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Evelyn
"What are ya thinkin about?" A voice snaps me out of my thoughts.
I look to my left and see Martha plop down in a chair behind the desk.
"Just thinking." I shrug looking down at the load of paper work I have yet to fill out.
"Yeah, but about what?" Martha pushes, kicking her feet up on the desk.
"Have you ever been in love Martha?" I ask, looking over at her.
She quits picking at her nails and looks at me with wide eyes.
"No, I can't say I have." She sits up quickly and grins. "Have you?"
I look down at the pen in my hand as I scribble. I start to think hard.
"I don't know." Its been four months since I've been seeing the man I help saved.
Now that it's November the air is colder, but the feeling in my stomach burns hotter when I see him.
After the night we had our first official date at the beach, things changed between us.
I never was the type to fall for someone, or care about dating, let alone get attached.
I focused on schooling and kept to myself, but now it seems I focus more on a certain soldier than my work.
These past months have been filled with secret visits at work and sweet nights together.
I even snuck out of my house to watch the sunrise at the beach with him, it was beautiful.
He always surprises me, I long for the time we get to spend together more and more every day.
When he takes me in his arms I can't help but melt, when I look into his eyes everything around me fades.
One night we snuck into a jet where he is stationed to work and he took me in the air to see the sun set, I never saw anything like it.
He asked me to be his girl as I looked into the color changing sky, we soared above the clouds.
I remember looking at him so fast I thought I had whiplash.
I told him yes and he kissed me with so much passion I felt like I was in a movie scene.
Ever since then we have been inseparable. My feelings grow stronger for him every passing second.
"Ladies come quick! I need your help!" Doctor Dan rushes in looking frantic, blood covering his coat and hands.
Martha and I jolt up and follow him into the emergency room and see a group of men passing in and out.
Their skin looking as if it will Peel off any second.
I swallow hard and force myself to stay calm at the sight in front of me.
The next hours are spent helping the men and getting them into beds to rest.
One managed to stay conscious long enough to tell us what happened.
"It was terrible, we were filling up one of the planes and all of a sudden there was a explosion. I saw that I was on fire, the others tried to put it out, but it was just too big."
He chokes and I quickly lift the straw with water to his lips and help him drink it, holding the back of his head with my other hand.
"Its alright, you're okay now." I gently coo, the poor boy doesn't even look eighteen.
"What is your name sweetheart?" I ask, helping him lay back once he's had enough water.
The ointment covers his Burns, his face still having black smudges.
I take a wet rag and gently wipe his face.
"My name is Reece Ma'am." He smiles at me, wincing in pain from the Burns.
"How old are you?" I ask to distract him from the pain, I set the now dirty rag to the side.
"S-Sixteen." He heavily breathes, pinching his eyes closed as he grits his teeth.
"Am I going to die?" He croaks, tears leaving his eyes.
"No! No, you aren't. It feels like it but you won't. I promise. You will feel better soon." I gently comb my fingers through his dark hair and watch his eyes slowly shut.
Such a young boy to be ready to give up his life to fight. Working near weapons and explosives, ready to die at any second. Its a dangerous life.
Anything can happen.
That's what worries me most I think, I'm scared that something will happen to Harold.
I try not to think about it though, he's a strong man I remind myself. I have faith in him, he has my heart. I pray every night for his safety.
Soon soft snores leaves the boys lips and I leave him be, walking to the back room.
I check the clock on the wall and see it's twenty minutes pass one in the morning.
I slip my coat on and walk to the other room that holds the other burned soldiers.
Doctor Dan talks to the men quietly that haven't fallen asleep.
He notices me shutting the door behind me and turns to face me, he gives me a grim smile with sad eyes.
He walks over to me where they cannot hear and heavily sighs.
"They are in critical condition, these burns are severe. I applied ointment to help but tomorrow their skin will start to blister. We will have to pop them which is going to be very painful for them. They will survive of course, but they will have scars."
I nod and look over at the 3 men now asleep on the beds, their skin a bright red and pink.
My heart tugs at the sight.
I can feel my eyes droop as my body and mind begs for sleep.
"Do I need to stay over night?" I ask, hoping I won't have to.
But if I need to, I will, Ill do anything to help.
"It would be best if you do, I'm going to as well, I've called some other nurses to come in early and hopefully you'll be able to go home and get some rest. But for now, we need to keep a close eye on them and be ready to help them at any moment."
"Okay sir, I understand." I force a smile.
Right before one of the men let out an agonizing scream in pain, Doctor Dan says, "Might want to buckle up, it's going to be a long night."
