TBD: The Plane

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The Plane
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         Roseanna watched as a plane cut across the night sky. It looks so slow from down here, she thought. A tear gently slid down her cheek. Something inside of her told her it was the plane she’d been waiting for. The plane he was on.

         Her husband stood nervously beside her and she hesitated a moment before allowing him to take her hand. Her heart pounded in her chest. She could feel his presence.

         “What time is it?” she asked shakily.

         George let go of her slowly and brought his wrist to his face. “8:27,” he said with a teary-eyed sigh. “The plane should be landing any minute. Let’s go.”

         As they were led to where they would meet him, Roseanna fought as hard as she could to keep her composure.

         Through a foggy window, one image was clear to her, the image that would forever be etched in her mind. Tears began to fall uncontrollably from her eyes as she watched the line of soldiers unloading the plane, but she kept going, kept walking beside George, gripping his hand so tightly that he was losing feeling in his fingers, but he remained silent.

         When they finally reached the spot, her tears began to fall harder. She ran her hand over the wooden casket. “Why Jack, George?” she cried, collapsing into George’s arms. “Why my baby?”


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Prompt: Open Prompt.