"Gracie?" George plodded out from his and Henry's bedroom in his long white bed socks. I was sitting in the same place I was at 9:30. The clock had just dung 4 am. "Hey George." I smiled sadly, as he ran to my side. He cuddled close to me, "Where's dad?" He asked. "I don't know sweetheart." I stroked his light brown hair. "I'm sorry about Billy but he's not dead." He explained. "Yea I know it just makes me sad to know that he could die." I sniffed, still stroking his hair. "Then why don't you go and help him?" George stated. "Cause I have three little brothers who need to be cared for." I said quietly. "We could stay with Meg, Mish and Molly and the girls we'd be alright." George persuaded. "I dunno buddy I'm not a nurse." I said. "Grace you got a degree in medicine and I read somewhere that they're short on nurses in Egypt." George stated persuasively. I took a deep breath, "I'll think about it." "When Billy told you he was leaving you would have gone with him at the drop of a hat why not now?" George asked. "Well I dont know bu-" "Exactly! Now we'll be fine we're big boys we know how to look after ourselves." George hugged me close. "Yea alright little mate I'll see what I can do." I told him. "I love you Gracie, I dont know what I'd do without you." He told me out of the blue. "I love you to beautiful George and to be honest you boys are my everything to." I kissed his forehead.
"Now I'm gonna be alright Charlie I dont want tears from any of you okay?" I told the three of them as we stood on a pier in Adelaide. Henry, George and Charlie looked at me with quivering lips and soon enough we were drowning in a puddle of tears. "I'll see you boys very soon look after the girls and everyone for me and i'll be home as soon as i can." I kissed their foreheads then hugged Meg Mish Molly and the girls and made my was to the ship.
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Life Goes On...
Historical Fiction"Life goes on Grace, this war can and will take everything but our love is something it won't." Billy states, his hat brushing her cheek. Billy Nykiel is a charmer. Good looks have blessed him and he can play any sport you throw at him if he tried...
