Eventually Mom explained everything.
Thomas and Grandma had been high school sweethearts.
Prom king and prom queen.
Everyone expected them to marry.
Then Thomas was drafted into military service overseas.
Letters were sent.
Some arrived.
Others didn’t.
Months became years.
Misunderstandings grew.
By the time he returned home, Mary had believed he had moved on.
And Thomas believed Mary had chosen someone else.
Life carried them in different directions.
They married other people.
Raised families.
Built separate lives.
