“Mom, what if you don’t come back?”

I was twelve when I asked her.

My mother stopped folding her Army uniforms and looked at me.

For a moment, she didn’t answer.

Then she sat beside me on the edge of the bed.

“Why would you ask that, sweetheart?”

“Because people die over there.”… Continue Reading ⬇️

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