Chapter 296: We will not let them be disgraced
Lincoln POV
Talking seems to take a lot out of her but I have a lot of questions.
"I was assigned to Sergeant Spencer's unit this last tour. Finn is a wonderful leader and it is a honor to serve with him. With them both. Me and Sheldon met after basic and lost touch. I recently got to see him again at a outpost early last year. We have been seeing each other since." She says wincing as a tear hits her burned cheek. The nurse lightly blots it away.
"Your her? My Sheldon talked about you every week when we talked. He never said your name out of worry for your reputation he didn't even say your name to his brothers. He talked very fondly of you my sweet girl. I'm sorry I forgot to ask about you with all this worry."
"I always wondered if he thought of me like I did him. I recently found out he does." She says with excitement in her tone. I turn my head to her being pulled from my thoughts.
"You seen him?" Lucy gasps out.
"We were with both of them for the whole week." She says trying to smile, her face cracking a little then bleeding.
"Their still alive." I say breathing out a sigh of relief.
"Oh thank god. My Sheldon." Lucy says.
"They saved us. They protected us. I have some information that may help them find them. I've passed it on before I let them take me to surgery."
"Thank you so much for letting us know." I say lightly squeezing her hand.
"I'm not done. I have messages from them both."
Lucy grabs my shirt as she cries harder. I wrap my arm around her shoulder gripping her hand tightly.
"They saved me and Jazmine Maljic from being raped by the men. They were beaten for it but everytime they fought for us, for all of us. They fought them everyday till they decided we weren't worth keeping. They are heroes and I'll shout that from the rooftops till the day I die no matter how the military feels about them after this. No matter what they do to keep me quiet I will never let their name's be disgraced." She says looking at us both sadly "I'm so sorry I couldn't bring them home with me."
"Wait what do you mean? Why would their names ever be disgraced?" I say getting worried about how she said those words.
"They haven't showed you the video?" She says looking pissed now.
"Please just tell us." I say holding Lucy tightly to me.
"They gave their selfs to them in exchange they will release all other hostages and stop attacking our personnel. Finn and Sheldon have to become one of the militant group members and renounce the US Military." She says crying. I gasp and Lucy cries are gut wrenching.
"Scarlett please you mustn't cry as much." The nurse says.
"Don't let the military give up on them. They are alive and they plan on staying that way till they are rescued. They haven't given up hope." The nurse puts the mask on her.
"Please just leave on for minutes." The nurse say in that broken english we've come to know well from before.
"Please just nod or shake your head." I say.
She nods "Is that what's on the video?" She nods.
"Are you worried how this will affect the search for them?" She nods.
"I will not let them disgrace their reputations." I say getting pissed. She nods with a broken smile.
She grabs a notepad quickly tearing out one page then the other. She hands one to Lucy and one to me.
"I had to have the nurses quickly rewrite them before the ones from them were taken from me. Tell the Colonel you want them back."
I open it reading it through my tears.
Finn's letter- Lincoln I love you and you were the best big brother anyone could ask for. Tell our parents I love them and don't believe the things they will hear. I did it for the right reasons, reasons that will make you proud so please hold on to that. I sent River and the boys a email. There is one to my daughter and my niece I sent to you as well. I love you brother and please remember I would never do anything to hurt those I love or the country I'll give my life for. I know you'll never give up but if the time comes love me but let me die and move on with your beautiful life big brother. Thank you for loving me. Tell mom and dad I love them and I thank them everyday for being amazing parents and raising us with fierce love and understanding giving us room to love and grow as the men we are today. I'll make you all proud to have loved me. I would never dishonor the Spencer name or my country without good cause.
I just let my tears fall. I will fight to the death before I ever let him go down as a traitor.
"Lucy you haven't opened yours. Do you want me to read it you?" She nods her shaking hands handing me her note. I fold mine nicely putting it in my pocket.
Sheldon's letter-
You were the greatest mom to a scared and broken little boy. You never treated me as anything less then your own son. I'm a better person for you being my mom don't ever doubt that and I love you with my whole heart. Tell Kenny to hold his head high don't let them make him feel like the Mumford name is something of shame. Mom and Kenny I love you both so much and I'll live the rest of my life making you proud of me. I did this to protect those I love and all US Military personnel here. I'm not the trader they will try to label me as, please remember who I am. I'm still the boy you raised and I'll make you proud of me everyday I have left. Please take care of my Scarlett. Please let her know I love her and I'm sorry I might not be able to keep my promise. I never told her how I feel, I was to scared to say those words to her but I've felt them everyday since I seen her sitting in that truck waiting for their units mail. Mom please don't let this define you. It's okay for you to live and enjoy happiness when you can, you deserve that and much more. I'm proud to be your son and I'll love you forever.
I hold her while she cries. Holding lightly on to Scarlett's hand as well.
"Thank you Scarlett. We'll come back to visit with you tomorrow, please just rest and heal. You did more for us then the military has in almost a month. I will never let them disgrace their names. We will be on that rooftop with you screaming their names." I say lightly kissing her bandaged hands.