A Void Unfilled
" Adrian, it's late again," growled Corporal James as he passed the bedimmed mess hall, where Adrian sat by himself at a battered table. The distant soft murmur of voices from conversations slightly reached him as he reflected on his recollections.
" Every night is a penance," Adrian spoke under his breath, nearly to himself." I close my eyes, and there's only that we used to partake — Flora laughing, she believing in me."
Private Reyes approached timidly. His voice shook when he asked," Sir, I know that you're distrait. Is it about her?"
Adrian's eyes darkened with remorse." Yes, Reyes. Flora every day her absence is a void I can not fill. I flash back her smile, the glint in her eyes when she spoke of a future with me. And now, all that's left are whispers of what mig
