Footprints

Standing by she watches her father leave board the huge grey beast. Taking him to who knows where. As a young girl, her mother raised her whilst her father was away at war. A single mother of sorts. She saw familiar faces come and go, Flags wave in the breeze, Engines growl as they shut down. Each time the faces grew less and less. Tragedy struck, leaving Riley and her mother to fend for themselves. Life was not easy. His memory covered the walls. The flag still hangs proud from the stark white walls. She vowed she would never fall in love with a military man, she purposely steered clear of their nightly haunts. Until one day, He came crashing into her life literally. Was it love at first sight, can she overcome the fear that comes with living the military life?