Chapter 708: A Photo, Unforgettable Memories

Peggy Carter, the departure of this woman who had an amazing life is already an irreparable thing. She believed in God all her life, but God could not grant her eternal life. However, for this woman, her life has no regrets.

Because she loved a man, and until the last moment of her life, this man was by her side. For all the women in the world, this is a rare blessing. Although she got all of this at the last moment of her life, it was enough for her to leave this world with joy.

She left with a smile, but for the captain, it was enough to make him regret for the rest of his life. Awakening after seventy years is not a comedic reunion, but another farewell. This reality is really a huge blow to this man.

And this blow made him completely lose his soul in the next few days, and he could only live like a walking dead. Until, the day of Peggy's funeral.

Because of the bad environment in the United States, there were not many political figures at Peggy's funeral, whether they were from the military or the government. In this regard, even if Peggy has the identity of the founder of S.H.I.E.L.D., there is not much change.

But the opposite is true in this case. A group of old people who were not young came to this inconspicuous funeral one after another. Most of these people are Peggy's former comrades-in-arms and subordinates. And their arrival also added a bit of solemnity to this simple funeral.

Because it is not easy to travel thousands of miles to attend this funeral, because the current situation in the United States, the kind of chaos is not only political, but also spread to every place in this country. It's come to a point where we have to be on tenterhooks. However, this is enough to show that they really came to mourn, not with any special political purpose. This sincere emotion is enough to make this funeral meaningful.

However, all this has nothing to do with the captain. He just sat silently in the first row, watching Peggy's coffin like a statue. Even if a former comrade-in-arms stood by his side and greeted him, he didn't respond in any way. It was as if for him, everything in this world had completely nothing to do with him.

This behavior is of course impolite. But these old people who came to greet him didn't mean to blame them, they just sighed and shook their heads. He came to Peggy's niece, Sharon Carter, to express her final condolences.

Peggy has been waiting for the captain's return all her life. She is not married and naturally has no children. And her niece became her rightful successor. And Sharon Carter also performed this duty very well. She seriously responded to the thoughts of every old man, and tried her best to make Peggy's voice and appearance be remembered forever.

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This funeral cannot be endless. With everyone gone, Peggy's coffin was buried under the tombstone, and her life finally came to an end, and the dust settled completely. The dead have their place of death, while the living have to live their own lives.

So in the end, only the captain and Sharon remained in front of the tombstone.

Looking at this man immersed in his own world, Sharon hardly knew what to do was the right thing to do. Maybe it's time to pull him out, or, make an opposite move. She was a little hesitant, but in the end, she decided to pull him out of it. Because she believed that his aunt must think so too.

Captain America has his own responsibilities and tasks. He can't stay in this place forever, remembering a dead person, a relationship that has completely ended forever.

So, she mustered up her courage and interrupted the captain's immersion in his own world.

"I suppose Aunt Paige wouldn't like to see you like this?"

"I know!" After waiting for a long time, Sharon received a response from the captain. It was like a voice coming from a deep void, and upon hearing that voice, one could feel a deep sadness. "However, please give me the last day, please? Or, give me time for another song. I promised her that I would ask her to dance another dance, but I didn't expect that seventy years later, this Promises are still unfulfilled.”

"It's not your fault, Captain. None of us could have foreseen what happened. And, to my aunt, the dance you promised wasn't as important as your return. You won't I know how happy my aunt was when she found out you woke up from the ice."

"In my impression, Aunt Peggy has always been an unsmiling person. She is very successful, so successful that people can only look up to her. I have always regarded her as an idol, and I am trying my best to move closer to her. I never imagined that she would lose her composure one day. Although the pain was tormenting her body at that time, I could see the joy that flowed from the bottom of my heart. Captain, for my aunt Said it was a very lucky thing to know you."

"I'm sorry, please don't say any more, okay?"

Sharon's memories of Peggy were suddenly interrupted, and the captain's brows gradually showed uncontrollable sadness and powerlessness. His eyes began to fluctuate, and even his tall body trembled after such words. This is a hero, a recognized hero. But in the face of emotions, his fragility is no different from normal people.

After peeling off the mask on him, he is an ordinary person. A poor guy who can't help himself because someone important has left.

This kind of understanding made Sharon couldn't help feeling a lot of pity in her heart. In any case, she is a woman, and women are always particularly tolerant of this kind of man who is vulnerable because of love and has the image of a tough guy and a hero.

So at this time, she really wanted to give the man in front of her some comfort, even if it was to say some warm words, as long as it could make him feel better. However, when she wanted to open her mouth, she found that she had almost nothing to say.

Her knowledge of what happened seventy years ago is too thin, and she knows nothing about the love rose that bloomed in the flames of war but withers faster. Ignorance prevented her from having any right to speak, and that kind of empty comfort was nothing more than a blasphemy of this relationship here.

And she wouldn't do such a thing. Whether it's out of respect for the person in front of him or his deep affection for his aunt. She would never do such a thing. So, she also fell silent. It wasn't until a long time later, when the continuous rain soaked her black dress, that she suddenly seemed to remember something, and said to the captain.

"By the way, there's one thing I should perhaps show you. It's Aunt Paige's, and it's very important to her."

After saying this, Sharon ran to her car without waiting for any reaction from the captain, and found a special existence among the relics that belonged to Peggy.

It was a photo, an old black and white photo. In the photo, the young Peggy is standing in the middle of the scene, and beside her, the captain who is more like a costume looks completely at a loss. It can be seen that he was very jerky at that time. Because he didn't dare to look in the direction of the camera at all, but quietly put his gaze on the female officer beside him.

And Peggy didn't look at the camera either, she was also staring at her from the corner of her eye without the captain knowing. At the same time, the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, with an inexplicable smile, which made her look extra bright.

Photographically speaking, this photo was not considered a success. Because the two characters in it don't really cooperate with the photographer's work. But for the captain, this photo represents the best memory.

He took the photo from Sharon's hand, and then his eyes were blurred, as if he flew to a very distant place. Even his voice began to revive with vitality.

"This was the first time I officially went on a mission. At that time, I had just gone deep into the enemy's rear to complete a rescue job. Almost everyone believed that I could not come back. But only Carter, she has always believed in me Will come back. To be honest, in fact, I am not too sure, but in the end, I did not let her down."

"Since then, I have finally started to be active as a soldier on the battlefield. But before that, a more important and exciting thing happened to me. Peggy agreed to go out with me. At the end of this mission. You know what? It was my first date in my life, and I was really excited."

"I didn't know there was such a story in it, no wonder my aunt laughs every time she sees this picture."

Sharon answered quietly, and at the same time, she also began to describe the love story of the war years in her mind.

Women always have imaginations about this kind of thing, and the captain didn't mean to interrupt her. He just quietly touched the smiling woman in the photo with his fingers, recalling every part of her bit by bit in his memory.

That is a happy thing, but also a sad thing. Memory cannot be replaced, but the person in memory will become the past and become a piece of dust. He is still alive, but she is dead. This is undoubtedly the greatest irony of fate for them.

In this regard, the captain has nothing to do. He can't forget the past, and he can't leave everything behind to follow Peggy's footsteps. So he could only touch the photo and made such a request to Sharron.

"A long time ago, I also had a photo. It was given to me by Peggy. Unfortunately, when I fell into the ice sea, that photo was also lost. So, can you give me this photo?"

The captain's eyes were almost entirely pleading, and facing such a pleading, Sharon had no reason to refuse. She could only nod her head, and then silently sent her blessings to the man in front of her.

And got the answer I wanted. The captain smiled with difficulty, and turned around holding the photo.

"Thank you. And goodbye. Bye, Sharon. Bye, Paige!"

After saying this, he left straight away and disappeared into the rain without looking back. (To be continued.)