Shirley and Glen stayed in the city where she worked. They didn’t travel back to the city where they had lived, where their son was born. They stayed alone together and did a kind of extra honeymoon.Glen was almost back to being himself as they went about the town, and had a lot of love time.
Shirley felt she had it all.
She was married, yet her husband wasn’t there all the time. She had a baby who was someone else’s problem. She had lots of time to herself.
Right now, Glen was wonderful. But she knew, soon enough he’d be sent abroad, do horrific things, return damaged, and she’d have to put him back together.
So far her repair was simply giving him space, not reacting to his behaviour. She wondered how long she could be successful.
I wish we could find out if she was successful or not. When they get back from battle or war they are never the same again.
Shirley doesn’t know what to do but tries
Hi, Jaylar, the opening line, “Shirley and Glen stayed in the city where she worked. They didn’t travel back to the city where they had lived,” not clear where they are and where they lived.” When in book form, it would not be a problem because the reader can checkback. Otherwise. Great.
I see your point. It is a chapter in a longer story. I don’t know if I should repeat myself in the chapters published here, or hope one sees – 22 and realises this is the 22nd chapt.
Point taken Jayar. Perhaps, just a vague, yet vital point, is to casually mention the name of the city instead of the word,” city” PS. Of the three figures the one on the right, facing, has a silenced weapon, an addition, fighting forces should have adopted generations ago, speaking as an ex-sniper.
I would agree. In that way no one hears the gunshot. I would have assumed that, after all being a sniper doesn’t require attention.