Pov. Akira
The girl falls into my arms and I hold her the way I can and take her in my arms, I see hunter approaching desperate.
- Take the soldier dog. - I say serious so that he controls his emotional and acts with coherence.
- Yes, madam. - he says taking the dog and I walk with the girl towards the armored vehicle seeing mad looking around.
Without saying anything mad picks up the girl and I put my finger to unlock the handcuffs, my sister hands the girl to jack who picks her up and puts her inside the vehicle, then Hunter enters with the dog, Mad closes the door and goes to the driver's side and I enter the passenger seat and then we leave there.
- Is she really his dead sister ? - he asks and I shrug my shoulders.
- I do not know, but I think there is something strange about it, from what I know she had died two years ago on a secret mission in Russia, she sacrificed herself to save her team. - I answer and she makes a face while she hits some zombies.
- I know that, but how can she be alive is because she only appeared now ? - questions and I shrug again.
- I have no idea Mad, but when he hugged her she retreated and claimed not to remember him, she may have lost her memory and wandered around. - I answer and she sighs. - I know that you have a quarrel for him and that you are confused, but I think this is an issue that only concerns him. - I say and settle it.
- You're right, old grumpy. - she says and I punch her in the shoulder making her laugh.
We continued our way towards the military shelter, it took us about three hours to reach the underground entrance. As soon as I make the usual identification our entry and authorized, then the door is opened and all traps are disabled so that we enter safely. When we left the underground part, arriving at the surface, I see my superior waiting in the entrance yard next to lieutenant Drake, my sister parking the armored vehicle and I go out to meet the two men waiting for me.
- General. - says my superior.
- Sir. - I say beating continence.
- Aaah, that's it, just Mason, we're not in the presence of the minister's annoyance. - says joking as always is when we are not in the presence of the top echelon.
- When you learn to call me akira, then I will think about your case Sir. - I say and he smiles.
- Always imposing. - says and I sign looking at Drake.
- Lieutenant. - I just say nodding my head and he smiles openly, a smile that I do not return.
- How is Akira going ? - he asks and I sigh.
- General, Akira. - correct him and he sits down awkwardly as Mason turns to the side and smiles. - if I may, I have survivors to take to the infirmary. - I say walking and Mason follows me.
- Always so cruel to him. - he says laughing and I shrug.
- He's lucky I can't break his face for betraying my sister. - says Mad approaching and Mason laughs even more. - Look at this girl, who is Xena the warrior princess near her ? - questions mad making the older man laugh even more.
- Just a selfish, egocentric and idiotic drool like Drake. - says Tucker getting out of the vehicle with the dog on his arm.
- Is this one of the survivors ? - Mason asks and I sign.
I see Hunter leaving with the girl in his arms being followed by Haile who was holding a serum bag and Jack came soon after carrying the bags with the weaponry.
- Have you checked if she has been infected ? - Mason asks and I look at him.
- It's a complicated situation Sir. - I answer and he looks at me confused. - She is major's sister, Harris. - I say and he opens his mouth looking surprised.
- The famous Dominic Harris ? - ask and I sign. - but had she not died ? - confused question and I shrug my shoulders.
- Apparently she has risen from the dead, but let's do some exams with her to find out more about her apparent amnesia. - I say and he seems to think of something.
- It is good, but it is a pity someone with such a glorious history as his Akira, does not remember anything. - he says and I sign walking with him next to me.
- Yes, but I will take care of it personally and I ask your permission to use all available resources we have, because if she is really who we think she is, then she deserves the army todo the impossible to help her. - I say and he settles down.
- I leave everything in your hands general, now I have to go. - says and then goes in another direction.
I go towards the medical ward and authorize the medical team todo all the available procedures that we have in the shelter and then I go to the military dormitory ward seeing some children playing in the soccer field further ahead, when they see me they wave at me and I reciprocate and then I go my way. As soon as I get to my room, I put my finger on it and enter, the door automatically closes behind me and then I take off my clothes and go to the bathroom, take a long bath and wash my hair, then I wear only military pants and a T-shirt and lie down in bed, for another mental dilemma that will keep me awake. I keep looking at the ceiling for a long time thinking about how this routine has been heavy, we almost never rest, we are always leaving the shelter for missions in search of food, water, weapons, medicine, among others. Not to mention that we often wake up to the sounds of gunfire from the base defense weapons, whenever it detects an approach of a zombie the weapons shoot alone keeping the area around the shelter free and safe. I turn to the side and close my eyes, but when I do the image of Hunter's sister comes to my mind.
* Flashback On
- Are you hurt ? - I ask holding your chin with my free hand.
- In addition to the penknife that you hit me ? - she questions mockingly and I face her. - The dog. - he says holding the collar of my blouse as if he were about to faint.
- Girl, stay awake. - I ask more everything she does and fall into my arms.
Flashback Off *
I get up from bed and go towards the medical ward, I am taken care of by the soldiers as I walk and when I get to the reception I see milly writing something down on a board.
- Hey, I want to hear from a girl who arrived here a few hours ago. - I say and she looks at me.
- General, what honor to have you here, do you know her name ? - ask and I sign.
- I think it's Dominic Martínez Harris, major Harris' sister. - I answer and she opens her eyes.
- The dead heroine ? - he asks and I turn my eyes. - Sorry, she was moved to the room a few minutes ago, first floor, room number twelve. - he says and I just go out walking.
I go to the elevator and go up to the first floor, as I get out of the elevator I go to the bedroom wing, go through the previous Numbers seeing some sick people being treated and when I get to the indicated room I open it seeing hunter and madson talking down.
- Major, Harris, major, Madson. - I greet the two who were quickly surprised by my presence.
- You're going to break up with this formality out of time. - says Mad and I smile without showing my teeth. - You did it on purpose, right ? - complains and I shrug my shoulders.
- Have you not gone to take a shower yet ? - I ask and both deny.
- I don't want to get out of her. - answers Hunter and I look at Mad.
- And I don't want to get out of it. - it says funny.
- So, do you already have the test results ? - I ask and he denies.
- The doctor will leave to deliver all at once. - answers and I sign.
- Because they won't take a shower, I can stay here with her until you come back. - I say and Mad looks at Hunter who seems surprised.
- Sure, I don't want to bother you Akira. - questions and I deny with my head
- It will be interesting to keep company to someone who can sleep even with you two whispering close. - I say and he smiles.
- She always knew how to ignore the noise and sleep made stone, I think this has not changed even after two years away. - he says and then looks at me. - Take good care of her, I'll come back. - he says looking at mad who accompanies him more before leaving gives me a kiss on the cheek.
Childish and loving, this is my sister.
Madson Lee Hastings.
- Now that they are gone, you can stop pretending you are sleeping. - I tell the girl to stop at the bed and she opens her eyes, but she doesn't say anything, so I talk again. - Why did you pretend you were sleeping all this time ? - I ask and she gets ready in bed.
- Is the dog ok ? - he asks and I turn my eyes.
- I think it would be polite of you to answer my question before making one. - I say and she looks at me with her tall green eyes.
I notice the striking features of her face, her forehead with a huge dressing, her nose thin and slightly rounded, her mouth fleshy and her chin with a soft division.
She is beautiful.
That I can affirm.
- Have you lost a bitch like me ? - question in a sarcastic way and I frown.
- Do you compare yourself to a bitch ? - I ask and she turns her eyes.
- Do you understand, why you had to pay the dull ? - she questions crossing his arms and I give him a mortal look.
- Why are you banking on a spoiled child ? - burst and turn her eyes again.
I see her trying to get out of bed, but I stop her.
- What do you think you're doing ? - I ask her holding her arm and she pulls him.
- Going to see if that dog is fine and can you please not touch me ? - questions and I move away.
- The dog should be well in the animals' wing. - I answer and she says nothing.
I hope she says something, but everything she does and lies down, turning to the other, turning her back on me, totally ignoring myself. I notice a tattoo on his back of the neck, a dungeon carrying a grenade and a pin in his mouth.
What a reference.
More specific could not be.
- Stop facing me. - complains and I sit at the end of the bed.
- Why ? Does it make you nervous ? - I question looking at your face covered by a touch of your hair.
- Because I do not know you, it is strange to talk and be faced for so long by someone I do not know, this can be considered harassment, you know ? - mocking and I imagine that she is smiling now.
- So you pretended to be sleeping when those two were here ? - I ask ignoring the last part and she turns and faces me.
- I had a difficult day, I woke up in the middle of nowhere, I helped a hurt dog that I don't even know how it is now, I saw a strange guy say that I am his sister, then I was stabbed in the thigh by an authoritarian madwoman and then I woke up here with two strange people talking at the side of my bed and now I have to talk to you that I don't think you are friendly at all. - she says and I try to ignore the fact that she called me an authoritarian madwoman and not punch her face.
- So that's what I look like to you ? An authoritarian madwoman ? I saved your life is that dog's life, if my team and I hadn't shown up you would have turned into a little zombie. - I say irritated and she takes a deep breath.
- I did not ask for your help, I was running away very well from them until you hit me with an penknife in my thigh. - she also says irritated and then takes her hand to her head.
- Are you feeling pain ? - I ask and she denies.
- Nothing, can you leave me just a little ? - question and I sign up.
- Just know that that guy who was here is your brother, you were missing for two years, he made a funeral for you, he cried and suffered for two years, but now you appear like that from nowhere, I know you have amnesia, but that does not justify the fact that you ignore him as you are doing now, should give a chance there is someone who thought he lost the only family he had. - I say and she seems to think about it, so I turn and go to the door, but before leaving she calls me.
- What is my name ? - she asks, seeming to think of something.
- Dominic Martínez Harris, general of the army division of the city of Washington, you have five stars and several medals of honor to merit as far as I know, but I think Hunter can better answer your questions. - I answer and then I leave the room finding the doctor coming towards me with various papers in hand.
- General, I was looking for you to talk about miss Harris. - says and I sign.
- What's her case ? - I ask and he looks at some leaves and then he looks at me.
- Psychogenic amnesia, she suffered psychological traumas that made her block memories as, who she is, what she did, but there are also reports that point to a moderate head trauma, which may have acted together with the psychological traumas for a loss of memory. I talked to her for a few minutes before the mri scan and she said she didn't remember anything, just waking up in a forest. - he says and I sigh.
- But does she have a chance to recover her memory ? - I ask and he settles.
- There always is, but depending on the case it can take a long time, but we will do what we can to help her recover faster. - answers and I sign.
- Okay, thank you doctor. - I say and he smiles.
- It was a pleasure to help you, general. Until more. - says moving away.
What a drug.
She won't recover her memory any time soon.
I can't even imagine how Hunter will feel about this.
Imagine if it were Madson in that bed with amnesia, I'd go crazy.
I sigh and then go back to my room thinking about what I can do to help these two.
___________________ Continue _________________