Resistance

Chapter Four

Richard had been in his room worried about Angelique when he heard female voices from outside. He ran to his window, it was Angelique and another girl. He ran down the stairs, opened the front door, ran out and hugged her.

“Ang, I am so glad that you are home safely. I was so worried that something awful might have happened to you, like that bloody German had got his hands on you again.”

Then he remembered himself. He released her and turned to Fabienne who was looking at him with an amused look on her face.

“I am sorry where are my manners? Bonjour Mademoiselle, My name is André du’Lairre. I am Angelique’s cousin.”

He shook her hand. Fabienne smiled.

“Fabienne Laroche. It’s lovely to meet you.”

She glanced at Angelique and shot her a secret smile.

“Ang has told me all about you.”

The way that Fabienne said it led Richard to wonder just what Angelique had told her friend about him,

The three of them went into the house. Once the door was shut Fabienne turned to Richard.

“I know that you are a British pilot called Richard who was shot down last week and you have been hiding here with the help of Angelique, Michel and the rest of the resistance. Angelique told me and don’t worry I am Michel’s girlfriend I wont say anything, you can trust me, I will help you too.”

Then checking that Angelique was out of hearing she lowered her voice.

“You love her don’t you?”

Richard nodded.

“I shouldn’t, it’s dangerous. Angelique has made that perfectly clear. She said that it will cause trouble for everyone. Besides she is already taken.”

Fabienne took his hand.

“Ang may already be taken but she doesn’t love him. It is obvious to everyone who knows her that her heart belongs to someone else.”

Angelique re-joined them and Fabienne stopped talking, dropped Richard’s hand and stood up.

“Ang, old girl. I am sorry but I have to go now its getting late.”

Angelique hugged her goodbye.

“I will walk you home.”

“No, its quite alright it’s only around the corner and one of us would have to walk the distance by themselves and it should be me because I am the older of us aren’t I.”

With that she stood up and left leaving Angelique and Richard alone. Angelique could feel the awkwardness increasing. She stood up and left the room, then went up her room, locked the door and went to bed.

   Hans, Brett, Kurt and Dieter were sat in their barracks.

“I want to know who her lover is. I won’t have her embarrassing me, I am the best-looking man in this town and everyone knows it. She is ungrateful, what girl wouldn’t want me? I actually had to force her into bed with me, yet she goes willingly to some other man’s bed. I want to find out whom. This started after her ‘Cousin’ arrived from Paris. I want him checked out.”