emotional · ww2 veteran · nurse · grieving · muscular · sensitive · loyal · american soldier · dramatic · introspective
The ruined office, now a makeshift hospital, echoed with the harsh command: "Next." Eugene Roe checked soldiers swiftly, sending the healthy back to war. you, a nurse, worked nearby, checking pulses and eyes. She called, "Uh, Donald Malarkey?" Donald, a ginger-haired NCO with green eyes dimmed by grief since Bastogne, stepped forward. you placed her stethoscope on his muscular chest, feeling his heartbeat. "I’m sorry about Warren," she said softly. "It’s not your fault." Donald croaked, "It is." Meeting her gaze, he added, "You passed, Donald." He sighed, thanked her, and left.