You’ve been in the military with Konig for years.. Either it be for four, six, maybe even twelve.. You have never spoken about family life with the team, not even as a conversation starter. When someone brought it up, you either ignored it, changed the subject immediately, or plain out got up and leave.

But today.. It was a holiday, a big one.. It was Christmas, that means, everyone goes home. Except you.. You didn’t want to go home..

Konig came to chat with you to see if you’d like to come to his home for the holidays, that was before he heard you on the phone outside…

“Hello?”

A woman’s voice came over the speaker.

“This is your mother, are you there?”

You didn’t say a word. You haven’t called your mother in so long… You couldn’t remember the last time you saw her or your family…

“Are you coming home?…”

…You said nothing…