Back in the World – Chapter 2
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"Jennifer!!" He yelled again staring at the envelope in his hand.
She raced down the stairs kneeling next to her husband.
"What is…no, oh please God no…" She stopped herself as he took the envelope out of her husband's hand. "Ben…Please...No!" She started to cry and her husband did his best to console her while trying to keep his own composure.
"It'll be alright honey…it'll be alright."
'What was I saying? It wont be alright…he'll go off to war and get killed, just like the other 50,000 kids who have died already…It wont be alright' The man thought as he spoke calming words to his wife.
Now he truly knew how the mothers felt back home when their sons had to leave home to go to a far away land, sent to their death.
"Look, we'll tell him today when get gets home…just relax…" He kicked himself for not watching the draft of TV; he just couldn't pull himself to do it. He hoped the envelope just wouldn't come. But as fate would have it.
He just wanted to scream at the top of his lungs, he wanted to curse the devil…he wanted to take his sons place…
The hours passed like days.
Pierce thought back to all the soldiers he worked on in Korea…particularly those whom he'd lost. He had never told too many stories to Jennifer; he had only talked with BJ about them, but even then, not very often. But now, the moment he read the envelope, the memories wouldn't stop coming. Every single sick memory. He just wanted to die.
It was almost three, and he was the most nervous he'd been since Korea. He picked up the phone and dialed long distance…
"Hey Beej…It's Hawk, Listen today…"
Just then, the door opened and Blake walked in.
"Hey! I'm home…,"
AN: So whatchya think? Could it be a mix up? I mean it is the army? When does he leave for basics? What does BJ say? Hmmm, I got some ideas popping in my head, you are not gonna expect…so stay tuned! And please review…it helps me, help you! - TLH
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"Jennifer!!" He yelled again staring at the envelope in his hand.
She raced down the stairs kneeling next to her husband.
"What is…no, oh please God no…" She stopped herself as he took the envelope out of her husband's hand. "Ben…Please...No!" She started to cry and her husband did his best to console her while trying to keep his own composure.
"It'll be alright honey…it'll be alright."
'What was I saying? It wont be alright…he'll go off to war and get killed, just like the other 50,000 kids who have died already…It wont be alright' The man thought as he spoke calming words to his wife.
Now he truly knew how the mothers felt back home when their sons had to leave home to go to a far away land, sent to their death.
"Look, we'll tell him today when get gets home…just relax…" He kicked himself for not watching the draft of TV; he just couldn't pull himself to do it. He hoped the envelope just wouldn't come. But as fate would have it.
He just wanted to scream at the top of his lungs, he wanted to curse the devil…he wanted to take his sons place…
The hours passed like days.
Pierce thought back to all the soldiers he worked on in Korea…particularly those whom he'd lost. He had never told too many stories to Jennifer; he had only talked with BJ about them, but even then, not very often. But now, the moment he read the envelope, the memories wouldn't stop coming. Every single sick memory. He just wanted to die.
It was almost three, and he was the most nervous he'd been since Korea. He picked up the phone and dialed long distance…
"Hey Beej…It's Hawk, Listen today…"
Just then, the door opened and Blake walked in.
"Hey! I'm home…,"
AN: So whatchya think? Could it be a mix up? I mean it is the army? When does he leave for basics? What does BJ say? Hmmm, I got some ideas popping in my head, you are not gonna expect…so stay tuned! And please review…it helps me, help you! - TLH