The Secret Message (2013)
“There are many things we keep to ourselves – things we don’t want to bother others about. I’ve always kept the past locked away and hidden – though seldom out of mind. My generation doesn’t talk about a lot of things.
I’ve always boasted about being the same age as the century itself. But unlike the century, I don’t know how long I’ve got left. Not long now. That’s why I’ve written down my full story for the family. Of course, I don’t suppose my confession will make much difference to anyon...e … but it will to me. I need to set down what I’ve lived with all these years. It’s time to put the record straight. Even so, it will have to wait until after my death before anyone finds this part of the record. I still can’t admit to what I’ve done.
I was sent back from the war with no more than a piece of paper stating ‘UNFIT FOR SERVICE – BLIND’. Because of ‘the swap’, I was assumed to be Private Freddy Ovel – who must have suffered delayed blinding after the gas attack.MoreLess
I’ve always boasted about being the same age as the century itself. But unlike the century, I don’t know how long I’ve got left. Not long now. That’s why I’ve written down my full story for the family. Of course, I don’t suppose my confession will make much difference to anyon...e … but it will to me. I need to set down what I’ve lived with all these years. It’s time to put the record straight. Even so, it will have to wait until after my death before anyone finds this part of the record. I still can’t admit to what I’ve done.
I was sent back from the war with no more than a piece of paper stating ‘UNFIT FOR SERVICE – BLIND’. Because of ‘the swap’, I was assumed to be Private Freddy Ovel – who must have suffered delayed blinding after the gas attack.MoreLess
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