Vera was now fully recovered and had been very anxious to get back to her regiment and help in the war effort, but at the same time she felt guilty. She wanted to forget about the war and spend the rest of her life with Yuri. When she would receive one of his letters, she would hold it to her heart and close her eyes hoping that when she opened her eyes, he would be there standing in front of her. But he wasn"t, so she just took solace in the love pouring from his letters. Clutching his letter over her heart, she fell asleep, until she felt someone shaking her.
“Comrade Vera,” Ksenia said, gently shaking Vera awake. “You have new orders.”
“We have been flying for twelve hours straight,” she sighed and looked at her watch. “I have only slept three hours. What are our orders now?”
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