Just a reminder! I do not own the book thief no matter how much I wish for it!
When I woke up Rudy wasn't in the bed. He wasn't even in the room.
"Rudy?" I called. I got out of bed and knocked on his door. There was no reply so I opened it and went in there either. I went down the stairs and found Frau Hermann in the kitchen.
"Have you seen Rudy?" I asked.
"Yes, I believe he's in the library," she replied.
"Thank you," I said and went to the library.
"Rudy?" I said. He was sitting on the window seat staring out it. He turned his head toward me when I called him. His eyes were red and bloodshot and his face was sad. I walked over and sat down next to him.
"Are you okay?" I asked.
"No," he replied. I nodded my head and stood up. Rudy reached out and grabbed my wrist before I could go. He dragged me back to him and I sat next to him again. I put my head on his shoulder and we sat there silently for a long time.
When I was with Rudy I didn't feel so alone. He reminded me that I would always have someone with me. We had been best friends since I arrived at Himmel street even if he was a saurkel.
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"Rudy!" I called into the darkness. "Rudy!" the planes over my head dropped more bombs and the exploded all around me.
"Rudy!" I screamed.
"Liesel!" I hear him calling my name, but he sounds very far away.
"Rudy!" I call back.
"Liesel! Wake up!" Rudy says and my vision blurs and I'm awake again. I sit up in my bed.
"Rudy!" I said and tackled him.
"Are you okay?" he asked. I nodded my head.
"You were screaming my name," he whispered.
"It was awful, there were planes that were bombing Himmel street. I was looking for you, but I couldn't find you," I said and buried my head in his shirt.
"It's okay Liesel, I'm here," he said and stoked my hair.
Every night after that it became our routine, I would have a nightmare and Rudy would come in and comfort me and then we would fall asleep. It was just like my midnight readings with Papa.
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"Liesel," Rudy said shaking me awake.
"Go away," I groaned and shrugged him away.
"The funeral is going to start in an hour," he said and shook me again.
"I don't want to go," I said into my pillow.
"I know, neither do I, but you know we have too," Rudy said. I rolled over on my back and looked at him. He was already dressed in his black sport jack and black slacks.
"Why?" I asked softly. He pushed a piece of hair out of my face and then answered.
"Because they would have wanted us too," he said. He had convinced me. I climbed out of the bed and went to my closet.
"I'll wait for you down stairs," Rudy said and left. I looked in the closet for the new dress Frau Hermann had bought for me. I pulled it out of the closet and put it on.
Rudy's POV:
I heard Liesel coming down the stairs and I turned to look at her. The dress was beautiful. It was knee length and grey with a black ribbon going around just above her waist that was tied in a bow in the back. Her hair was curled and shinier than usual. I smiled at her as she reached the bottom of the stairs. I offered her my arm and she took it.
"You ready?" I asked.
"No, but I don't have a choice," she said.
"Don't worry, I'm here," I replied and smiled at her. She returned the smile and we got into Frau Hermann's car and went on our way to the funeral.
The funeral was long and sad. The part after the service where everyone was standing around saying how sorry they were for everyone's loss was the worst part. Everyone kept looking at Liesel and I with pity, I hated it. I could hear them whispering things like, "poor things" and "They're so young." It made me sick! I could tell Liesel could hear them too by the look on her face. I took her hand and she squeezed it.
"We'll wait in the car, you two just come when you're ready," Frau Hermann told Liesel and I after everyone had left. Liesel and I had brought flowers for the graves and we went over and sat them down. I sat in front of my families graves and I said goodbye to each one.
"Can we tip them over now, Rudy?" I heard my sisters voice.
"Not yet," A voice in my head replied, "We have to light the candles." Tears started to slip down my face and quickly wiped them away. I could hear the dominos fall over one by one. I stood up and left the graves and stood behind Liesel, after a minute she got to her feet. She turned toward me and hugged me.
"Don't ever leave me," She said.
"I won't," I replied.
"Promise?" she asked.
"I promise," I said. She pulled away so she could look at me. Her hands were still around my neck and mine were still around her waist, so we were still half hugging. Our eyes locked. I leaned in and kissed her lightly on the lips. I was expecting her to slap me or yell at me or something, but when I pulled back she was smiling. So I leaned in again and kissed her harder and she kissed me back.
