"What do you want me to do, Lissa? I didn't choose my deployment date any more than you chose the date for the trial to start."
"I don't have anyone else, Matt. If you're not there, I will be alone."
"What is your suggestion? Would you like my Sargent's phone number to see if you can get me an excused absence?" His callous words did nothing to help the situation, and the sarcasm was uncalled for.
I sat down hunched over in the kitchen chair with my elbows rested on my knees and my head in my hands. My long hair created a curtain to shield my face, but I didn't bother crying. It wouldn't change the circumstances. "There's no one left." The statement was more an acknowledgment to myself than an invitation for Matt's response.
"Actions have consequences, Lissa. Yours were the gravest. Yo
