"Eloise you must stay inside." I say cupping my wife's cheek, a rebellion has begun and I am a part of it. For days myself and Raymond Toro my companion have been forced to give all of the gold that we have mined to the soldiers whom watch us.

My dear Eloise is starving because we have no money and I know for a fact that the gold that I have been finding would feed us for months, Raymond has a wife as well. They already do so much for us, we must find a way to repay the women who cook our food and wash the clothing we wear each day.

"Gerard must you go on with this rebellion, I am fine, honest." Eloise says, tears welling in her gorgeous blue eyes. "You're not fine," I say wiping away her tears with my thumb. She knows that I could die, I already have broken a fair few rules. I don't believe in god or Jesus, I believe women should have a right to do what they want.

Of course my wishes and beliefs cannot be supported, my dear Eloise respects me like every wife should. "Gerard lets go." Ray says and I kiss Eloise good bye. "Time to get back the gold that is rightfully ours." I say walking with Ray further away from Eloise and closer to the group of miners who have stern looks on their faces, "g'day Gerard and Ray." Bob says tipping his hat to us, his palms rough and dirty from the days of working.

-thirty minutes later-

I walked over to the Toro's residence to see how Christa is, I cannot stop the tears from falling from my eyes. I walk up the front porch and tuck a stray piece of my hair behind my ear. I hear Christa's footsteps walk towards the door, "Oh hello Eloise." She says, her eyes rimmed red because of her husbands foolish choices.

Christa and I have sat in her kitchen, drinking tea and hearing the gunshots from outside. Silently praying that our loved ones are fine. Gerard could be alive, getting back the gold as could Ray.

~One hour later~

I hear a quiet knock at the front door, Christa and I race to the front door to see Ray standing there, his shirt covered in blood and his hand holding something. "Oh Ray!" Christa says hugging him tightly. I look around for Gerard, expecting for him to surprise me by jumping out from behind a corner.

"Eloise." Ray says with a frown, "he didn't make it." those words hit me like a ton of bricks, my Gerard is gone. He died fighting for money! What a foolish man, "I-I'm going to go." I say before racing out of the house, seeing women rush out of their homes with tears in their eyes, mourning for their husbands, fathers and sons.

"GERARD!" I yell out rushing through the injured bodies trying to find my fallen man. "Eloise.." I hear him call out, "GEE!" I scream running towards to his voice. "Ellie, I love you so much." He says coughing up some blood, "Gerard please don't leave me." I whisper taking his hand and placing it on my heart, "can you feel it breaking into a million pieces?" I ask and he smiles, "darling you'll be okay." he says cupping my cheek, "I'm not okay." I say lying down next to him.

When I was a young girl my father always told me that eventually time will run out for all of us, time has run out for Gerard. As his wife, I must be with him during good times and bad times.

Time has run out.

Notes

Eloise's Outfit
Gerard's Outfit (You have no idea how hard it was to find a outfit for G, this one is sucky sorry.)