Her sharp reply sent the young man to the opposite end of the counter to silently rip the reservation off the printer."ASHLEY... HONEY!" The shrill vo...ce behind Brad and Ashley startled them both. They turned quickly to find an older couple standing just behind them. Their attention was all upon Ashley; their welcoming arms were for her."Ann... Floyd!" Ashley trilled. "Ohmigod!"The trio swept together, their arms around each other. Ashley accepted kisses from both "Ann" and then "Floyd." Brad's. There was a moment of hesitation on both our parts before we finally did manage to give each other a hug. Just smelling her and feeling her against me was too much for my broken heart to take. So instead of the warm and calm discussion I had envisioned having with her, a tear formed and fell, followed by a second, then a third. Once they had started, there was no stopping the rest.In moments our hug became a tear fest. Several times I attempted to tell her, but she couldn’t make any sense of. However, it’s not directly your fault. My calls shouldn’t be blocked against my wishes.”My parents and I are about to have an uncomfortable evening because of their overbearing and unreasonable attitude. Enough of that. Why did you call?”“Two reasons. The important one is to hear your voice. You have a lovely speaking voice and I enjoy hearing you talk.” She chuckled. “The other reason is to ask you to accompany me to my church’s Wednesday night supper and Bible study. I think you would. Mass graves were the rule and our own were buried the same way. I planned on granite markers to be put up some day to mark the fallen.This battle, like all the rest, was discussed. We had the videos to go by to jog our memories. While most of this was going on I checked on the priests and the few Anguy found with them.Jonna had arrived and with the physicians had operated to remove any foreign objects hidden in their bodies. Drugs were administered to keep them asleep while Osston, Jonna, and I.