Cryptic Message On Soldier’s Laptop Leads Wife To Unlikely Place

It Was Just The Beginning 

She held his belongings in her hands and cried her heart out. She had always known that marrying a soldier came with its bad sides and that life wouldn’t always be easy, but she never thought it would end the way it did. What she didn’t know was that it wasn’t over yet.

She opened his laptop so she could look over his photos but found something else instead. A cryptic message that would lead her right into the enemy’s den.

Emily And Mark

When Emily married Mark, it was the happiest moment of her life. She looked at the man in front of her and saw a future full of hope and bliss. But the reality of marrying a soldier had yet to raise its ugly head.

Mark was a First Lieutenant in the U.S Army, and he was nothing if not patriotic.

Awaiting Deployment

Within their first year of marriage, the couple had their first child, Brittany. Her birth was the happiest day of Mark’s life. He adored his beautiful baby girl and cherished every moment he had with her.

He knew his next deployment was coming up soon and the thought of leaving his family was already playing heavily on his mind.

When the news finally came in that he was to deploy to Afghanistan, Emily was distraught. 

Tearful Goodbyes

She was hoping he would get sent to anywhere but there. He was going straight into a battle zone. At the time they said their tearful goodbyes, it was just a 6-month stay, but Afghanistan had different plans for Mark.

She raced to the laptop and wrote down the coordinates she deciphered from the cryptic message. Her heart pounded with fear.

Nearly Home

It was a long 6 months of sporadic facetimes and late-night texts. With a baby so young to raise on her own, Emily found it hard. Still recovering from her postpartum depression, she was slowly putting the pieces back together, motivated by Mark’s upcoming return.

But just as she was preparing the house for his welcoming home party, she got an unexpected call.