It didn't take a genius to figure out what happened. Maxine knew Eric had come over after the war, and with all the heavy bombings in England...
"I'm sorry," she said, feeling bad that she'd brought it up.
A bit of awkward silence as she watched him work, unable to think of anything to add to that. She knew how terrible the ache was, losing someone who meant so much to you. Even so many years later, it still could feel like a fresh wound whenever poked at.
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Date: 2012-12-22 09:38 pm (UTC)"I'm sorry," she said, feeling bad that she'd brought it up.
A bit of awkward silence as she watched him work, unable to think of anything to add to that. She knew how terrible the ache was, losing someone who meant so much to you. Even so many years later, it still could feel like a fresh wound whenever poked at.