Here We Go

chapter 10

I felt pain everywhere, I woke up feeling like I got hit by a truck. I decided not to open my eyes yet. I laid there for a second feeling exhausted. Apparently the ship stayed up otherwise I'd be dead right now. I wonder what happened to everyone else though. Suddenly I heard the door click open and I stayed still.

Someone walked over and sat beside me in a chair. I wanted to see who it was but something told me not to open my eyes yet. "I'm sorry Bailey. I'm so so sorry. I know I can't say that enough and that you'll never forgive me. I don't deserve forgiveness I know that..." I heard Marcus say. That made me angry of course he has to be here right now. It doesn't matter that I was just in a huge battle with a giant and almost died keeping the ship up as long as Marcus gets to feel better about himself.

And I was just about to open my eyes and say just that when he started talking again. "I don't know why I did the things I did. I don't understand it and I can make excuses all day about how I never had a good father and I had pressure on me or...something but the truth is... I was stupid and I know that now. I was blind and stupid." He said. I didn't move I just stayed still and listened. What's he doing? I heard him get up and start to pace.

"I thought I had the world and everyone was suppose to do what I wanted and things were suppose to go my way. But when I got kidnapped and put in that cave....a great man asked me if I had any family.

It was then that I realized I was alone. And it was my own fault that I was alone. I had no family anymore because I pushed away the one person who was suppose to mean the world to me. You mean the world to me Bailey and I treated you terrible and I'm sorry. You're all I have left. All I've ever had for a long time and I didn't see it but now I do and I don't want to ever let you go again. I was so scared back then, not for myself, but for you. I didn't escape and become a hero for myself or for the world.... I became a hero so I could see you again. So I could find you. Every day that I didn't know if I was going to live or die I wasn't worried for myself.

I was worried I'd never get to see you again and apologize and know that you were okay. So hate me, call me every name in the book, treat me a hundred times worse than I treated you...I'm not going to give up. Because you are the single most important thing in my life. If you asked me to, I'd give up my company, I'd give up my life, my name,...I'd give up the world for you. There I said it. I know you’re asleep and you can't hear a word I'm saying and it's not gonna make a difference but I had to say it...at least once. I'm going to protect you and be there for you like I should've been." Marcus said.

I didn't know what to say or do. My breathe was caught in my throat and I froze completely. I heard Marcus’s shaky breathing like he was scared or nervous. Then all of a sudden I heard him lean over. He kissed my forehead. "I love you Bailey." He said and then left the room. When I heard the door shut I opened my eyes and looked around at the empty recovery room in the ship. Did that just happen?

Later on I got up and got out of bed. Everything seemed quite and it was time for me to see how everything stood. What happened with Marcus....well I don't need to think about it right now. I walked into the main control room to see Ames talking to some agents and half the room was destroyed. He looked over at me and looked down before walking over. "Bailey I'm afraid there's some bad news I have to tell you." He said.