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Forever In Love
Suspended In Time, Part 13
Conclusion

And so, you have my story
When I woke up that morning
I decided I couldn't live in a world without him
So I stayed in our world
The one where we held each other close
And danced the night away
Of course, my family just shook their heads
What else could be expected
War was no place for a woman!
My feeble mind, and my feeble heart just couldn't take it
But they never did understand me
Neither my mind, nor my heart is feeble
They are young and strong and true
And forever lost in love with the man of my dreams

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Terri Lyn Stanfield

The Longest Day
Suspended In Time, Part 12

September 12, 1944; the longest day of my life
He left in the wee hours of the morning
Of course, he couldn't tell me where he was going
But I knew it was dangerous
It always was
The hours crawled by, and the day passed agonizingly slowly
As the moon rose higher in the evening sky
The returned
I thanked God for bringing him back to me
One more time
But I waited, and waited, and there was no word from him
He always called me as soon as he could
Still I waited until the dawn
Finally, there's a knock on my door
I run to it and throw it open
But it's not him standing there
It's a friend of his, of ours
I can see the news on his face
And then come the words
Burst into flames
Exploded
Everything was in slow motion
And his words became fainter, and fainter
Then everything went black

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