Never coming home

October 1st, Oxford Air Base, England

Gerard's POV.

I've been sitting in the same uncomfortable chair next to Mikey's bed for a little more than a day just waiting for him to wake up. Eventually I fell asleep but woke up fairly quickly when I heard Mikey stir in his bed.
My head snaps back up and see that Mikey's opening his eyes,
"Mikey?"
"Gee?" His voice is slurry from the medication and his face shows that he's in a lot of pain
"Hang on I'm going to get a nurse." I stand up and my knees snap back into place after being in the same position for so long.
When I get back with a nurse Mikey is staring at his wrapped arms and hands and trying to move them, but immediately cringes in pain.
"None of that Liutenant! You have to stay still! You've been through a lot in the past hours and you need your rest!" The nurse says rushing to his side and adjusting his bandages.
"What happened?" Mikey askes, looking at me. He looks scared.
"You don't remember?" My eyes jump between Mikey and the nurse. Why can't he remember what happened?
"Your brother sustained serious injuries Liutenant Way. It's only natural that with the trauma, he has difficulty remembering what happend." The nurse answers my thoughts before I can even ask her anything.
"What do you remember then?" I ask Mikey
"I remember being in the mess hall for breakfast... Then the sirens... Then screamming... I ran outside with the guys to see what was going on... Then nothing... Only pain. Lots of pain..." He says
"You were caught in an explosion. That's why the burn marks. A gas tank exploded and you were caught in the fire. The doctors say that it's a miracle you survived! They said that even injured, you managed to hide yourself from the confusion and stay alive. You were missing for a week!" I tell him
"A week?! Like a full week?!" He looks confused
"Yes, you were just found yesterday!"
"But... But we... I..."
"Liutenant! Your brother needs rest! You can talk to him about what happened later! You're upsetting him!" The nurse scoldes me then turns back to talk to Mikey, "I'm going to see if the doctor can come and take a look at you." She gives him a small smile and turns to face me, pointing her finger menacingly, "Do Not upset him!"
The nurse walks past me and dissapears down the corridor. I take a sit next to Mikey's bed.
"I've been really missing for a full week?!" He askes
"That's why I'm here. They told me that you were MIA and presumed KIA, I didn't belive them, so I asked Margaret to send me here..."
"Whoa whoa hold on a second... Margaret? Since when do you call her by her first name?!"
I could feel myself blush but luckily, the nurse comes back with the same old doctor that performed his surgery,
"Ah Liutenant! Awake and already talking! That's a good sign."
The doctor proceeds to examine Mikey from top to bottom. After he's done he turns to me,
"Everything looks good so far. There's no sign of head trauma or bleeding which means that his sutures are holding. I want to keep him here for a few days to check his progress, but I'll defi be transferring him back to the U.S. as soon as possible. I just want to make sure that he is stable to travel."
"I'm... I'm going home? What about Gerard?" Mikey says
"I think I might have to stay here Mikey... I guess I'll be taking your place." I tell him, giving him a small smile
"But..." Mikey starts to protest but the doctor intervenes
"We can talk about this later. You Liutenant Way need to rest, and you Liutenant Way need to eat... And take a shower..." The doctor looks at me and wrinkles his nose
I frown at him. Seriously? My brother is in a hospital bed, there's war going on outside, and the man wants me to take a shower?!
The doctor clears his throat and walks away, the nurse following behind him.
"That was rude!" Mikey says. I smile at him.
"You need to sleep. And he's right, I do need to get something to eat. And I also need to warn the guys that you're ok."
"The guys!! Are they ok?! Did something happen to them?!"
"They're all fine. I'll comeback with them later. First, get some sleep."
"But..."
"Go to sleep little brother! I promise you, I'm not going to be long!"
"Ok..."

After I reassure Mikey that I'm coming back to see him, I leave to go and look for the guys.
On my way outside I place my hand on my pocket and notice a piece of paper. Margaret's letter. With all the excitement of last night, I forgot to send it.
I turn back to the communications office to send it. When I go inside I ask for a pen and paper and write a second letter to join the first one,

"October 1st, Oxford, England
My love,
My first letter is dark. But this one carries good news. Mikey's alive. He was found yesterday after being gone for a week. He managed to survive a gas explosion which means he has a lot of burn marks and a few broken bones. But the doctors say that they will heal. They are meaning to send him back to the U.S. in a few days after they see if he's stable to travel. Unfortunately, I'll have to stay here. But don't worry my darling. I'll be back in your arms before you know it.
With all the love in my heart, and some more,
Gerard"

I fold the second letter in the same envelope as the first one and give it to the soldier so he can put it with rest of the mail.
I turn around and leave the office, praying that the letter will reach her hands.
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October 4th, Air Force Base, New York

Margaret's POV.

"You're transfering me?! Why?!" I was stittng across Captain Jackson in the breifing room. I was staring at him like I've just been slapped
"Pearl Harbor is our best command post. You'll be a lot more helpful there than you are here. Consider it as a promotion!" Captain Jackson says, trying to lighten the mood.
"Promotion?! You're sending me as far away from the government as possible without throwing me out of the country! My place is here or in Washington. Not in some surf resort!" I could feel my cheeks turning hot.
"Margaret, be reasonable. Did you really think that after you called the Secretary of Defense an old clueless man, that you would just get away with it?"
"He is an old clueless man if he really believes that the Japanese Government is really devoted to signing a peace treaty! They're building bombs Captain! We nowhere near being ready if the war reaches the United States. Am I the only one that sees that?!"
"Margaret, enough. You're going. There's no way around it. Go, teach your class, spend some time with you're friends. Everything will be just fine."
"The hell it wil!!" I've had enough. I stand up and start to walk out. Before I do, I turn around to say one last thing, "You may think that this is over Captain. But this is far from it. Mark my words, this war will reach the United States. We will all be slaughtered because you and the rest of you ego filled men were to proud, blind and deaf to listen to a woman! I just hope and pray that I'm wrong Captain, but if im not, I garantee you, I'll be the first one to walk up to you, to the Sec Def, to the President himself if I have to, look you all in the eyes and say, "I told you so."
And with nothing more to say, I turn around and slam the door in his face.

I reach my office and sit down at my desk. My hands are shaking. I need to calm down. I take a few deep breaths and count to ten.
A sudden nock on the door makes me jump in surprise.
"Who is it?" I ask
"Mail, Ma'am" a solider on the other side of the door says
"Come in"
The young man steps in and places a box of mail on my desk,
"There's a letter marked urgent on the top Ma'am, I thought it be best to give that to you first."
"Thank you..." I say, dismissing the man, but he holds his ground
"It's from Liutenant Way.... Ma'am"
My head snaps back up and I my eyes jump between the letter and the soldier. My insides turn and I feel sick. I clear my throat trying to sound normal,
"Is that all?"
"Yes Ma'am... Have a good day" the solider salutes me with a smile and leaves.
As soon as he is out the door I reach for the letter. It is from Gerard.
Oh God, what if something happend?
My hands are shaking again as I open the envelope and start to read the first piece of paper.
My heart starts to sink as I read the news about England. I'm glad he's ok, but the way he describes the city breaks my heart.
Fortunately, the second letter lifts my spirit when I read about Mikey. He's alive, healing And possibly coming back to the States.
I can't leave him alone here. If I'm going to Pearl Harbor then I'll make sure Mikey goes too. He needs someone to take care of him.
I decide to write him back.

"My love,
you have no idea how it warms my heart to know that you are safe. I'm so happy that Mikey's alive and coming home.
I was told today that I'm being transferred to Pearl Harbor in order to continue my classes. I'll make sure that Mikey's transferred there too so I can look after him. I don't trust the people here anymore...

I understand and that you'll have to stay there my darling. I just hope that everything will turn out alright and we'll be together again very soon.
I love you Gerard, now and forever.
Please be safe.
With a loving kiss and a heart filled with love,
Mags"

Notes

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