War Wife

i wrote this for a school project.

My husband left last week for the war. Day in and day out he's always on my mind. Day after day I wonder if he's alive and making his way back to me. Take care of the kids, Johnny to soccer practice, Susanne to ballet. Trying to keep my mind of wondering about him. clean the house, make dinner, give the kids their baths and off to bed with them. Sit down in the living rooms and turn the TV on. Turn to the news to see what is progressing with the war. Still going on. I sigh and turn the TV off and get ready for bed. check on the kids before i crawl into bed. I lay awake and try to sleep missing my husband beside me. I sleep for a few hours then I'm up again to get the kids breakfast together. A knock on the door. I give the kids there cups and go to answer the door. Standing there is a man in uniform. I ask what i can do for him and he hands me an envelope. Fear courses through me and i hesitate to open the envelope but i have to. Ever so slightly the envelope is opened and i read what i dread. My world crashes around me and i collapse to the ground. I will never have my husband by my side again.

Author's Note

This is in dedication to all the women who have had to go through this feeling. all the ones lost in battle will never be forgotten.

Reviews

[A sea person]

Well written! The emotions are excellently displayed in the way you structured your sentences (i.e. short sentences like "Turn to the news to SEE what is progressing WITH the war. Still going on."

Unfortunately, there are several spelling errors. (In the above sentence, the corrected words are in caps.
[Susanne should be capitalized, Trying, not Tryikng, Clean should be capitalized, TV should be capitalized, see and with are corrected in the above sentence, TV again, Check should be capitalized, I - I'm should always be capitalized and properly written in formal writing such as this.)

Thank you for submitting this to my Support our Support contest!

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Ryan