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מילואים | Army Reserve

by Anastasia Chrome|2 min read|
"A married woman reconnects with her army ex during reserve duty. Old flames don't die—they wait for the right moment to reignite."

מילואים

Army Reserve


פרק ראשון | Chapter One

The reserve call-up was routine. Seeing Arik was not.

"!נורית? את פה" "Nurit? You're here?"

Fifteen years since their army romance. She was married now. So was he.

"גם אתה במילואים." "You're also in reserve."

"גם." "Also."


פרק שני | Chapter Two

"?את עדיין יפה כמו פעם, ידעת" "You're still beautiful like before, you know?"

"!אריק" "Arik!"

"מה? זו עובדה." "What? It's a fact."

"אנחנו נשואים. שנינו." "We're married. Both of us."

"אני יודע." "I know."

"אז?" "So?"

"אז אני עדיין חושב עליך." "So I still think about you."


פרק שלישי | Chapter Three

Night guard duty. Just the two of them.

"למה נפרדנו?" "Why did we break up?"

"כי את רצית ללמוד בחוץ לארץ." "Because you wanted to study abroad."

"טעות הכי גדולה שלי." "My biggest mistake."

"?את מתחרטת" "You regret it?"

"כל יום." "Every day."


פרק רביעי | Chapter Four

The tent was empty. Everyone else on patrol.

"!זה בגידה" she whispered as he kissed her. "This is cheating!"

"זה השלמה. של משהו שלא נגמר." "This is completion. Of something that didn't end."

"!אריק... אנחנו לא יכולים" "Arik... we can't!"

"אנחנו כבר כן." "We already are."


פרק חמישי | Chapter Five

Reserve duty ended. They returned to their lives.

"?זה היה הפעם האחרונה" "Was that the last time?"

"אני לא יודע." "I don't know."

"?ומה עכשיו" "And now?"

"עכשיו אנחנו חיים. עד המילואים הבאים." "Now we live. Until the next reserve duty."

Every year, when the call-up came, their hearts beat faster. Not from duty to the country—from duty to what they'd left unfinished.


הסוף | The End

במילואים, ישראלים עוזבים את החיים הרגילים לכמה ימים. לפעמים, הם מוצאים שם מה שאיבדו.

In reserve duty, Israelis leave their regular lives for a few days. Sometimes, they find there what they lost.

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