Short stories to read when you have little or no time!
Chapter Fourteen “Are you crazy?” That was Stephen’s answer. He was shaking as he stood in his doorway. “”No way are you going, and no way am I going!” “But–” “There is no ‘but’ in this, Emi, you aren’t going anywhere. I won’t let you!” “You won’t let me, Steph?” “Wow, easy on the glaring there, Em. I just meant that there is no way that you can go; leaving your parents, your troop, your…
Chapter Thirteen “You received a letter yesterday,” my father said to me, watching my fork poke at my cold oatmeal. It had been cold for a long time. Hearing my father’s words, I sat up straighter, my heart pounding. “You did? Where is it? Can I see it? Who is it from?” My words came out fast, tumbling over each other. Vater laughed. He handed me a letter. It had no return address, no stamp.…
Chapter Twelve I must have fallen asleep for some time, because when I finally sat up, there was more knocking, and a different voice calling, “Emi?” I gasped, standing and unlocking the door. Stephen stumbled into my room, his forehead creased and his eyes rimmed with shadows. “Oh Emi, I was so worried,” Stephen mumbled, staggering to the edge of my bed and sitting down. “When I heard that the hotel that you were staying…
Chapter Nine “Emilia! Are you packed already?” I surveyed my room. “Yep!” I called down the stairs, before hurriedly closing my small leather briefcase with a snap. Us Hitler Girls weren’t allowed to bring much, because everything was provided. I had simply brought two spare uniforms, my notebook, and a book. Well, and something that was absolutely necessary, and absolutely forbidden. A grenade. Stephen had provided it when we met, along with the papers that…
Chapter Eight It’s been four weeks since that incident, and everything has calmed down to normal. Sophie and her friends were rescued by the resistance, who took the bait that they were Jews. I was worried about what would happen to them, but I haven’t gotten any information on what happened to them past that. Gretchen was supposed to have tripped down the steps, and everyone seemed to look past what happened. My father and…