The night was cold, the air completely still, save the occasional gust of icy air emitted by the air conditioning unit upon the wall. The lights were off, the room completely swallowed in an oppressive darkness, the only source of illumination the dim glow of light emanating from the screen of the laptop resting on the bed. An all-encompassing silence hung over the room, broken only by the occasional stifled sniff. No one wanted to enter the room, not with the deep mood of melancholy that weighed upon the area, the dispiriting mood feeling oddly choking to anyone contemplating entry. So she simply sat upon her bed, a lone figure in the most depressing of scenes, clinging tightly to a stuffed bear and staring off into space as tears fell unbidden down her cheek. Her crying was silent. Then, out of the darkness, another light was emitted. Lying, previously abandoned, on her bed, a small machine flared to life, buzzing enthusiastically as a light-hearted trill sounded from it. Eyes widening in shock, she scrambled out of a pose that rivaled that of an abandoned marionette, reaching for the device, barely daring to hope. On the screen, familiar, beloved words were paraded even as the phone continued to vibrate in earnest. Behind those words, the picture of a face that she missed so much. Tears threatened to spill over once more, and she hastened to wipe them away. She dragged the heel of her palm across her face, attempting to clear up whatever tears that remained, slammed the cover of her laptop shut and, with shaky hands, pressed the "answer" button on the screen. Barely daring to breathe, she raised the phone to her ear. hello? There was a short moment of silence, and for a second, she feared that she had been reduced to pathetic hallucinations. Then, she heard the voice that she had been dying to hear, the voice that haunted her dreams, come over the phone. The sweet, sensual, wonderful voice that calmed every nerve in her body. A sharp prickling feeling blossomed behind her eyes, but the tears were not the same as before. No. They no longer were the result of sadness, but rather, of a quiet, breathless joy. you called. i thought you couldn't call. As he continued to speak to her, she felt all the sadness melt away, replaced by a glowing warmth in her heart that chased away whatever coldness she felt. Her soldier had called. Against all odds, he had called. Right then, even the distance of land and sea could not separate them. And for all of five minutes, the world righted itself.
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