“Bravo 1, to team, rabid dog is on the run.”
I don’t remember how long its been since I started running. Who is chasing me, I know not anymore. All I know is that the past is catching up on the things that I have done. Where am I running to will never be known to me.
“We have movement, Bravo 1, heading to down your way, 300 metres and closing in.”
“Visual confirmed of rabid dog. Bravo 2, 3 and 4 will move in to intercept.”
All those memories from back then, when I used to think that what I had was all I ever needed in life. It did make me happy to remember the times when all was alright and there was nothing to worry about. The only fear was that going against the will and wishes of others of a higher authority. These legs will not keep up for long, once again as the demons close in on me.
“On my mark, 3, 2, 1, GO, GO, GO.”
“Sir theres nobody here…”
“Alpha we lost visual again. Get tac-com to find him again. We can’t afford to let him keep going on at this rate.”
It would have been easier if I stayed and not moved even after they came and caught me. I already escaped once and doing it again was probably all to normal for me. Then again once they did catch you, it does not matter much as you will probably be locked up with not much way out of the place. Keeping you sane in there was something that was probably near impossible to do as you would then lose yourself and mind to what was in store for you. I have seen some, some who were forever changed.
“Bravo 1, we have located rabid dog and from what we see, he just ran past you like that.”
“Damnit, switch to high frequency emitters, target is moving at another frequency of the light spectrum.”
“Bravo 1 please be advised that rabid dog is armed and will retaliate if you do not take him down quick.”
“Copy that. Move people we do not have much time left.”
How long it has been since that day, I do not recall anymore. All I know now is that I am never again the same as I was back then. Changed in that place brought about many different things in me and that probably was when I decided to keep on running. Tired, but I still keep going, exhausted, but my spirit will not yeild, angry, probably the last thing on my mind, confused, not so compared to before, attached, not as strong as it used to be.
“Target sighted. Open fire.”
“Bravo 2, engaging.”
“Bravo 3, engaging.”
“Bravo 4, sonic displacers in place, firing stasis pulse.”
If pain was all that was to come about in the end then let me take it on alone. Those who came along have stopped following me already. Now I have to face the fears alone once again knowing that it will be as hard as it was the previous time. Distance does not make a difference at all. It is still the same no matter how far one will try and run and leave a place of memories.
“Incoming!”
“Are you alright?”
“What does he have that we don’t sir? That wasn’t something that any of us are equiped to take on.”
“Keep on firing, dangit he changed from frequency to partial spectrum.”
Probably it is me who did not come to terms with my own demons. It is probably my own undoing that I am once again caught up in the past and trying to forge on between then and the future with only the present me to take on what has gone and what is to come. Woe upon me, would probably be the best however that does not seem like any answer that I can live with at all.
“What in the world is that we are up against? Isn’t that just some fugitive on the run?”
“I didn’t sign up for this sir.”
“Keep on hammering back, or else we’ll be the ones dead on the floor instead.”
Time is probably against me as the world keeps moving forward and every second that past, will not return ever again. I think this is probably the end for me here. Then again maybe not.
“He’s jumping into the river.”
“Not if I can help it.”
The world seems red to me. Is that from me? This coldness trying to cover the warmth that is or was suppose to be real?
“Command, rabid dog has escaped, however we managed to injur him and he’s bleeding. I don’t think he’ll go far. Send evacs and medics to the site, I have 2 men down and a whole lot of other casulties here in the streets, over.”
“Bravo 1, please be advised that backup is on the way, until then secure the parameter in case of a possible retaliation on the location.”
“I don’t think that will happen command, with this amount of blood left behind it will be a while before rabid dog can try something on us again.”
“Resume with current orders as a precaution.”
“Roger, over and out.”
I think I’ll close my eyes and be set adrift in this sea of eternal bliss and coldness trying to stop that light and warmth that keeps coming to me from somewhere far, yet feels near to me…