A Very Lusty Christmas
“Kate sat on the bottom step of the staircase and met the gaze of the wounded man sitting, stone-faced, in the wheelchair.
Craig Somerville had arrived at the Home earlier that day, in the wheelchair, which she found astounding. Yes, he was missing a leg, but the man didn’t appear to have any other physical injuries. No, his wounds went deeper. She’d been told he didn’t even want to try to adapt to his new reality.
His attitude surprised her, because he’d been wounded in a training accid...ent by a mortar, while saving the life of one of his comrades. The man was a hero. And she was going to do everything she knew how to do to help him.
“I don’t see you missing a leg,Major. So I don’t see how you could possibly know how hard it is. Ma’am.”
“No, I’m not missing a leg, and I’m sorry, very sorry, that you are.”
“I’m only half a man now. How am I supposed to live my life like this?MoreLess
Craig Somerville had arrived at the Home earlier that day, in the wheelchair, which she found astounding. Yes, he was missing a leg, but the man didn’t appear to have any other physical injuries. No, his wounds went deeper. She’d been told he didn’t even want to try to adapt to his new reality.
His attitude surprised her, because he’d been wounded in a training accid...ent by a mortar, while saving the life of one of his comrades. The man was a hero. And she was going to do everything she knew how to do to help him.
“I don’t see you missing a leg,Major. So I don’t see how you could possibly know how hard it is. Ma’am.”
“No, I’m not missing a leg, and I’m sorry, very sorry, that you are.”
“I’m only half a man now. How am I supposed to live my life like this?MoreLess
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