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It was a mid-to-late morning in October, when the sky was a quiet murky blue, in 1945. There in a small shop not far from their lost memories, where Rudy and Liesel stood in the back of the shop, sorting which suits belonged to which order, while Alex Steiner stood at the front desk laying out fabric to begin a new suit.
The bell of the shop rang as the door opened, and stepped in a man with swampy eyes, a clean-shaven face and hair feathers. He looked a tad nervous under his masked face that had hidden him being a Jew over the last few years. Nervous maybe because he was never sure who lived, but he'd heard rumours from the day he stepped out of the shadows.
He approached the counter. "Is there someone here by the name of Liesel Meminger?"
"Yes, she's in the back," said Alex. He was hopeful, but he wanted to be sure. "May I ask who's calling her?"
Liesel stood in the back listening in to the whole thing. Her heart was jumping at the sound of his voice and her ears twitched at the sound of her name.
Rudy had stepped out after hearing the man ask for a Liesel Meminger, firstly to see who it was and secondly, ready there to protect Liesel if the man couldn't be trusted.
Liesel stepped out, eyes twinkling of hope. She stepped out the doorway smiling, "Max." She breathed running to his arms.
He took her in his arms and I saw his smile reach his eyes drawing lines on his face. He gave her a kiss on the top of her head, making Rudy's heart swell of jealousy. "Who is he?" He thought to himself. It made him want to cry but he didn't want to look stupid and turn away running.
Liesel was crying into his chest as Max rocked her crying his own tears into her caramel hair.
It hurt Rudy too much; he stormed out the shop running to the Amper River like a child. He collapsed on the bank of the river, leaning over staring back at his reflection. The water was quiet and still, moving quietly as his salty tears dripped into the water. He remembers Max now, from Liesel's stories. He felt sick at thought of Liesel being gone as he always had from his nightmares. "Of course she wants Max, he's handsome, and he's stronger." The thoughts ran threw his mind, making it hard for him to breathe through his sobs.
"Rudy?" It was Liesel.
He looked up, his eyes red of fury and defeat. He stared back at the river on his hands and knees, feeling too much pain to look at her.
She walked over and sat next to him, reaching her hand out to him before he flinched away. "Rudy," She didn't force anything, as she was too scared she'd upset him again.
"You love him." He said.
"Not like that."
"Why not? He's good looking, he's stronger. I'm weak, you're better off with him!" His words hurt her as well as himself.
"Rudy, nein! If I didn't love you, I wouldn't have known you'd come here! Max is just another friend I can talk to. I trust you and I love you! I love you for who you are you bloody Saukerl!" She cried.
Rudy continued to cry, only this time for hurting Liesel like that.
"I'm sorry." She said standing.
He quickly stood and spun her around before she could leave.
"I'm sorry." He said staring into her watery brown eyes, placing his hands on her waist.
She replied by giving him his first true kiss from her. He was shocked but accepted it hugging her closer to him.
"Is that Rudy?" Max asked Alex from the trees.
"She told you about him?"
"Ja, he really does have lemon coloured hair!" He smiled at the description.
Alex smiled back and looked back over at his son.
"Papa, mind your own business!" He yelled after he pulled away from her. Liesel turned then spotting Alex and Max.
"You don't need your brother anymore?" Max called to Liesel.
"Nein!" She called back, walking back arm in arm with Rudy.
"When's the wedding?" Max whispered in Rudy's ear making him blush. "Ow!" He cried after Liesel slapped him in the back of the head.
"Am I invited to?" Alex asked grinning at the joke.
"Papa!" Rudy blushed.
"You can call me Papa now Liesel." He snickered.
"We're brother-in-laws now Rudy." Max said.
I know it isn't the best ending. I have got to stop writing these at 2 in the morning!
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