I smile pulling out a box from underneath my bunk. It wasn't exactly safe but it was the best place for it. "Hey it's my call night tonight you don't mind right" Tod. Tod was my camp buddy if you would say. We share the same tent thats about it. "of course not" I smile opening the box. the first thing i pulled out was my gorgeous baby. Ariana sent me one every month to show me how much she was developing and honestly I don't think i know my baby at all. Next was my wife's teeshirt. I never wore it ever. It was more a piece of her I always had. Also found some samples of her perfume she uses and every now and then i would spray it to remind me of her.
Next was my wedding right. Obviously fighting for our country meant i couldn't wear it but it was safe here. "missing her" Tod asks looking at me "yeah. It's getting really hard lately. I haven't seen her in so long honestly feel so broken" I sigh.
"Letters!" I hear making me stand up placing the box on my pillow heading to see if she had sent me something.
"Tod Bains, Harry Hoop, Dalton Gomez" Thank god my name was read out. I take the envelope and walk back to the tent sitting back on my bed gently opening the envelope.
Hey baby, Hi daddy x
Life really isn't the same without you. Been missing you a lot lately, your brothers been round cuddling me to sleep some times because he is like you. Swear his girlfriend hated me. :)
Layla is missing you. She been asking about you a lot lately. She also did a big presentation at nursery about how you were her hero. It was so cute honestly babe.
Can't wait till I can give you a big cuddle and a kiss and have the rest of our life together. 2 more years right? xx
I love you Ari and Layla x
Honestly reading it make me break out a tear. When i sighed up i signed up for 6 years. Since when i should be done we planned to begin our family but blessing us with a child was one of the perfect things that could have happened. I am glad Ari has her to cuddle and remind her of me. As much as I miss them both knowing my wife could have been there alone makes my heart break.
I remember the day I got the letter and she sent me her ultrasound picture with it and I honestly didn't want to believe it. I was so shocked. But hey when i am with her we have a good time no wonder a baby was made.
***sirens***
I jump off my bed shoving my things back under the bed grabbing my gear running out the tent. "is it a drill you think" Tod whispers to me. "I don't know drills normally happen when we sleep not when calls happening" I shrug.
"Okay we have had alarms about the other side attacking. Let's go Let's Go Let's go" Our commander screams making us run. Every time something like this happens I kiss up to the sky just something i began doing and it gave me a little comfort.
Sometimes i looked up to the moon and hoped she was too and we could be connected but i will never know. I hide behind a tree noticing movement slowing my breathing down as I worked out what my move was. Honestly thank god Harry was there to help or that could have ended real bad.
