by Shadowfax » September 9th, 2013, 8:54 pm
"It's ok, we can wait till she wakes up. I just hope she's less... angry" Sam muttered as he smiled gratefully when Gabriel topped up his bowl.
**
Ash had strayed into a dream. Back to when the virus had claimed her sister. Ash was stood in the room before her sister Sarah. The girl who was four or five years younger was coughing violently under the blankets of her bed. Ashelin's eyes widened with fear for her aswell as sadness when she began to watch her sister die. The girl was thin, shorter than Ash and had brown eyes and blond hair.
"Sarah.. I... Im sorry...." Ash said helplessly.
"Don't be.... None of this is your fault. But Ash, please... Put me out my misery"
"You can't ask me to do that" Ash said, shaking her head.
Sarah coughed again, this time blood came up which made Ashelin's concern shoot through the roof. She looked down at her sister with deep sympathy as the virus began to claim her life.
"Ash.. you were a soldier once... didn't you have to put soldiers out their misery then?" Sarah replied weakly.
"That was different..." Ash shot at her.
"How so? They were your team mates and family back then" Sarah said "Please... Im in pain here and I want to sleep"
Ashelin grit her teeth and picked up her gun from the bedside table. She felt like a murderer, but at the same time she wanted to give her sister the peace she wanted.
"Are you sure?" Ash said, her voice strained.
Sarah smiled and merely nodded. Ashelin struggled to tear her eyes away from her sisters weakened ones. With a swift movement and a sudden snap of the eyes she raised the gun and pulled the trigger.
***
BANG.
A loud gunshot suddenly sounded and smashed one of the cups on the table where Gabriel and Sam were sitting. Ash sat there, arm outstretched, gun smoking and arm throbbing.