Bab 21: Chapter 21
— Again, you ran away and tried to enlist in the army! - Sarah shouted at her son, - What did I tell you about this, huh?
- Mom, well, I can't do this! Moreover, I'm not small anymore — I can handle it! - Steve exclaimed, - Why do they take the others, but not me? I also want to protect my country!
- Shut up! I don't want to lose you as your biological father! Do you have any idea how much it hurt me after that? — in her voice, hysteria was already slipping through, - Now, of course, I have fallen in love with someone else, but the very fact that a person close to me died in this war of yours... no! I'm not letting you go anywhere! You'll stay at home!
I heard such a conversation when I returned home. I knew that the former Rogers reacts very sharply at least at the mention of violence, but to forbid her son to leave the house... no, I myself believe that Steve does not belong in the war, because I was there myself and I know what it is. Nothing good is waiting for him there, and especially with his skinny body…
This is where the serum that Sarah takes would have been useful, but she forbade giving it to him, because she does not want her son to die ingloriously in battle. As if it is right on the part of the parent, but as if it is not, because, as you can bet, he will run away. And again he will go to the medical examination under a different name.
- Honey, calm down, — I went up to the girl, — There is no point in forbidding him to leave the house. Why don't we all go out together? For example, outside the city — it's just sunny there now and a picnic in nature will be just right. The whole family — "I smiled," What do you think about this? And you, son?
"That's... good," the blonde agreed.
— I can't have fun while people are dying there! - Stephen was angry — - If you don't want this, then I'd better move out, so as not to disturb you!
— But what will you do?" Where will you sleep? Where will you get the money? - his mother began to ask in a frightened voice.
— I'm already twenty-one, almost twenty-two — I'll think of something, "he realized that he had said something stupid, but he didn't want to back down — he's stubborn, after all," I'll find a job and rent an apartment or move to Bucky — he recently offered it to me himself.
— Son... - tears began to come to Sarah's eyes — - Don't… You must understand that I'm trying for you…
— I don't need such efforts! You just want to lock me in a cage and not let me go anywhere! — What is it? " he exclaimed.
So, something they two have already gone too far — it would be necessary to calm down.
"Sarah, Steve, calm down," I began soothingly — " We're a family. Let's discuss everything peacefully…
— You're not my real father at all! - although his words did not hurt me, because I understood that he was on edge right now, but Sarah…
— What did you just say? - with steel in her voice, she said, - Not the real father? How dare you say that! James raised you like a real son, even though he knew that this was not the case. He accepted us with you, and you... a brat!
— I think we should all calm down, - unconsciously reading the thoughts of my loved ones, I realized that they both now regret what they said, but do not want to give in, — Honey, let's let you take a little break from each other — Steve can move to our old house, where he will stay for a while, calm down, think, — and with all this, I looked at my adopted son reproachfully.
— I don't need a pod…
"Don't argue," my voice wasn't loud, but the very intonation silenced him, " You've already said a lot today, so go pack your things for now.
- Hmm — - he chuckled resentfully and went to his room.
After a while, we thought we heard the sound of the door opening and the same loud bang — it was he who slammed it so hard.
— Are you sure that this is necessary? - the girl looked at me with wet eyes, - Maybe we should have discussed all this somehow?
— The guy is on edge right now, his nerves are playing tricks, so you shouldn't touch him at all, — I approached her and hugged her, pressing her to my chest, — But don't worry — I will make sure that nothing happens to him.
"I hope for you, my love," she whispered and buried her face in my collarbone.
The very next day, Stephen moved into our old house with his things. At first, my sister was perplexed why this was so, but when I explained all the details to her, she understood and even agreed with my decision. He definitely needs to be alone. He will not be accepted into the army, since the medical commission is carried out by employees of my hospital and they will immediately reject him.
No, he would not have passed anyway because of some problems with his condition, but it was necessary to be safe. I did it again for Sarah's sake, so that she wouldn't worry about him. And for good reason, because the guy went to the recruiting office every time when new recruits were called up. And during the war, this happened every month.
A month passed, the second, the third… I don't know how it happened, but Steve moved for a very long time. Although we still went to visit him, but I already knew that everything was fine with him. Sarah asked him to come back, but he said that he was already used to it and did not want to sit on the neck of his parents. I even supported his proposal, because I imagined myself in his place and would also like to leave, just not to burden my parents with my presence.
After my son's departure, exactly a week later, the people from the SNR prepared a laboratory for us, where they relocated all the participants and some assistants. There was a lot of space there, so they also arranged a place to sleep there — this is for those who do not want to go far from the workplace. Stark, when he saw me, was surprised, because they didn't have time to tell him who he would work with.
"I didn't expect to see you here, Mr. Howlett," Howard said.
— Yes, I somehow did not think that we would work together, but it turned out the way it turned out, — I spread my hands, — By the way, we agreed to call each other by their first names last time we met, Howard.
"I'm sorry, but I thought you were joking then, James," Stark apologized, and it was sincere — his words and thoughts did not diverge.
— It's okay, — I smiled, - Let me introduce my friend-Abraham Erskine. Abraham, this is Howard Stark. I told you about him.
— Oh, I remember, I remember, are you the brilliant engineer who invented the gravity engine? - the scientist said cheerfully, - I hope we will work together — - and held out his hand.
— Well, the engine itself is not ready yet, but in theory everything should work, — the young genius rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment, — I also hope so, - Howard replied with a smile, shaking the outstretched palm.
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