Tides of Honour
“They had planted a seed in his head that germinated and sprouted overnight. They were good little souls. They deserved a good life. A good family.
Danny had plenty to do that morning, what with construction and all, but he went instead to the dark brick Social Services building a block away from the orphanage, where people posted signs and searched for lost family members. A sheaf of papers lay stacked in an open box on one side of the unmanned desk, and Danny grabbed a few of the top sheet...s. He carried them over to a bench, then sat so his peg jutted out in front. He barely noticed it anymore. It had been over a year since the war had taken that chunk out of him, and since then so much more had been taken from his life. The leg hardly seemed to matter compared to the loss of Audrey and Johnny. He’d give his other one to have them back.
Danny stared down at the papers in his hands, corners curled by so many desperate thumbs. He’d been through them before, but every time he saw new pleas, new drawings and descriptions of loved ones.MoreLess
Danny had plenty to do that morning, what with construction and all, but he went instead to the dark brick Social Services building a block away from the orphanage, where people posted signs and searched for lost family members. A sheaf of papers lay stacked in an open box on one side of the unmanned desk, and Danny grabbed a few of the top sheet...s. He carried them over to a bench, then sat so his peg jutted out in front. He barely noticed it anymore. It had been over a year since the war had taken that chunk out of him, and since then so much more had been taken from his life. The leg hardly seemed to matter compared to the loss of Audrey and Johnny. He’d give his other one to have them back.
Danny stared down at the papers in his hands, corners curled by so many desperate thumbs. He’d been through them before, but every time he saw new pleas, new drawings and descriptions of loved ones.MoreLess
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