"I have something important to talk to you about."
"Oh yeah?" I replied holding the phone closer to my ear.
"Yeah, but not till I see you tomorrow".
"Ok". I was very anxious about the subject of our conversation. I knew she had something from her past that troubled her, but she had been unable to discuss with me thus far. I wondered what it was.
The next day we climbed to the top of the hill. The view of Boston was magnificent. A cold winter wind chilled us as we shivered next to each other.
"What's on your mind?" I asked looking her with soft eyes.
She looked off in the distance. "I've been trying to find a way to tell you this. It's so hard though"
I looked towards Boston. "Your going into the Marines."
She hesitated, still looking away. "Yes"
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What is it about this news that breaks you? The fact that she will enter the Marines and face certain danger, or the fact that she will enter the Marines and not be in your daily life?
Sadly, both... I suspect the young woman, that is like a daughter to me, will encounter things that will change her forever, and probably not for the best. And, I will just miss having her around.
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