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Click hereThe ceremony was held at the Tompkins' church, a small, framed white building, its steeple rising skyward among the bare trees. Despite the two-hour drive from Rockbridge, the guests on the groom's side nearly outnumbered the entire congregation of the small church. One of the teachers from Ramona's school was present to sign the minister's words for the beautiful, smiling bride, who was given away amongst the flowered pews by her proud father as the unheard wedding march was played on an ancient piano. Ramona clutched a large bouquet of red carnations as many of the women sniffled and wept slightly, even cynical Kimmy. who had grown fond of her future sister-in-law, who she had initially referred to as the 'barefoot hillbilly'.
At twilight, after many flash photographs and a fruit punch and finger sandwich basement reception - alcohol was forbidden at the strict church, as was dancing - the young couple, dressed a bit less formally, was boarding a railroad passenger car. With Jefferson carrying their luggage, he and Ramona Tompkins Payne - so named for all of five hours now - stepped up onto their train. Its exterior was a dirty, silver, blue and yellow affair and it offered a scent of diesel smoke, a loud horn that even Mona could partially hear, and most importantly, a transition to their new life together.
To be continued...
You.need.to.write.
You need to write. This was more,much more than a love story. This needs to be in a book of curated short stories.
Thanks everyone for your kind comments. Yes, Operation Torch in November 1942 was the invasion I was referring to.
The sequel, Ramona Jean's Wanton Honeymoon is now posted, I hope you enjoy it.
Damn, I'm a sucker for romance and this one was nice, very nice.
I notice a "To be continued" at the end and I hope that it is true!
..make sure you know what you're talking about! Normandy (1944) is NOT mentioned, but North Africa (1941-43) is, and was happening around the same time as Pearl Harbor.
I agree with the comment that this is a very moving story. It is well written and certainly expresses the times well. I'm looking forward to reading more.