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Give him another love. Does he have a girlfriend back in Russia? A fiancée? A wife? In any case, this is one of the aspects of his life that he struggles with (will he ever see her again? Does...
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Give him another love. Does he have a girlfriend back in Russia? A fiancée? A _wife_? In any case, this is one of the aspects of his life that he struggles with (will he ever see her again? Does she think him dead?) and talks about with the nurse. Some of the nurse's personality traits might be ones that the soldier find attractive, but they keep bringing to mind bittersweet memories of the lady he has left behind, tinged with reminiscence and longing. > The nurse gave a small smile and a quiet laugh - a gentle tinkle in the hubbub of the ward. Timur paused, his face twisting simultaneously in pain and fond recollection; Inna used to laugh the same way, when she was truly amused. The memories were pleasant, yes, but after so long away... Her absence twisted in his chest like a knife in a wound.