I feel like I need a hug after that, I'm on Frank's side in this situation. Gerard was the one acting like a child, I mean jeez can you blame the guy from not wanting to talk about the horrors of war? Little children getting caught in cross hairs? Innocent men and women dying. Good fucking job Gee, your a dumbass.
This story also hits close to home with me. My father was in Vietnam and he refused to talk about it. He got bilateral pneumonia and bottomed out on sodium (which if you didn't know can make you hallucinate and get really aggressive). They had to sedate him for his and others safety. I was there with him for nine days, and every time he would wake up or about to go under he would talk to me about everything he saw. And my god I wish I didn't, murder, rape, just pure evil went down there and there wasn't anything he could do about it. So now I know why my father looked like he was going to puke when I asked him for help in high school on a war essay.
Sorry I went on a tangent, but like I said, very close to home.
Author's response
Gahh! I'll hug you! I'm sorry! :(
I think we need to see how Frankie and Gee handle this, huh?
I'm so so so so so sorry this hits so close to home. I can't imagine what that was like for you. The men and women, like your father, that go through the war are the strongest people i know. I honestly don't have words to express my gratuity to them.
I've said this from the beginning of this story, and i'll say it again, i hope this story does justice to the men and women that fought for me. I know nothing of the subject (other than books and movies and research) so I can only hope that does justice.
I'm so sorry that this hit so close to home for you, but that you for reading.