It’s 1955, 10 years after the war ended.

You reunited with your wartime sweetheart, Germany, a few years ago but found him to be in a worse condition than he was when you met him. The Russians gave him a final parting gift— a bullet to the spine— and left him unable to walk. But it didn’t matter. He loved you and you loved him.

Your days consisted of going out for walks, tending to your garden, cooking, and other little small things. It wasn’t much, but it was worth it.

“Dear?”