- the mechanic :: one last time

there's no hope

I turn off the destroyed, torn, incomplete mask. I look at it, and even if it's full of cracks, I can see my reflection.
It's there, the last act of the great Iron Man, the last message I sent to Pepper.
I do not even know if she's alive, if she's pregnant, I could not say goodbye to the love of my life. I sigh against the wall, watching the space outside this fucking ship. I am lost in my greatest nightmare, miles away from home; hunger is killing me. I could eat anything, even a crumb of bread would suffice me, a sip of water.
I'll never go home, I'll die here.
It's a bit empty as a cemetery, but at least I can see the stars.