(Snipped: See Above)

Eghimea stood there outside the Saracen’s medical facility, her eyes focused on something far beyond her sight. Her breathing was in short rapid breaths that seemed to trip over each other. Tears mixed with sweat lined her face. Her body caught in slight trimers. She hardly noticed the doors hissing open as a bright-eyed nurse was just walking out. Behind the nurse was a wave of blue medical personnel going about their normal duties. And there she stood for all to see, lost in her nightmare.

The blonde was looking over her shoulder and laughed as she completed her conversation with another nurse. The woman turned and saw Eghimea just in time to stop. “I’m sorry ma’am,” the NonCom nurse said with respect in her voice.

Not that Eghimea had noticed. It took a good five seconds and another statement from the nurse to rip her back to reality with a, “wha…..”

“Ma’am, can I help you,” there was clear alarm and concern in the blonde’s voice.

“What,” Eghimea said with a labored voice and struggling to recover. Finally she shook her head, “no….just dropping this off,” she added in haste. Then she planted the blue and green medical data card in the blonde’s hand. Without waiting for even a breath between them, Eghimea turned and walked away from the scene. She drew on her sheer force of will to stop herself from running in terror. Her hands threaten to shake themselves from their very wrists.

2nd Lt Laju Eghimea