She wanted to hear her warm welcome home. She wanted to announce herreturn. She wanted to eat butter cake. All of her wishes came true. She camehome to the place she was meant to be. She saw the man she wanted to see sodearly. She had done everything she wanted to. And so--she was out of promises.The end that had been quietly shadowing her silently placed its hand on hershoulder. "I'm sorry. I will never be able to be happier than this. Because Ifinally realized that I have always--" These are the fleeting, yet brilliantdays of a young man teacher and the girl soldiers.