I slowly woke Up to the Sound of a whipp Smacking against Flesh, My dark brown eyes Widen In Shock as a Female member of my
Squadron was being whipped brutally, Her
Name was Lily Herman, She had Medium Length blonde hair that was cut off once
She joined the Marines, Her bright blue eyes
Used to sparkle with Happiness and Joy
But now Her eyes were dimmed, Her dark
Green shirt was ripped open revealing her
Bright Pink Bra, Whip slashes were present
On her stomach, "Stop! Please!" I Pleaded.
The Man did not listen to my plead as he
Continued to whip her, "Stop!" I Pleaded again, This time However the man did
Stop, His dark blue eyes looked over at me
"I will, If You tell me the Location of Your base" The Man Growled at me, "Don't Do It" Lily said Weakly, "do It or she dies" The Man Growled as he pulled a knife out of his right
Pocket, he held It to her White Neck, "Now One Last Chance to tell me the Location"
"Don't Do It!" Lily said as she winced when the Man Pressed His knife deeper Into her
Neck, "Now!" The Man shouted. While the Man was Distracted yelling at me, Lily leaned
Forward to Bite a side out of the right side
Of His Neck, Blood spluttered onto the
Ground, "You Bitch!" The Man screamed
As he silt Lily's Throat, Blood spilling Out
On the man's brown Boots, "No!" I screamed as Tears Filled My Eyes, Me and Lily were
Best friends before I Joined the Marines,
We were Each other's Rock, We were Each Other's Home, And This...Man Killed Her!
Somehow, I Broke out of the chains that
Were attached to the ceiling, I Tackled the
Man Onto the Ground and Began to beat
Him, I Did not stop Beating Him Until he
Was dead and Until I was Unconscious,
The Next I Knew, I Woke Up In the Medical
Tent, a part of me Had Hoped that It was a
Dream and That Lily was still Alive....But one
Look at My superior officer told me that It
Was Real, I began to sob, I Know that.... It's Not manly to cry or so I've been told....But
I didn't Care, My Best Friend was Just Killed!
When Lily Joined the Marines, I Promised
Her Mom and Dad that I'd Take care of Her....But she still ended up Dead, I Should Not Have allowed Her to come with me On
Patrol, If I Had not....maybe she'd still be
Alive, Even though I was Heading home
I still Felt like It should've been me who died
And Not her....She Had a Kid....I Didn't
Tears were still In My Eyes as The Plane landed, I knocked On Mr and Mrs Herman's Door, I waited for what felt like Hours But
Was Only two Minutes, Mr Herman Had
Short dark brown hair and dark blue eyes
He stood about six-Foot-Four, He Has a
Muscle Build, He had white skin, He looked
To be around Forty-three years old, he wore
A Long-sleeved dark blue Shirt and dark blue
Jeans, Mrs Herman Had Long Flowing strawberry Blonde hair and Hazel eyes, she stood about Five-Foot-Six, she had a thin
Build, she had White skin, she wore a dark blue T-shirt and Dark blue jeans, she looked to be around Forty-Two years old, Mr and Mrs Herman's eyes were red-Rimmed, I
Had assumed that The Marine Corp had
Already Informed them, I Assumed Correctly
As Mrs Herman Delivered a slap to my
Right cheek, Leaving a red mark, "You Promised that You'd watch out for her!" Mrs Herman screamed at me, Her Voice Trembling, "I-I Know" My Voice Cracked,
I did Not look Up, I Kept my head to the
Ground, I did not notice how Mr Herman's
Eyes soften, "It should've been You!"
I did not so much as Flinch, because I felt the same, "That's enough dear, Why don't You go inside and sit down?" Mr Herman suggested.
Mrs Herman Nodded as she went back inside
Now It Just left me and Mr Herman, "I-I'm so sorry" I whispered, "I Know You are....and Kylie did Not Mean that" He told me softly,
"Yes she did....I felt that It should've been
Me....to" I admitted softly. "Look at Me"
I did and what I saw was Only Compassion and Understanding, "That Is the Survivor Guilt talking, You don't really think that way"
"B-But I do! I-It was My Fault....If I had not allowed her to....patrol with me....she might still be alive" I say as I Bit my bottom Lip to
Keep the Tears Back, Mr Herman surprised me by Hugging me, I did Not Hesitate to Hug
Back, I Sobbed, "Let It all Out" he whispered.
After I was Done sobbing, I Pulled Back slightly, "T-Thank You, I-I Needed that"
"You are Very welcome" He told me with a
Warm smile, "W-Who Is Going to tell Tommy?" I asked, "I will....seeing as Kylie will be Unable to" He replied, "I-I can if You want"
"No, That's okay, You are already dealing
With to much Already" He told me, "A-Are You sure?" I asked, "Indeed" Mr Herman said
Mr Herman dug into his right Pocket, Once he found what he was Looking for, He brought It out, It had been His wallet,
He Opened His Brownish Wallet, He handed
Me a Card that read: Aubrey Turner, Therapist for Veterans, "Aubrey Turner?"
"yes, She will Help You Overcome survivor's Guilt and PTSD" Mr Herman told me, "A-Are You sure?" I asked, "Yes, She Is one of the Best At Helping Veterans, Promise me that
You'll give her a chance" He Told me, I Bit my bottom for a second before I Nodded softly
"Good, I'll meet You there tomorrow to Introduce you to her" He told me, "Are....You sure that it will Be No Trouble?" I asked,
"Absolutely" He replied with a warm smile
"That was what led me to You" I told Aubrey
As she sat right across from me.