I saw Maria once more today. This is beginning to become a rather regular thing, and it is making me a little weary. I do not know to what avail that all this is happening. I even asked Angelo and he said that I was being paranoid. However, he did seem to be hiding something, so I didn't inquire further. Speaking of Angelo, I have recently been told that he is in love with some girl from this village. I confronted him about this and he turned his head away. This was all I needed to know about the situation. I told him that he shouldn't get caught up in love in a time like this. We are soldiers in this great war after all. We cannot spare to have this. Besides, after we leave, we will probably not come back.

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  "Worry about yourself," Angelo muttered, looking me up and down. I do not know how to take this, so I changed the topic. I questioned as to who he had a crush on. He told me that it was Maria's younger sister, Alena. I told him that he shouldn't worry.

  "Maybe we'll be brothers," he whispered to me. I slapped him. We spent the rest of the day inside of the village, where it is warm. Maria did not come see me after I spotted her. For some reason, I am quite sad.