What has it come to?
I'm sure you've heard of the deadly attack on the mess tent in Iraq this afternoon. I was at work tonight when I heard that one of our coworkers that was deployed was in that same tent. He's listed among the missing and I couldn't be more worried. We learned about this during a dinner rush and while everyone around me was falling apart, I had to be the strong one and do the comforting while helping the customers who didn't really know/care what was going on. I literally walked into my boyfriend's room after work and broke down in tears.
I learned a little later on, watching the news, that there are 2 dead in his unit and 4 injured...so now his family and we, his friends, get to play the waiting game. I haven't given up hope and I know for a fact his family is holding on to their faith to bring him home.
God I am so upset...Ryan was...no, he is an awesome guy, I had the privelidge of training him and working with him and he couldn't be a sweeter guy. He was always so worried about disappointing our managers and I know that he was eager to serve his country when he got deployed. I can't imagine how Amanda must feel, she just talked to him on the phone 2 days ago.
Now i'm watching the news and I can't sleep...I can't even think about sleep or partying or being happy when I think about the fact that there are other friends and family members of mine that are over there and something as simple as eating lunch could possibly injure or in fact...something worse that I refuse to say.
We love you and miss you Ryan...please come home safely, my prayers are with you and your family.