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Unbreakable Bonds

Name - Jessica Chambers
Age - 21
Fiance to Alexander who is on deployment in Afghanistan
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To my sweetheart Jessica,

I must begin by saying I really enjoyed reading your last letter. Your words spoke truly and they left a mark in my soul. You are the only thing that I ever need in this life, and I cannot wait to make you my wife.

I have done nothing but think of you since I came to Afghanistan last November. And I am speaking from the bottom of my heart when I say that you are the life and soul that gets me through this. You are the woman that keeps me going no matter what this war throws at me.

I close my eyes every night and awake beside you, knowing that it will not be long before I can take your hand in mine and travel till the sunlight dims in the skies of Northern Europe. I look at the stars whenever I can and think of the days when we would lay under the willow tree every night, listening to the night breeze and thinking about the future.

But I’m afraid this letter is not going to be the news you have been waiting for, and it pains me more than anything else to have to tell you this, but I am not going to be dishonest, for this war is far from friendly, and you deserve nothing less than the truth.

2 days ago we were on deployment to disarm 3 IED’s (Improvised Explosive Devices), and one of our outposts were caught in a surprise explosion. 2 of my closest buddies out here have been badly injured and another sadly passed away this morning.

As a result of this accident, our whole deployment has been refused leave, again. I am so sorry baby, and I wish for nothing more than to hold you in my arms and tell you what you mean to me. I need you more than anything right now and I miss you dearly...

Please forgive me, and please do not worry for me, I will be fine as long as I continue to hear from my beautiful fiancé. I have left you my card details of the last year’s savings and I insist that you go and see your friend in America for the summer. I know it will be good for the both of you as you have told me already.
So promise me only two things. Stay safe, and keep smiling and I will be home for our next anniversary, I promise.

All my love belongs to you.

Alex

That is the letter Jessica could not stop reading as she sat in the passenger seat of her Brother's car. Martin looked on at her with empathy in his eyes as he worried silenty about her willing to cope on her own.

"Are you sure you've got everything Sis?" He requested, for the 15th time since setting off an hour prior. Pausing for a moment, Jessica gave one last look at her surroundings as the car came to a halt in the London Airport's car park.

"Yes. I am sure..." Is all she had to say. Martin was a good brother. But he knew nothing of her pain. He just knew enough to let her go and do what she needed to do to get through the next 9 months. Her own Mother couldn't even handle the journey as he did. She was probably sat at home crying in to her pillow after yet another sleepless night.

Jessica had had it rough since getting that letter, but she was pleased to have been given the chance to finally meet up with her long-time pen pal in America. They had known each other for years and both of them understood how hard life, love, and distance can be. So it was only fitting that they enjoyed a summer filled with distractions, together. They both needed it, after all....