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3 YEARS AGO
I remember when we were little, John. How scream you'll be rich, doing whatever you want. Back then, I couldn't help but laugh. You were just loud, all bark and no bite. But even back then, I promised to be strong for you.
You were all I had… all I need.
Even when we got adopted by those… those people, you were my reason….
In that trash-filled house. Those scum. How they were 'taking care' of us. While making us go hungry. How they would beat us. Telling us we were worth nothing while living off OUR fares… he laughed a little, I wonder if you even remember? You probably don't, and I wish I could doubt that.
Jason wrote those words at night. He couldn't be the sad or gloomy one. He couldn't be too serious either. After that day, John jumped; he had to be happy and strong. He made a promise, and he meant it. But he couldn't do it all the time; sometimes it would slip.
"Jason, what are you doing? John asked, half asleep. It seems he laughed a little too loudly, or maybe the lights were too bright?
"Nothing, you can go back to sleep."
"Ok, ok."
You know? I couldn't help but wonder… wou– never mind. He thought. I should check the time. I can't have them catching us. Right, John?
"Huh… Six hours left." Those six hours were good enough for me. The Sun has yet to wake. He closed his eyes, closing himself with some hay, after all… 6 hours were left. And the train would stop in seven.
I woke John at the crack of dawn. It wasn't hard to jump off the train because the snow was piled quite high, but that was the easy part; The walk through the snow would be ruthless, but we had to move, and worse, I wasn't completely sure where we were.
We couldn't be seen. After all this time, they wouldn't let us.
In his anger, something caught Jason's eye. "Huh? John, come here." he hushed John to his side. Slowly, they walked back to a tree. Hiding behind it.
Behind the tree, Jason couldn't help but hug John and cry.
He wanted to protect him, he wanted to keep him safe, he wanted to give him a better life. After everything John had gone through for them, for him. He had to; he was the one who made the promise, and yet he couldn't keep it. He needed to be strong.
Now, he could only hope that the bears wouldn't see them. The air was cold, so maybe their nose wouldn't smell them? But that fear of uncertainty scared him.
He slowly rocked John as he told him over and over again— "it's going to be ok.'
The bears walked in a line. One after another, they were silent. Only their foot trudging through the snow and their growl could be heard.
And like that, they passed.
He couldn't help but let out a sigh. He got up and checked. They were gone. None in sight. He took John and carefully walked as far as they could — "SNAP" he froze, he had stepped on a bench. He glanced back. There was no movement. So they probably didn't hear. But that was a chance he wasn't willing to make.
He started to sprint, dragging John with him. Each of his breaths grew heavier than the last. There was no direction, just panic. And of course, he would hear roars as he ran.
"Fuck, fuck, fuck, Fuck!" just when I thought they were gone. I just had to step on something.
"Jason! Jason!" John called him, he turned to look, and now he was in the red light of the aircraft. He physically jumped as John's hand went to touch him.
"Oh? It's just you.", he sighed, "my bad, Johnny, I'm a little on edge," he said, trying to smile it off. But that dream… 'sighhh"
"Ah, just get really to jump. We're a minute away." John(Azzy) said. He examined Jason, and in the short two years of knowing him, he was off. But he was nice, even if it was fake. He had a lot on his plate, and now it was heavier.
Jason, trying to cool himself, replied simply, "Yeah."
The intercom alerted us that Iron Wolf would drop now. That was John's team. He was heading to the forest side of the small island. I wasn't going to lie, I raised my eyebrow at that.
Weren't we supposed to search the interior of the island?
"Mhmmm…."
RED DOVE, you will follow in the next 2 minutes!
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