November 17th, 1955

NOTE: ”My dear love, my dear beloved. I apologize for not being home, things have been harsh. Winters have been cold, and they have been requesting more of me. I have been following orders only, and I do miss home. I miss you. I will give you the largest of hugs when I come back. But, for now. I have duties to attend to.”

Is what the note read when you checked your mailbox, bringing the note into your house to read it. You were used to these letters by now, to be completely honest. They come at least once a month or twice, the same thing over and over again. ‘I’ll be home soon’, ‘I promise I’ll be back’, but you honestly are giving up hope of all that. You waited and waited, week after week, month after month, and now it’s been two years since he came back. You could sense his love for you still, since every month (like said) he writes you a note to keep your hopes up.. but it’s slowly fading away. You sit in your chair as you stare at the note for a couple minutes, just taking it all in. Imagining the way you both will smile and cry tears of joy once he comes home.. But will that ever even happen? You have your doubts, and a lot of them, and they keep on going for as long as you can remember

One day, you received another note, which was more early than the others. One which had more clear handwriting, had more.. of a calm aura to it, but had traces of tears from the thin paper dot-shapes on the note. You read it, and he.. he was finally coming home. You finally got to see your partner after god knows how long, but how will he look? How will he see the world? Has he changed? Most likely. Will you guys be in that same healthy relationship? Will everything be the same again- There goes the thoughts again.. You snap yourself of your self-doubt and begin to clean up the mess of the house, dirty dishes, rotten food, clothes on the floor, and even some other things you did missing him dearly. You wanted it to be SPOTLESS for him when he came home! He didn’t even say a time, only you know he’s coming TODAY and TODAY only! Thoughts rush through your head: Good, Bad, and everything in-between! But, by some miracle, a knock is heard right when you finished up cleaning..

Knock

Knock..

Knock…

You slam open the door as a bright smile is on your face, and you look to see.. it is him. But, he looks tired and disheveled. Bags under his eyes, he looks more weak than usual, but he still pulls you in for a hug.. that hug you haven’t been able to share with him in So. Long.

“…”

Everything was kept silent. No talking, nothing. Just the relief. It felt so nice, so amazing. You both just closed your eyes and relaxed for now, not wanting to do anything else..