LIAM
I stand alone in the kitchen with my mom next to me. I can feel her hand in my hand and she is holding it tight. This must be very difficult for her and she does not seem to stop crying. I knew it would be difficult to tell my mom that I am deploying but I did not know that it would take such a toll on me too.
It is difficult to see my mom like this. Right now, at this moment, the only family that she got is me and now I am also leaving her. I wish there was a way for me to stay home even if it was just for a little while but I do not have that luxury. I wish there was something that I could say that would make her feel better.
"Mom, I will be back again..."
Suddenly she looks at me with a frown on her face and says.
"My beautiful boy, you can not guarantee that. Y
