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“Check for any survivors!”
David yelled around at the men as they began to scatter. In one building David entered, he saw the still alive, but very much in pain, body of an old man sitting up against a wall.
Walking over through the leftover fire and rubble, David sees Raul Menendez… He has no clue that Menendez would be here today. Why was he here today? He wasn’t sure but he figured that he could ask Menendez later about it.
David gets over to the wounded old man quickly, kneeling down in front of him David asks him: “What the fuck are you doing here…?”
Menendez looks up at him and says weakly: “I..I was discussing some business plans with some people but then…-“
“We attacked..?”
“Sí…” Menéndez nods.
“Mmm…”
David sighs, not really knowing what to do with the situation at the moment. He looks at the wounded Menendez in front of him and back outside the door to the building where he saw people already leaving; he switches between the two before hears Raul groan: “David…please…! It hurts so much…” David looks at the bleeding wound in his torso and sighs, picking him up and putting him over his shoulder; carrying him outside to his truck where Menendez was securely placed inside and given bandages by Salazar.
“So why are you saving him?” Salazar asked; “Why not just let him die?”
David sighed as he drove, trying to focus on the road. “It’s- it’s complicated… he.. Menendez he-.. mmm….” David grumbled; he wasn’t sure whether he should tell Salazar or not. “okay… so I’m gonna tell you something, but you gotta promise not to tell anybody…” Salazar raised an eyebrow and chuckled, responding: “hah.. of course section, spill the tea!”
David sighs and closes his eyes for a moment… “Okay… so… a couple nights ago… I got shit faced drunk at a club and the rest of the group had left me alone. I ended up stumbling into the parking lot late in the night… So basically Menendez had followed me outside and he found me stumbling; so he decided to.. to take me home with him… he tucked me into bed and gave me food and water the next morning…”
“I….” Salazar didn’t know what to say, instead, he grinned. He grinned and laughed. David turned his head him and asked in a angry voice: “The fuck are you laughing at!?” “Hahahaha-! Well- I’m laughing cuz-!!” He snickers, “I just find it cute is all!”
“I-“ David got a dumbfounded look on his face. “I-..I- CUTE!? What the fuck is cute about waking up at the house of the guy who killed your father!?” Salazar rolls his eyes at David and he yells at him; “I was talking about the fact that he took the time out of his night to make sure you were safe instead of leaving you for the streets! You could’ve gotten seriously hurt.”
David sighs and tries to focus on the road; as much as he hated to admit it, it was a very sweet gesture. He was thankful that Menendez didn’t leave him to the streets and let something bad potentially happen to him, but he still felt so off and wrong about the whole thing… especially with him SAVING Menendez right now.
Yeah- you know what? Why WAS he saving Menendez right now? Why didn’t he just leave Menendez there to die? He should have just left Menendez there to die!
But he was raised better than that….
If someone helps you, you help them back. You return the favor.
Finally making it back to base, David makes sure that Menendez is taken and given proper medical care. Meanwhile, David went to him and Harper’s room to rest…
David dropped down on the bed, sighing and taking deep breaths as he contemplated his past couple actions.
David was conflicted; on one hand, he should’ve just left Menendez to the fire, let him die with his sins. But on the other hand… David felt instinctively required to help him because of the favor he had done for him a few days ago. Anything could have happened to him that night had Raul Menendez not intervened and had taken him home with him. Anything…
David decided to go check on Menendez and see if he was okay. When walking into the medical area, he saw the old man in a bed awake and bored. He spotted David.
“Ah David! How are you?”
“I uhh… I’m fine… I just came in to check on you, see if you were doing alright…”
Menendez smiled at the man standing next to him, he sighs. He asks: “One question David… Why did you save me? Last time I checked you hate me, so, why? I was sure when you came in that you were going to let me burn.”
David sighed and looked away for a moment, he turned back but didn't look him in the eyes… he replied: “It’s… it’s complicated… you see, while I absolutely hate your guts and I wanna shoot you in the head, after what you did a few days ago… I… I don’t know… I just sorta felt like I had to return the favor you know? I mean, anything could have happened out there that night… I could’ve been kidnapped or taken into some ally; and then when you picked me up, you could’ve done anything to me but… you took care of me instead…”
“Mmm… I see…” Raul nodded, sitting up. “I take it you’re trying to say thank you then?”
“I- I guess so…”
Menendez smiles, “you’re welcome then David.”