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Theo's POV:

"And you're just telling me this, seriously Derek?

You bring me to a bar to drink with you, so you could tell me how infected I am and how Haula is, when we could be planning our next plan on Vladimir." I yell not caring if people are starting to stare at us.

I don't know why I'm yelling, maybe because all this is too much for me to take in, or because I'm mad at myself for doing this to Haula and pouring the blame on Derek.

"Chill out dude, did you really think I'll bring you out here to tell you these things, if we didn't have things covered. Lisa insisted I bring you out here because she thought it would be better to tell you in a place where you don't have to feel more unease.

She wanted you to not feel too burdened, she asked me to take care of you, calming you down because man, this is too much and I know it with everything that has happened, you don't deserve to be in a situation like this. So calm down and let us to take care of it, let us take care of you."

Have I really been this worked up that Lisa had to get Derek to talk to me, was I really drifting apart?

"You know I can't do that man, Haula's life is at risk and so is mine and every damn person that's going to be at that plaza tomorrow, I can't be chill, I'm sorry." I say as my voice seem to have calm down.

"I'm not asking you do to anything, you're going to get Haula tomorrow which is the deal, why Lisa and the rest of the team will go to the plaza, that's the plan. You'll will handle Haula, while she'll handle Vladimir. Matt will give her the cure and you also," Derek says.

But if I go to Haula tomorrow, that means I'll be forfeiting my job as a soldier, that means I'll leave Lisa to be in control of everything which is too much, that means I might never get my answers from Vladimir of why I'm part of his so-called plan.

"I can't leave Haula neither can I let Lisa go alone to face Vladimir. How sure are we that he's going to show up tomorrow. He might just send some of his boys," Vladimir may just be playing us and he won't do his dirty work himself.

"He would, because I heard him saying it, and he would also like to meet you that's the main reason he's doing it himself. Can you remember when he attacked Astec, he came himself all because of one sole person." Derek says looking at me.

"Me. But what does he want with me? And yet you say I shouldn't go. There has to be a way for me to get Haula and also go back to Lisa." I say.

"That's the main reason why you can't go, because he wants you Theo, and we can't give him that. Let Lisa take care of this." Derek answers. My mind is on haywire right now, I can't think clearly.

"No isn't that going to make me like a coward? I'm not letting Lisa go alone, anything can happen right, but if I'm there he wouldn't want to do something stupid, like you said he wants me, so he wouldn't. I'm going to pick up Haula tomorrow and go back to Lisa, that's my plan." I tell him standing.

"No Theo don't risk it, you don't know what Vladimir is planning, you can't go," Derek stops me.

"Well then tell me what's he is planning, maybe I might not go" I request.

"I don't know I swear, if I knew you would know." Derek testifies.

"I'm not a coward Derek, I'm a soldier, and that's my decision. I'll not let anymore of the people I love get hurt in claim of Vladimir's hands." I stare at him as he looks at me apologetically and I walk out.

Now we do things my way.

"Wait up," Derek calls behind me making me stop.

"I'm not arguing about this anymore Derek," I tell him as he comes beside me. "I wasn't going to, at least let's make a plan."

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Haula's POV:

"I'm not trying to hurt you Haula, I want you to be happy." Mom tells me. We're inside the house and mom won't even listen to me. She just doesn't get it.

"But I'm not happy, not without him."

"But you were, before him." She fights back.

"Happy, you call that happy, I cried every night watching as the death of daddy take a toll on you, I cried every day because I missed him so much, but you never noticed because I never showed it, and you couldn't know because you had enough on your plate already. The job, dad passing away and you had to take care of us.

Did you think I didn't notice? Well I did and it was hurtful seeing you like that, I wished there was something I could do to help you, but I was helpless which hurt the more but... when I found Theo it was as if my problems were being half solved, because he carried them with me, he was by my side whenever I felt down and I relied on him to the extent I got used to him. So mom I wasn't happy,"

The words bursts out of my mouth before I can realize what I had just said.

"Oh my God, I'm sorry mom I didn't mean to say it like that. I'm sorry, I'm really sorry." I watch as my mom eyes flow with tears as they succumb down.

"Why didn't you tell me? I did everything I could Haula. I wanted to be a strong mother for all three of you, that's why I never said a word about any of it.

Christopher was my life, my love, my everything and when he died it was as if half of me died with him and that's what I'm trying to prevent for you. Your heart will race every time he's gone on a mission, thinking if he will make it home or not, you'll be scared when you hear the doorbell ringing, hoping it will be him.

Haula I just want what is best for you and I can't watch you like this, what if something was to happen to him, what will I do? I don't want to look at you and see a broken person inside," I never knew it was like this.

"Mom he completes me, he doesn't break me. He makes me see that I could get through everything, as I bring out the best in him. So please mom, I beg of you don't do this. I don't know if I'll be able to live," I can't live without Theo, you can say I'm crazy but my love for him rose when I saw him again.

"Please Haula I beg of you, I don't want to repeat myself. Don't you have to sing at Ceddi tomorrow, so I'll come with you, but Haula I'm sorry my decision is final." And so she leaves.

They say you only know what it feels like to be hurt, only when you've passed through it before, but right now I don't know what I feel, all these mixed emotions piling up inside me. Fear, pain, anger, coarse through my body and there is nothing I can do about it than to just let fate take course.

I just hope my day at Ceddi tomorrow goes better than this. I don't know how much I can take anymore.

Third Person's POV:

There they were thinking about the same thing, about each other as different kind of emotions rushed through them, was it love, fear that they could lose each other forever, all because of a single lie, being a soldier.

Theo got back and went straight to his place of stay, letting out all the anger and pain come out, as Haula sat on the floor letting the same emotions run through.

It was as if they could feel each other's heart break, their pain, their feelings and most importantly their love that they held for each other. What else could they need? Because the love they had for each other was stronger than anything they had ever faced. But none of them knew that, as they drowned in sorrow and let the tears out.

Not knowing what tomorrow had in store for them, how it was going to be, the effect it will have on their lives.

One of them thinking he had figured it all out, and got a plan covered not knowing everything is about to change. The other who has nothing to offer or plan just sat there letting fate take its course.

Could they still be together? Could their love strengthen to fight whatever disease or terrorist had in plan for them? Only time could tell and their love for each other.

But tomorrow was a huge day that both of them knew was something.