I didn't know how one's life could change in just a few hours. It seemed unreal to my childish mind. All the hurrying around. All the orders, all the fear. It all came in only a few hours. I didn't know why things had to be as they were, but even I knew it had to come. To a child like I was, this might have been somewhat of an adventure. But yet, I saw the tears run down Mama's beautiful, rosy cheeks. I knew something was wrong. And that I couldn't help it, neither could Papa. Nor Heildi, or Fritz. No one told me what it was. They just told me that we had to leave.
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For The Loved Ones
Historical Fiction"Papa, I'm scared." Through the dark, my voice sounded strange. Papa sat next to me, shaking just the same. He was always brave though, even in the possibility of death. "Don't fear, little one. Don't fear. It will be alright." He pulled me into a...
