Chapter 4
Back at Nat's place
We got to my place fast hurrying up and closing the door making sure the soldiers didn't see us. "Get down here fast" she was already down the stairs."Dang your fast." Ron was tumbling down the stairs, He could be clumsy at times. "Stop tripping all over the place and get down here." When they finally reached the bottom they all crouched down into the corner just in time to hear explosions rain down on the road from outside. "Close call... if we were out there a few minutes ago..." Jake never did finish his sentence, he almost seemed like he didn't want to. Natalie changed the subject. "Do you think anyone saw us?" Everyone thought for a moment "No I dont think so..." but Ron sounded unsure.
You can never be too sure she though while crawling over to her cot. "What are you doing Nat?" Jake asked nervously. "You'll see." She reached down under it taking out a combat knife. "Now where did you get that?"Jake was full of questions. " gave it to me." She crawled back the corner. "I know how to use it too."
It was a few hours since they've been down in the basement backing bags and supplies in case they needed to make a dash for it again. She thought it was almost like they were moving out. They all suddenly heard people from outside screaming "Don't shoot!" Nat went up to the window upstairs to check it out. After making her way up the stairs to look out the window she was shocked when she saw what was going on. A whole group of French soldiers lining people up against the walls. "No please don't shoot us we don't work with the resistance!" one of them pleaded. The French soldier grinned then gave out orders to the soldiers still lining them up. She suddenly noticed something strange that there was a pickup truck with boxes in the back next to the scene. They started to back up reloading their weapons. "Un… deux… trios… feu!" the soldier ordered. The French soldiers opened fired upon them killing them instantly in a matter of time.
She was horrified running back down stairs to see Ron and Jake on the ground face down. "BLOODY HELL WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED!" Ron shouted. She couldn't believe what she just saw…. They killed them all… cold bloodedly murdered them all… she sat there in her a puddle of tears until Jake went up to her and asked her calmly. "What happened Natalie…" she cried a bit longer then told them "The soldiers lined innocent people against the walls thinking they were resistance members …and …and." She couldn't hold in the tears any more. She broke out again and couldn't stop, it just happened. Jake sat there trying to comfort her but that didn't work until Ron gripped her by her shoulders.
"Look! you got to tell us what happened we are in a war now trying to survive OK so stop crying and focus." She looked up to see Ron was looking right at her. He sighed then leaned into the wall slide down it next to her. "Look I'm sorry but you got to stop crying and speak up..."
"Did they have boxes?" Ron asked her nervously. She thought for a moment then suddenly remembered there was a truck with boxes in the back. "Yes there were and... why... and... how did you know there were!" she screamed at him. Jake turned toward Ron with a wondering look bloacking the exit.
Ron looked around nervously as if he were keeping something secret. "Ron you better explain to us now!" Jake ordered. "I… I…" Ron looked really nervous then finally he spoke up. "I'm one of them…" Ron admitted. She was confused at first but then she realized. "You're a resistance member." Ron nodded "Yes I'm a part of the Britain resistance." Ron once again... shocked them all. "What do you do, kill people for a living…" Jake asked who was now glaring t him. "No I don't but I can't inform you of what my mission is." Ron looked Jake in the eyes he looked real serious. "But we're your friends tell us" Natalie begged. Ron slumped down into the flor even further "Then you must promise your life you won't tell... not even if the guards threaten to kill you…."She could tell Ron wasn't lying. She could see it in his eyes. She didn't know if she wanted to know... she thought about it for a while then said "I promise."