Steve was sitting by the backyard, contemplating the sun going down and a chill breeze touch his face. He took a deep breath. He could hear the noise coming from the living room, loud speaking and laughter, glad that he had stepped back for a moment. “Hey, Cap? Everything alright?” a man asked as he walked out of the kitchen into the backyard. “Oh, yes. I just needed a bit of fresh air” Steve answered. “I understand. Do you mind?” The man asked, pointing at the empty chair in front of him. “Oh, not at all, please” Steve said, inviting him. The man pulled the chair from the table, placed his crutch against the wall and sat down. “It’s Sousa, right?” “Yes, Daniel Sousa” “Right, sorry, I’m still learning everyone’s names” “Ah, don’t worry, it fine” “I’m sorry if I seemed rude walking out like that, I just am still adjusting and big reunions like this can be a little bit overwhelming sometimes, I hope everyone can understand.” A few months after Steve had returned, Peggy invited a few of her friends over to meet him and celebrate. He was still supposed to be undercover, but it was only a matter of a few weeks until he could walk freely again. It was nice meeting new people, especially those who were important to Peggy and that hopefully would be his friends as well. But in most moments he felt left out, it was hard to stay engaged in conversations when most of the things he referred didn’t exist yet or the words he used made no sense in that century. I was like coming out of the ice all over again. So, as much as he enjoyed, it was tiring and he needed a break. “Oh I’m sure they will understand.” Souza comforted him. “I can only imagine how you must be feeling. I mean, to time travel in the first place, is something that still doesn’t make sense to me” he said and they laughed. “Yeah, it’s not an easy concept, I couldn’t even begin to try and explain it to you, it’s crazy.” In fact he could explain, at least from a logical point of view, but he had done it so many times to different people, that in that moment it was the last thing he wanted, as much as he enjoyed the man’s company. He had only met Sousa for a few hours but he could feel how they were similar and that they would most certainly become great friends. “Hey man, do you mind if I ask how it happened?” Steve asked carefully, referring to his missing leg. “It’s okay if you do, I don’t mean to be invasive or anything-” “Oh no, it’s okay. I do not mind” he assured. …
