It's two years after the war has ended. I have been begging my parents to come back for the whole time, but they just kept saying, "Honey, you know we want to but we can't. I know the war is over but it is just too dangerous. I'm sorry." This time though, they agreed! I will get to see Annemarie again. I hope our house hasn't gotten too dusty and messy. Well, even if it is it will still be nice. "Ellen," my mom called from the other room of our borrowed house, "you should be going to bed soon. We have to get up early to go back to Denmark." "Ok, mom night!" I called.
I went to bed and was surprised that I wasn't too excited to fall asleep. Soon, however, my parents were there, waking me up. We left the house and went to the dock and were soon on our way back home to Copenhagen.
As soon as we got there I ran to our apartment building, yanked open the door and raced up the stairs to the Johansson's. I hope they hadn't move. I knocked on the door and Annemarie opened it. She yelled, "Ellen! I've missed you so much!" " I've missed you too!" I yelled. Her parents and Kristi, carrying Thor, came in to see what was going on. "Welcome back." said her mom. Kristi said hi and told me she finally got her cupcake. Wow, she looks so much like a younger Lise. My parents soon came up and started talking with the Johanssons.
Annemarie took me to her room and gave me my necklace back. To keep it safe, she had been wearing it herself. I was surprised when Annemarie said that I should go back to our apartment . When we arrived I was shocked to see that there was not a speck of dust. The apartment looked just as we had left it. I looked at Annemarie and she said that she and her family had been keeping it clean so that when we returned to Copenhagen we would not need to clean right away. It was a wonderful surprise and I told Annemarie that I was extremely grateful to her and her family. I told her that I had been begging my parents to bring us home, but they kept telling me it was too dangerous. I was thrilled when my parents finally told me that we could go home.
After that day things returned to normal. Annemarie and I continued in school and were still the best of friends, if anything our friendship had grown and we were closer then ever. Every once in a while I will go with Annemarie and her family for a trip down to see their Uncle Henrik. Whenever I go there I see Sweden and remember all the trouble the war caused for us. I am glad to know that it is all over for us now.