In Case God Doesn't Show
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2018 7:42 am
((Lenny and Elizabeth continued from But I'm a creep))
Lenny was tired. Dawn was approaching, but he had very little sleep, and the fight with Keiji had all but drained him. That plus the cut on his chest made him want to lay down. Get some rest. After the fight with Keiji, he didn't feel the same. It was different. It wasn't like Anna. He didn't feel any euphoria or anything. He just felt...nothing.
He felt dirty, sad. Keiji had put up a fight. A good fight. Lenny has the scar to prove it, and Elizabeth will probably have one too. As they left the airfield, Elizabeth didn't talk to Lenny. She wasn't mad at him. She wasn't feeling much really. Lenny had killed Keiji. Though he had kept his promise he had made at the hospital. He only did it to protect her. Nothing more. There was no repeat of Anna's death.
Yet, still, Elizabeth knew something was wrong with her brother. He wasn't talking, and he only led through the jungle, haphazardly with little direction. Her face was stinging, and as they continued through the jungle she stopped and said, "Lenny come on. We need to stop. You're hurt. We need to clean you up. Then get some rest."
Lenny liked that idea. Maybe it was the exhaustion that was putting him in this blah state. Maybe he was feeling remorse of killing Keiji. Without saying anything, Lenny stopped in the middle of the jungle and found a fallen tree and sat down. He took off his shirt and looked at his sister.
Elizabeth looked at the cut on his chest. It didn't appear deep, but it would leave a scar, and would need to be cleaned. Elizabeth took her first aid kit out of her bag and looked through the items. She took out what appeared to be disinfectant, and proceeded with cleaning Lenny's cut. After she was done she used the gauze to wrap it up.
Lenny put his ruined shirt in his bag and took out a new one, and put it on. The rain was still falling, and caused his new shirt to get wet, but at least it wasn't bloody. Lenny used Elizabeth's first aid kit to clean her face wound, and when he was satisfied they put the kit back in her back, and sat together on the fallen tree without saying anything.
Lenny decided to break the silence.
"Get some rest. I'll keep watch. Then we can switch. We need it."
Elizabeth looked at her brother. He needed the rest more than her. She said, "No. You sleep first. You need it. Don't argue with me on this Lenny."
Lenny knew she was right. He needed to clear his head. Figure out what he was feeling. He leaned against a tree which was behind the log and closed his eyes, and he drifted off to sleep rather quickly.
Elizabeth sat next to him, looking at her brother.
"Thanks Len...for keeping your promise."
Lenny was tired. Dawn was approaching, but he had very little sleep, and the fight with Keiji had all but drained him. That plus the cut on his chest made him want to lay down. Get some rest. After the fight with Keiji, he didn't feel the same. It was different. It wasn't like Anna. He didn't feel any euphoria or anything. He just felt...nothing.
He felt dirty, sad. Keiji had put up a fight. A good fight. Lenny has the scar to prove it, and Elizabeth will probably have one too. As they left the airfield, Elizabeth didn't talk to Lenny. She wasn't mad at him. She wasn't feeling much really. Lenny had killed Keiji. Though he had kept his promise he had made at the hospital. He only did it to protect her. Nothing more. There was no repeat of Anna's death.
Yet, still, Elizabeth knew something was wrong with her brother. He wasn't talking, and he only led through the jungle, haphazardly with little direction. Her face was stinging, and as they continued through the jungle she stopped and said, "Lenny come on. We need to stop. You're hurt. We need to clean you up. Then get some rest."
Lenny liked that idea. Maybe it was the exhaustion that was putting him in this blah state. Maybe he was feeling remorse of killing Keiji. Without saying anything, Lenny stopped in the middle of the jungle and found a fallen tree and sat down. He took off his shirt and looked at his sister.
Elizabeth looked at the cut on his chest. It didn't appear deep, but it would leave a scar, and would need to be cleaned. Elizabeth took her first aid kit out of her bag and looked through the items. She took out what appeared to be disinfectant, and proceeded with cleaning Lenny's cut. After she was done she used the gauze to wrap it up.
Lenny put his ruined shirt in his bag and took out a new one, and put it on. The rain was still falling, and caused his new shirt to get wet, but at least it wasn't bloody. Lenny used Elizabeth's first aid kit to clean her face wound, and when he was satisfied they put the kit back in her back, and sat together on the fallen tree without saying anything.
Lenny decided to break the silence.
"Get some rest. I'll keep watch. Then we can switch. We need it."
Elizabeth looked at her brother. He needed the rest more than her. She said, "No. You sleep first. You need it. Don't argue with me on this Lenny."
Lenny knew she was right. He needed to clear his head. Figure out what he was feeling. He leaned against a tree which was behind the log and closed his eyes, and he drifted off to sleep rather quickly.
Elizabeth sat next to him, looking at her brother.
"Thanks Len...for keeping your promise."