but sadly they're all dead, She— well I was an only kid and my parents died in a car accident and if it wasn't for that they would of died of old age, another thing I found out, I'm 74 years old, y/n l/n born 1975, missing at 16 and that's it. Everything anyone knows about me.
I reach over and grabbed a picture, it was a family photo, my mother and father held each other close, smiling lovingly at each other and I in the middle, I must of been around two or three, The happiness and love in their eyes gave me an odd pang in my chest. I felt my eyes well up but quickly block the I shed tears away. I can't afford to be upset over something I don't remember and frankly don't want to remember. I should move on.
"Trying to remember who you are?" I tense at the sound of his voice. Barnes.
"I know who I am." I answer through gritted teeth "I'm the winter soldier." I quickly grab one of my hidden knives, turning around I start slicing at Barnes torso but he obviously saw it coming, dodging everyone one of my attacks.
Barnes kicks the knife out of my hands and tackles me to the ground, holding my arms to the sides of my head he holds me down. "You're only saying that because you're scared." I scoff at him and try my hardest to escape his grip.
"Of you? Don't get so cocky."
"You're scared to remember." They surprisingly accurate answer caught me off guard and made me stop struggling to look at Barnes, his face didn't show any detail of hesitation in the answer.
"How do you know?" I ask defensively.
"Because I was in your position, they took everything away from me, my family, my friends, my will to fight back, and I was scared." He took a deep breath, as like he was struggling to talk about this. "Scared to remember what happiness or anything felt like when all I knew was pain." I felt my eyes brimming with tears again, and before he could take note of it I shoved him off me, but didn't move to attack him.
"If I stop running, where are you gonna take me?"
"Somewhere safe." I furrows my eyebrows at him, last time someone said that to me I got brainwashed.
"How can I trust you?" Barnes gave me a weak smile and stood from his stop on the ground and offered me a hand.
"Because nobody else is here to help you, not HYDRA, not SHIELD, Just me." I took his words in and slowly raised my gaze to meet his.
"If I find out you've lied, I'll kill you." Barnes smiled at my answer as I took his hand and he pulled me up.
