Never Together

Chapter Three: Rings and Ropes

A couple of years later, we got engaged nothing interesting happened before that. Just a whole bunch of monotonous friendship ending... caused by who other than you of course! We got married almost straight away and adopted a toddler named Gabriel

I had been in my apartment. Being we still haven't moved in together. reading a book when you knocked on my door nearly waking up Gabriel. You rushed in and yelled to me words I couldn't understand. I only knew something was wrong, you never did this. You are relatively good at keeping calm and quiet.

I grabbed your shoulder and asked you to slow down. You explained about the attacks on Pearl Harbor and World War Two. " Well what does that have to do with anything" I asked you... watching the tears from your eyes hit your chin and drip off. "I'm going to war" You kept a brave face, still, you cried. I was in shock. I had no clue what to do. You explained that you were willing to go to war but wasn't ready to leave Gabriel and I and it would be soon to happen.

I could not believe the words leaving your mouth. I swore to myself I wouldn't focus on war or anything along those lines but it happens sometimes. I tried to talk you out of it but you refused. Fighting for your country is what your dad wanted you to do.

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Time was a blur I fell asleep fast that night scared of feeling alone in my own apartment.

                                    ~*~

Time skipped quite fast a few months had past and you had been gone. I wrote letters to you daily it would go like this.  

" Dear,  Ty
Time has gone by quite fast without you. I taught Gabriel to say Dad and Mom and taught him our faces. We miss you so much please tell us how it's going.    
                                                   Sincerely,
                                                             Rene & Gabe"

Then you would respond with an oh that great miss you too and things about the other guys blah blah blah. But all those blahs were the things I looked forward to all day. I read them to Gabe to put him to sleep. He missed you so much! I showed him pictures of you every day. Knowing that some soldiers can be out for 11 years.

                                      ~•~
Life with just Gabe was quite lonely. There was one day it didn't cross my mind he was alone in the living room. I heard him climbing but I assumed it was onto the couch. He was just turning 2 and hadn't been speaking much so quite often he was just watching our television the size of a toaster oven.

A few seconds later I decided to check on Gabe and I walked into the living room. Gabe was standing on the ledge of the bay window and had found himself tangled in the string and falling off would cause strangulation. I sprinted to him as fast as I possibly could untangling him and holding him close to me the whole rest of the day.