Starter for @lesviolents
It had been years since she had returned from France. Still, spending four years in what felt like a neverending hell it was a breath of fresh air that the world changed. As she was discharged from the army, she found work in the private sector. They paid better, and she had risen through the ranks quicker than she thought. It seemed like having the time served in the war gave it an extra boost. It was one of the rare nights where her co-workers had managed to lure her to come out with them. Ophelia didn’t always care much for the city nightlife, but now it was alright for women to go out together. They didn’t need to be worried about what others thought of them.
Sitting at one of the tables with her friends, she noticed some men walk in. It was clear they didn’t fit in. They stuck out in the crowd, and some others noticed them as well. In her years by the front, she couldn’t remember many fates. They all became one face, and she lost more than she could remember. Still, sometimes it was someone she remembered. Perhaps not the name, but the face she did remember.
One of the men who was there was familiar. Looking at the features it was something about him. Knowing she would eventually get caught staring, she looked away while she was still trying to place the man she had just seen. Perhaps he had been one of those who walked out after a stay at the field hospital. One of the lucky ones that she had to watch walk right back into the war and perhaps not make it home.
Getting up from her chair she walked over to the bar to get herself a new drink, waiting in line to get the attention of the bartender, she couldn’t help but give the man a last glance. It had to be one of those she remembered. Sometimes it she would spend some time just talking to some of them. He could have been one of them









