Prompt #699: Resigned

Her eldest son was leaving for Marine boot camp and while she had promised him and herself that she would be brave, the tears had a mind of their own. For she knew that the road would be a long and dangerous one after Boot Camp was complete. She felt so alone even though she had her husband and her other two sons beside her. It was a cold winter day that felt even colder as she watched her son's airplane get farther and farther away. She wanted to feel hope but she felt only dread; dread for a war that wasn't going away.