She Should Learn To Compartmentalise

Kira looked away and hurriedly stuffed the photo back into his pocket. She turned around, her back to Austyn. But the image of the young couple remained vivid in her mind. Elsie was right; Deborah was pretty. She and Austyn seemed such a perfect match. It was the first time Kira saw Austyn in uniform. He looked so serious yet so alert, ready to spring into action at a moment’s notice. Recalling his erect bearing and his broad shoulders, Kira could see why so many women had a thing for men in uniforms. Kira also realised that the man had never liked to smile. He was standing next to his beloved. There was probably an occasion for the photograph to be taken. Maybe he’d just won some kind of award, judging from the medals on his chest. But his thin lips were pressed tightly. He was steely-eyed. He looked like he was ready for combat, not a celebratory party. If not for his arm linked with Deborah’s, one would have thought he was taking a picture with a stranger. Kira thought back to the p