Depravity

They recruited the widow’s only son and sent him to the front. The rich man’s son was just a way for the lieutenant to line his pockets. Meanwhile, the army cut off her boy’s hair and the army doctor cut off his arm. He said he couldn’t save it; it could have been worse. The widow visited her daughter-in-law, but bad news was slow to arrive, if it came at all. She visited the cathedral, but the priests had strict guidelines. Nobody would be saved until the holy one saw the last penny.