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Rudy's POV

The sound of the bullet stunned me, but didn't hit me. Not yet.

My body reflex to the side at the sense of the notorious bullet. I hid behind a pillar, gun at the ready, and looked over at the other man to negotiate what to do.

"Someone needs to distract him." He said.

The gun went off again. It hit the pillar.

When the dust in my face cleared, I spoke.

"And?" I asked.

"Someone needs to get him." He said.

"Schneider, I'll go." I offered.

"No, you're young. You have a family." No, I'm a man.

"So do you. Let me go." I demanded that time. What am I getting myself into?

"Okay, I'll distract." He said reloading his gun. "On three. Drei, zwei, ein."

I bolted, running towards the shooter, minding the debris on the ground around the building. Schneider began firing at the building where the bullets were coming from as a distraction. I stopped every now and then to shield myself behind chunks of cement.

I crept into the building, gun at the ready. I was terrified. I wanted my job done so I could go home. Liesel.

I went upstairs and the door. Poking my gun in first, I entered the room. Nothing. I entered and flinched at another gunshot. Now I know where he is. At the end of the room, I stepped towards another door.

I came the doorway, to find a boy screaming, "No! No!" He cried in English. Nein?

"Jesus, Mary and Joseph." I breathed in relief and took the boy by the collar and out the building. I took him to the car where Schneider could translate for me.

"Where do you live?" I spoke. Schneider repeated in English.

"He said his father's working here. He left the town hall when he wandered off." Schneider translated to me.

"Take him back; I'll stay guard until the truck comes to load the crates." I said. "Be careful, you'll have to leave him far to walk or you'll be blown."

I sat myself back on the truck, and began to re-bandage my sprained ankle with a splint.

Liesel's POV

I still helped Alex with the shop, but it was these days that I keep to myself.

It was early that morning, and there were many clothes to be repaired. The shop's closed at this time, so I don't expect any customers.

I traced the pattern of the worn fabric, and around the tear, and then began to poke the needle through a stitch in the trousers. Through the fabric, pull the chain of thread, and then poke back through. The cycle repeated as my mind read nothing. Time went by without a glance of the clock, and I didn't stop for a moment.

I was enjoying the silence, until it was interrupted by the shop bell. The needle slipped and I pricked myself, making a light cut on two or three layers of skin. I hissed in pain and dropped the needle back on the table and pushed the trousers off my knee.

I took out a handkerchief and wrapped it around my hand. I hated blood, especially my own. I can't stand looking at it. I felt shaky when I saw the red stain beginning to peek through.

"Who could be at the door during this time?" Alex said trotting down the stairs not noticing me. We only hope it's nothing bad. We've had nightmares of the telegram boy coming with an envelope to say Rudy's died or missing in action.

He came back, "It's fine, just another reminder."

I breathed out and sniffed back the tears.

"What'd you do to your hand?" He said pulling up a stool beside me.

"The needle it - it slipped."

He pulled out a fresh hanky and took away the bloodied one. He leaned back to reach the faucet and rinsed it, to clean away the blood. Then he bandaged it.

"Better?" He asked.

"Ja." I replied. I almost felt stupid to of that happened, it was embarrassing.

He then leaned close and hugged me, and it warmed my heart as if it were my father.

I didn't worry about the pain of loss, I ignored the longing for Rudy, and I let my hand go numb.

"Enjoy the hug, because when Rudy's back he'll want you all to himself."

I laughed and went red with the embarrassment.

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