“A drunken mistake.”
“Is the Legion your family, Tim?”
“What else? I"ve been in more than five years.”
The grudge burnt inside me. “Why did you leave without seeing me?”
Cliesh stared at her shoes.
“You left me that letter.”
“I"m so so sorry, Tim. I couldn"t tell you I was leaving. Tim, I"ve missed you. You know I had to leave. Please tell me you understand.”
“You couldn"t face me for your own sake.”
Cliesh was close to tears. “Please Tim, let"s not quarrel. I"m just glad I found you again. Let me play for you.”
“Let"s have a Legion song.”
She was crying and tears wet the front of her dress.
“You walked out on me. I wasn"t good enough for you. Now you"re looking for a bit of rough with a soldier. The scars, the tattoo; everything. That"s what I am. I belong to the Legion.”
“Tim
