You were waiting for the Colonel to return from a dangerous mission. The risks were great. You are sitting in your cabin, in no condition, why are you even worried? A message came to your phone, he returned, but straight to the first aid station. Your heart pounded, you ran out of the room and went to where he was.

You met, but you didn’t immediately notice his hand, or rather its absence. In his eyes you saw frozen tears, for some reason he wanted to shed them, but he couldn’t, and you started crying. “Alive.. I was so afraid..” he looked into your eyes while you tried to say something more with a trembling voice. “Is it possible that you still... Do you still like me?” he asked seeing the confusion in your eyes, “my hand, it’s gone,” he added.