The next day, Nick officially left the squad.
They had spent eight years together, and Nick left just like that.
He didn't even say goodbye to anyone.
Steve and Cynthia felt a bit regretful.
It didn't feel good to lose contact with somebody they had been in contact with for so long, so suddenly.
They had gone through many dangers together, and they had "grown up" together.
Yet, there had always been this wall between them and Nick.
The other three had felt pretty close, but Nick had always been isolated from them.
But that was it.
It was over.
Just like that, Nick was gone from their lives.
Steve's and Cynthia's squad merged with another one that only had two.
Usually, deaths were common among the squads, and there were plenty of trainees searching for new squads.