The Death Letter ch. 1

It was just before my 18th birthday when i met him. I immediately fell in love with him. He smiled at me and i collapsed. I couldn't even breathe. My heart pounded uncontrollably. His piercing blue eyes stared into mine as if he were reading my soul. We began going out two weeks after that. The day of out graduation he surprised me and proposed. HE told me he never wanted to be with anyone else besides me.1

Our wedding was very big. Many of out friends came. We had our first child the following year. We named her Hope. She had her father's eyes. She was a beautiful baby. Unfortunately, on her second birthday she contracted a disease called leukemia. She died the following month. Chris was overwhelmed with grief but always had hope that life would one day be better. 2

A war broke out between the United States and Cuba. Chris was recruited to fight in the war. We moved to Hawaii where there was a training camp in Pearl Harbor. Every night he would come home hoping the war would end soon so that he wouldn't have to serve. But every day the war got thicker and more gruesome. It seemed as if it would never end. Chris' training finally ended and he went to fight in Cuba. He wanted me to be safe so I moved back to San Fransisco, California. He came home to visit every two months. In the month of June he came to visit me and we decided we were ready to have another child. The following month I found out I was pregnant. I would run to the bathroom time after time vomiting all that I could including acid. The acid burned my throat as it rose up in my throat. Chris didn't know yet about my pregnancy. He wasn't going to visit until next month so I decided to wait to tell him face to face. 3

The smell of food made me queasy. I could barely stand and go to work but I managed. The worst part was that it was August and it was sweltering hot outside. But I knew I had to tough it out for the sake of us all. For Hope I Had to have hope.4

TO be continued..........5