Woow another fast update. I really like this chapter myself and I've had a lot of fun with it. This story's starting to control my life, I barely sleep because I keep roleplaying in my head lol. It's all I think about these days.
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Feliciano
"Yes it is" I admit .He blushes while taking his watch off.
"What are you doing?" Ludwig gives me his watch. "You can keep it, maybe you can trade it with another prisoner or something.. for food maybe?"
"No! It's way too expensive and it looks good on you" He must be crazy!
He shrugs his shoulders. "It's yours now, just try to buy some food with it, as long as Muller never sees it. He bought it for me last year because we're friends."
"I promise. How can I ever thank you for it?" Maybe he wants something in return?
"You don't have to ok. If there's anything else I could do for you, please tell me"
"Actually there is.. I want to send a letter to my brother" Is it ok to ask him this? What if it gets him into danger?
"Give me this letter tomorrow and I'll make sure he gets it"
I can't control my emotions any longer and wrap my arms around him, but he didn't see it coming and pushes me away. I quickly let go.
"Oh I'm sorry! I didn't want to hurt you, I just wanted to thank you. People always think I want to hurt them but it's just my way of thanking people."
This is true, I've always been different.
"It's my fault..I'm not used to it"
Did he really think I wanted to hurt him? I don't think any prisoner would ever dare to hurt one of the SS soldiers.. maybe Ivan Braginski. He arrived at Sobibor last week and I already got into a fight with him three times, he's crazy enough to do something like that.
"What are you thinking about?" Ludwig shifted a little closer to me.
"About this new prisoner, a Russian man, who stole my shoes yesterday. Not that they would ever fit him, just to annoy me. I got into a fight with him, he hit me one time and I ended up on the floor." I feel a little ashamed because of this.
Ludwig smiles. "Just hit him back, you're smart. I'm sure you can handle him"
I'm smart? Nobody ever told me that and I doubt it's true.
"No, he's even taller than you are and he's heavy"
"What's his name?"
"Ivan Braginski. Just don't talk to him or anything, stay the hell away from him"
"You almost seem worried about me" He smiles.
"I am! He's a giant!" I'm standing on my tiptoes, flailing my arms and I suddenly realize how ridiculous I look.
"Now I'm really curious about this Russian giant.. "
"Wait I shouldn't be telling you what to do right? but still you have to stay away from him"
Ludwig's laughing. "I promise. But I have to go back now, the Christmas celebration is almost over"
"That's ok. Thanks for being here with me"
I hug him again, this time he stiffens but I don't let go until he finally relaxes into my touch.
"Bye Feliciano"
"Bye Ludwig"
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Feliciano
The next morning at 5am I find it really hard to get up because I didn't sleep at all last night. I couldn't stop thinking about Ludwig.
Everyday's the same ; you always wake up to the sound of people coughing.
I get up and put my clothes on, Ludwig's watch safely hidden in one of my socks. Where are my damn shoes? No not again..
"Lost your shoes, da?" Ivan Braginski's towering over me, holding my shoes.
"Please give them back to me, you don't need them" I need them back, how can I go outside without any shoes on? There's so much snow.
The tall Russian smiles but doesn't give them back to me.
Two soldiers are coming in and I'm happy to see Ludwig's one of them. Happy but also worried, because Ludwig's coming our way.
Of course he doesn't greet me, or smile at me because we have to pretend nothing happened.
"What's going on?" He asks Ivan, sounding very unfriendly. Ivan straightens his back, I was right he's taller than Ludwig. The Russian doesn't seem scared of him at all.
"Nothing sir, I just wanted to give Feliciano his shoes back" The Russian's smiling innocently.
"Don't let it happen again, or you will regret it" I've never heard Ludwig speak like that to anyone and suddenly it feels like last night was just a dream and he's not my friend anymore but just a soldier.
I quickly put my shoes on when I hear Mullers' 's talking to Ludwig, like usual. Muller still gives me the creeps but Ludwig seems to be quite comfortable around him. What if Muller ever finds out I've got Ludwig's watch? He will probably think I've stolen it and kill me. Let's just hope he'll never find out it's gone. This must be the worst day of my life because only a few minutes later Muller takes Ludwig's arm, pointing at his wrist. Oh God I'm going to die, he'll find out.
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Ludwig
"I've lost it yesterday, at the Christmas party" I knew he would find out.
"That's too bad, I'll get you another one sometime. That Russian guy.."
"What about him?" I'm glad he doesn't go on about the watch.
"He's a troublemaker, yesterday he almost killed one of his fellow prisoners with a pickaxe. He also steals food and clothing from them, not that I care of course " I sigh deeply, Muller always tries to prove to himself that he doesn't care about all those people. "but still I wouldn't like to be alone with him, not without my gun I mean, because I went up to him and he just keeps looking at me in the most disrespectful way and then I hit him, of course"
Of course you did..
"But he didn't even flinch! He's crazy"
"That will change soon, the lack of food will affect him" I'm suddenly very worried about Feliciano who has to sleep almost next to him every night.
"I don't think so, he just steals food from the weaker ones"
"I'll keep an eye on him" I definitely will.
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Feliciano
Finally it's time for work, I'm waiting for Sacha because we always go together. When I walk past Ivan, who's talking to another guy I hear him speaking about Ludwig.
"Ivan be careful, if they find out you're stealing stuff from fellow prisoners they will shoot you" The other guy says.
"That blond haired soldier won't, he's different and his brown haired friend neither because he's scared of me" They all laugh. So Ivan's not even scared of Muller? I can't believe it.
"They are the ones carrying weapons Ivan"
"I'm not afraid to die, but if I have to die then I'll kill one of them first"
"No you won't!" I didn't mean to say this out loud. What did I do?
The Russian looks slightly confused. "Why do you care? We all hate the Nazi's right? "
"I-I just don't want any of us to get into trouble" I stammer.
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