coming home

The woman behind the man in uniform

By Marykate Usina | gargoyle@flagler.edu

It was 3 a.m., the cusp of a new day when my phone rang, flashing a six-digit military number across my screen. A number I loved and hated seeing because there are two voices that could be on the other end: Daniel, or his buddy Brandon. If it were the latter, Daniel wouldn’t be coming home.