When war broke out, Noah was drafted. The night before he left, he met Evelyn under their oak tree. The stars shone above them, but all she could see was the sorrow in his eyes.
"Promise me you'll come back," she whispered.
Noah cupped her face gently. "I promise," he said, but deep inside, he knew that promises made in times of war were fragile.
Evelyn waited. For months, letters came and went. She wrote to him every night, pouring out her heart. But as time passed, the letters became fewer, the replies more scarce. She held onto hope, even when the town murmured that she should move on.
Then the news came. Noah had been injured in battle. His legs were paralyzed, and he had been sent to a military hospital far away.