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Forgive But Never Forget - Personal Narrative

There he was standing in the doorway of our house, a stranger to my mother and I, his shadow looming over me. His face, distraught and lonely, faced my mother who sat there crying on her chair as she had done for many nights for many years. In his right hand a black worn suitcase with a 'RAF' badge on it, in his other a briefcase. A black hat was trapped beneath his armpit. He was a well-dressed man with a pitch-black suit without one crease in it, a matching tie and a pearl white shirt underneath. A tear now ran down his face too. I looked from behind my bedroom door, I had opened it just enough to see him, but not enough for him to notice me. I had …show more content…

I have to tell you now that no such undertaking has been received, and that consequently this country is at war with Germany."

My mother's face twisted in anger

"BASTARD!" she shouted, I didn't know who she was saying it to, the radio, Our Prime Minister, Hitler or me? My Mother quickly snatched my hand and led me to our shelter in the garden. My Father soon followed, she was expecting bombs to come rain down on us straight away, we laid there on the damp floor for many hours until we finally realised that there was no threat.

The second event that I remember happened one month after.

My parents had been arguing for quite some days. Today was worst than ever. The war had put a lot of pressure on my parent's relationship.

"Please don't go!" my mum said as she collapsed on the chair crying. He looked at her with a stern look.

"I have to do this!" he replied. He was wearing the same suit that he did ten years later. In his right hand the same suitcase and in his left hand the briefcase and his hat on his head.

My father than left disappeared into the night.

One week ago.

I had long forgotten my father. My mother explained to me that my father had left her for another women but I didn't care that much I was

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