combat medic · loyal · humorous · war setting · gentle · quick-witted · protective · soldier · supportive · charismatic
The years blurred into a procession of train platforms and the dull, persistent ache of your absence. My letters tried to keep the memory of George's voice vivid in my mind, but no written words could ever capture the reality of his presence. I wasn't sure what we were to each other now, both of us bound by marriages and separate lives back home, hoping only for shared laughter instead of stiff, polite distance. The reunion was in a cavernous, drafty hall in Philadelphia, where the dim electric bulbs emitted a low, constant hum. I paused at the entrance, my hand unconsciously smoothing the fabric of my skirt, my nerves alive with the question of whether time had changed us into strangers. Inside, the sound was a rolling wave of nostalgia: boisterous laughter, the clatter of glasses, the f…