Private Peaceful 6

The War has just begun and news started arriving where the Peaceful's lived. For the moment it was not concerning them but news was spreading. Molly was informing Tommo about this as they were seeing each other regularly on bases of the letters. Finally in the book Tommo has finished school and his about to start manhood by working at the same Farm as Charlie. The letters were less frequent between Molly and Charlie but Tommo was happy to spend 6 days a week with Charlie. One day the both returned to home and as to there unpleasant surprise they find Molly's Mother sitting with there mother looking both grimed faced.This scene was very upsetting to Tommo as Molly's mother was raging about the disgusting love talk and the endless romance in the letters and how Molly was punished, Tommo realised that he had been betrayed and lied to.Molly and Charlie were forbidden to see each other by Molly's Family and Tommo was upset however Charlie said they did not tell me so that he would not be hurt. They made up but secretly Tommo was still upset and they never discussed Molly after that incident. Soon after Bertha started to go missing which was bizarre as normally she stayed next to Big Joe and they were fixed together like glue. However she would always return back but one afternoon she did not come back and Big Joe was frantic. Tommo went searching in the woods he was about to give up when he heard a shot and he instantly knew what it was. He raced towards the echoing sound and as he arrived. He saw Bertha laying dead outside his dad's schack next to her Colonel with his shotgun in hand. Molly and Charlie ran towards Berth and Molly turned towards the Colonel and said "WHY!" and than broke down in tears.