To Love Again

They say true love only comes around once. The butterflies in the stomach, the cold sweats, and the panic attacks when the other person is around is truly a once in a lifetime thing. Once it is gone, it is gone forever.

Those are thoughts that Lucinda had when she lost her true love Raymond. He was a proud Staff Sergeant in the United States Marine Corp. He loved being apart of the brotherhood. Sempre Fi was the motto he lived by. Lucinda was not fond of his career choice. She was afraid something would happen to him. Then it happened.

What was she to do? How was she going to bounce back from this? Those questions haunted her thoughts constantly. What could she have done different? Would he get mad if she tried to get him to come out of the Marines? These questions kept her up at night.

Raymond was a one of a kind lover. Her high school sweetheart that she let go once. They broke up after high school graduation. It has only been five years since they found their way back to each other. Now she loses him again, this time forever. Why did he have to die? Why was she all alone now? What did she do to deserve this? Could she ever find love again? Was she doomed to be alone, wallowing in the what ifs? What does the future hold for Lucinda?