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t Aria's Humvee had been hit by a roadside bomb. He told me she was being sent to

tep up and do anything I could for her. I loved her, and now I was go

. I was just so thankful she was alive. When I stepped into the hospital guilt

o sit down and get control of my emotions. She couldn't s

r right leg and suffered some burns all over her body. Other than that, she will mak

was going to destroy Aria. She was so independent. She ha

n't now. She would think she was a burden to me. I wondered if she would even allo

was never leaving her again. I picked up her hand and held it as I finally allowed myself to cry. If I was there thi