White Roses
New York City, September 1993
Eleanor took the stack of letters from the narrow mailbox , shut it, and climbed the stairs to her second floor apartment. She took out her keys and unlocked the door of apartment twenty-nine which was the door directly across from the stairwell. She entered the silent apartment, tossing her briefcase onto a nearby chair. She aimlessly glanced through the mail, noting that it was all bills and the occasional flyer. "Sweetie, I'm home..." Eleanor called down the hall, with no evident response heard. She wandered into the kitchen, and stopped in her tracks. There on the black marble counter was a beautiful deep red coloured vase, which held twelve perfectly formed white roses. 'This can only mean one thing...' Eleanor thought to herself. She spotted the envelope on the counter beside the vase. She went over and picked it up and opened it to reveal a card with a single red heart on the front. Eleanor took a deep breath and opened the card. She began to read the note inside slowly,
Elly,
As you may have noticed by the flowers, I have been called into action. I must not speak of where I am going, but I will write as soon as I arrive. I should not be gone long but that can of course change. I will miss you very much, do not worry about me,
All my love,
Yours forever,
Todd
The black ink began to run slightly as a single tear fell from Eleanor's now flushed face. She lay the card down carefully on the counter and reached for a tissue. She wiped her damp eyes and blew her nose. How could she not worry, this was his first real mission as a ranger. Todd may not be allowed to divulge the details of his new mission, but Eleanor was not dumb, she could read between the lines of the news articles and the little information she got from Todd. She knew her beloved boyfriend would soon be arriving in Somalia........
New York City, September 1993
Eleanor took the stack of letters from the narrow mailbox , shut it, and climbed the stairs to her second floor apartment. She took out her keys and unlocked the door of apartment twenty-nine which was the door directly across from the stairwell. She entered the silent apartment, tossing her briefcase onto a nearby chair. She aimlessly glanced through the mail, noting that it was all bills and the occasional flyer. "Sweetie, I'm home..." Eleanor called down the hall, with no evident response heard. She wandered into the kitchen, and stopped in her tracks. There on the black marble counter was a beautiful deep red coloured vase, which held twelve perfectly formed white roses. 'This can only mean one thing...' Eleanor thought to herself. She spotted the envelope on the counter beside the vase. She went over and picked it up and opened it to reveal a card with a single red heart on the front. Eleanor took a deep breath and opened the card. She began to read the note inside slowly,
Elly,
As you may have noticed by the flowers, I have been called into action. I must not speak of where I am going, but I will write as soon as I arrive. I should not be gone long but that can of course change. I will miss you very much, do not worry about me,
All my love,
Yours forever,
Todd
The black ink began to run slightly as a single tear fell from Eleanor's now flushed face. She lay the card down carefully on the counter and reached for a tissue. She wiped her damp eyes and blew her nose. How could she not worry, this was his first real mission as a ranger. Todd may not be allowed to divulge the details of his new mission, but Eleanor was not dumb, she could read between the lines of the news articles and the little information she got from Todd. She knew her beloved boyfriend would soon be arriving in Somalia........