I'll always love you (A 'Pearl Harbor' fanfiction)

Chapter 22

'Yesterday, December 7, 1941 a date which will live an infamy, United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan...'

'...it is obvious that planning the attack began many weeks ago. During the intervening time, the Japanese government has deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace...'

'The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian islands has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces. I regret to tell you that very many American lives have been lost...'

'...the American people in their righteous might will win through absolute victory...'

As President Roosevelt was giving his speech, I couldn't help but cry as I remembered the horrific event that happened yesterday and the faces of Kohen, Loraine, and Betty as they lay dead.

I turn my body around and started to cry silently on Danny's shoulder as he wrapped an arm around me, crying into my hair, still listening to President Roosevelt give his speech.

'I ask that the Congress declare that since since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday December 7, 1941, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese empire.'

(Again you can find the whole speech on Time.com, 'A Date Which Will Live In Infamy.' Read President Roosevelt's Pearl Harbor Addresses, written by: Melissa Chan)

There was cheers and clapping from the radio after he finished his speech about going to war on Japan as I turn out of Danny's embrace, and walked over to Sandra, Barbra, and Martha and hugged them all.

A couple hours went by as the doctors dismissed us nurses to wash up and get some rest for tomorrow, as it would be another day of rebuilding Hawaii.

As I get home, we all take turns taking a shower as I was the last one to take one. I hop into the warm shower and watched as all the dirt, blood, and debris wash down the drain as flashes of what happened yesterday still play in my mind, like a broken record.

But as it did, I kept seeing Isabell holding Loraine's dead body, Kohen getting shot and killed, and finally, Betty's dead body being held by the guy who found her.

In a matter of seconds, my legs gave out from under me as I slid down the porcelain shower wall, hugging my knees to my naked chest as I started to sob.

Little did I know, Barbra, Sandra, Martha, and Evelyn were all listening to my broken sobs as tears fell down their cheeks as they all felt the same way I did.

After about 15 minutes of sitting there, the water started to get cold as I turn it off.

My legs felt like sandbags as I picked myself off from the bottom of the shower and grabbed a towel that was hanging up, to wrap around myself.

I get into my room and once I step foot in it, I'm hit with Betty's perfume as it lingered in the air.

I held back my tears as made it to my dresser and grabbed some clean underwear and a light purple nightgown.

As I craw into bed, I stare up at the ceiling feeling more and more memories flood my brain as I remember all the late night talks with Betty.

Thinking I didn't have any more tears to cry, I turn onto my side as I couldn't help but start to cry again, as the event played over and over in my head, and the deaths of so many people.

As I looked at the alarm clock, I saw that the time was 1:30 A.M.

An idea pops into my head as I turned on the nightstand lamp, shutting my eyes at the bright light, but quickly adjusted as I open up the top drawer and pulled out my journal and the pen resting next to it.