"Well, because when you enlist, it's like making a promise. You have a responsibility to to make to our country and a man has to honor that promise"
"Please Rafe, stay here with us"
"I can't" he said. He really did look sorry. "I love ya so much Liz"
"I love you too" I said hugging him and trying not to cry at the same time. He got up and started to walk out.
"Bye Rafe"
"I'm not saying goodbye kid, it's just. I'll see you later"
"One more thing" I asked and his head returned to the doorway "Is Danny boy going with you?" I didn't need to ask that. They did everything together. That night I was the only one to see them off. My mom couldn't bear to see it and Rafe and my dad got into an arguement about him leaving so they said a stiff goodbye at the house. I didn't mind, it was more quality time with Rafe and Danny.
" I'm scared Teresa" Scared for both of them"
" I am too, but you can write everyday and they both said they'd write ya back each time. I know they will. Because well, I know them both and when they say they're gonna do something, they usually do it" Teresa said in a monotone voice.
That night after they left and I was walking home, I remembered a quote somewhere about at a cirtian time in your life childhood ends and you finally become an adult. This was that time.
**I have a few ideas running through my head for a sequel, but this pretty much feels like and ending to me. Let me know and if enough people seem intrested I'll get another one up real quick.**
"Please Rafe, stay here with us"
"I can't" he said. He really did look sorry. "I love ya so much Liz"
"I love you too" I said hugging him and trying not to cry at the same time. He got up and started to walk out.
"Bye Rafe"
"I'm not saying goodbye kid, it's just. I'll see you later"
"One more thing" I asked and his head returned to the doorway "Is Danny boy going with you?" I didn't need to ask that. They did everything together. That night I was the only one to see them off. My mom couldn't bear to see it and Rafe and my dad got into an arguement about him leaving so they said a stiff goodbye at the house. I didn't mind, it was more quality time with Rafe and Danny.
" I'm scared Teresa" Scared for both of them"
" I am too, but you can write everyday and they both said they'd write ya back each time. I know they will. Because well, I know them both and when they say they're gonna do something, they usually do it" Teresa said in a monotone voice.
That night after they left and I was walking home, I remembered a quote somewhere about at a cirtian time in your life childhood ends and you finally become an adult. This was that time.
**I have a few ideas running through my head for a sequel, but this pretty much feels like and ending to me. Let me know and if enough people seem intrested I'll get another one up real quick.**