"Is it utterly pathetic that I've been in love with the same person for oh I don't know the last seventy years."
"Nah It's poetic."
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~One week later~
Italy 1943
"Look after him Ollie," I said to another soldier who was standing next to Bucky, both were standing in front of me.
"You know I will little lady" he replied patting my head and then walking off to give me and my brother a moment alone.
"You better come back," I said. The 107th was going out, thankfully I was able to say goodbye I wasn't entirely sure if it was a good thing or not.
"And you better not go anywhere" he replied.
I smacked his shoulder "I'm serious James if you don't come back with everyone else I'll kill you."
"You say that a lot" he smirked.
"James" I almost yelled.
"Ok Thea I promise I'll be ok, twin promise" he wrapped me in a hug and then he was gone. Walking off with his troop like a proud soldier.
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Dear Steve,
He's gone James went, off to the front line, he promised he'd come back twin promised in fact but you can't control these things and then that thought upsets me. I just want this wretched war to be over so everything can go back to normal but I suppose it never will be. Peggy's been a great help she's been keeping me distracted. I just hope he returns soon.
All my love,
Dotty
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It wasn't until a couple of days later that the 107th returned. I left my tent scanning the men, something was wrong I could feel it. The men were bloody, bruised, covered in blood and sombre. Something was definitely wrong. "Ollie" I called once I saw the wounded soldier a bandage wrapped around his left eye.
"Dorothy" he broke from form coming over to me.
"What happened."
"Buck he-"
"No don't tell me I, I can't know I'm not ready to know" I turned around and walked away from him in a daze, he wasn't gone I'd feel it I'd have to.
He can't be gone.
He can't be.
He can't.
He
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What can you do when you don't know if your other half is dead or alive the answer is to carry on, I put on a brave face hiding my feelings "I'm fine he'll be okay, I know it" that's how I replied when Peggy asked how I was doing what else could I say. It was eating me up alive not knowing if my twin was dead or alive but I was too weak to ask. Yeah, that was me pretending to be strong on the outside but weak on the inside.
