Hope and Dream

2.

James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes just stared blankly at the white wall behind Dr. Raynor.

"Tell me about your nightmares." Dr. Raynor said.

Bucky took a deep breath and kept silent. He never wanted to speak the horrors of his past. He hated his past. Everything HYDRA made him do...

"James..." Dr. Raynor said.

Bucky snapped out of his constant replay of memories and took a deep breath.

"I didn't have a nightmare." Bucky said.

Dr. Raynor made a face and aggressively took out her notebook. Bucky scoffed and glared at her.

"Seriously?" Bucky asked. "Again with the..."
He noticed her making notes and he couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"Alright, Doc..." Buck said. "you know...that's passive aggressive..."

Raynor stopped writing and looked at him.

"Alright, James." Raynor said.
"My name is Bucky." Bucky said.
"Fine, Bucky." Raynor said. "You've gotten a full pardon. You're getting you're life back together and yet..."

Bucky couldn't help but shift uncomfortably in his seat.

"Give me your phone." Raynor said.
Bucky just gave her a look.
"Come on." Raynor said. "Give it..."
Bucky made a face and tossed her his phone. She took a deep breath and started going through his call history.
"So..." Raynor started. "No one. I see that Clint's tried to call you and also...oh, there's Sam..."
Raynor gave Bucky a look and threw the phone back to him.
"That's sad." Raynor said. "You need at least one person in your life you can talk to. Someone who you know you can rely on."
"I'm fine, Doc." Bucky said.
Raynor made a face and took a deep breath.
"Are you at least following rule number two?" Raynor asked.
"What was rule number two?" Bucky asked.
"No one gets hurt." Raynor said. "It's kind of a big one...?"
"Then, why isn't it rule number one?" Bucky asked. "Alright, look...I'm trying. This is all new for me....so..."
Before Raynor could say anything, Bucky stood up and stormed out the room.

"I'll be fine, Doc." Bucky said.