Ok, one bad word in this chapter, so I have to say PG-13 because of that word!
Chapter 4- Battle Lines
The Nazis sat us on the couch. They sat me at one end, and sat Liesl next to me, with Ellie in her lap. The rest of the children sit in order of their ages, Gretl all the way at the other end. We all sit in silence despite the fact that the Nazis said we could speak.
The look of fear that I see in the children's eyes breaks my heart. I wish that I could say something to assure them that everything will be all right, but I'm having trouble assuring myself of that fact.
Herr Zeller paces about the room, methodically plotting his every move. He stops every few moments, to cast me one of his malicious smiles because he knows that they make my skin crawl. The Nazi Herr Zeller refers to as Kobb, sits in a chair in front of us, watching our every move. The other Nazi sits in a chair next to me, his gun still pressed against my stomach.
The deafening silence continues on for about an hour before we hear the phone ring.
I watch the Nazis look at each other, and then at Herr Zeller.
" Bring her here." Herr Zeller commands the Nazi.
He tells me to stand and we walk to the phone, the gun still pressed to my stomach.
" Answer it." Herr Zeller commands, his tone more evil then ever before.
I nod slowly and pick up the phone. I hear Georg's beautiful voice, and for a moment I forget the situation that I'm in. " Hello dar…" I'm cut of as Herr Zeller viciously rips the phone from my hand.
I watch helplessly as he puts the phone to his ear, " Heil Hitler, Captain." Herr Zeller sneers into the phone.
The Nazi presses the gun harder into my stomach, and I know it's a silent message to keep quiet.
" Thought you could escape the Third Reich, what a foolish mistake Captain." He practically cackles into the phone, " I haven't done anything to them, yet. We've just been talking, getting to know one another." The hatred in his voice shakes me to the core.
" What a lovely family you have. You're daughters are very beautiful, Captain. Especially Liesl, my soldiers can't take their eyes off of her." I close my eyes, trying to will myself not hear the rest of the conversation.
" And the little one, Ellie isn't it? She's absolutely adorable, she's the spitting image of you. She's so innocent, so small and helpless. I would hate for any harm to come to her." His voice is full of pure hatred as he continues on, his eyes landing on me.
He looks me over with a frightening leer, " I've got to hand it to you Captain, even nine months pregnant your wife is incredibly beautiful. Seeing her makes me understand all the more why you made her your whore." I clinch my fists, as Herr Zeller continues his verbal assault.
" You must be so proud Captain, awaiting birth of your new baby. Babies are such little miracles, so small and helpless, totally dependant on their parents. It would be so sad, if your new child ended up without one or both parents." My hands go to my stomach as I vow to get the baby through this.
" Enough with the small talk, Captain. It's time to get down to business. It's simple really, we only want one thing, and that's you." I listen closely to whatever demands he's going to make.
" You have one hour to get all of you affairs in order, Captain. At which time, you will report back here, and we will personally take you back to Austria. Where you will face criminal charges for deserting your Naval duties. If you come with us willingly, your family is free to go, and if not…"
I can't hear what Georg says on the other end of the phone, but by the look in Herr Zeller eyes I can tell it's only made him more angry, " I would hate to have to make your family pay for your crimes. One hour, Captain." He growls into the phone, before slamming it back down onto the receiver.
Her Zeller turns to me, is evil eyes meeting mine, " One hour." He tone is full of venom as the Nazi starts walking me back to the children.
The deafening silence of earlier begins to filter back into the house, and the air takes on a chill as we begin our wait for Georg.
To be continued…
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Notes:
* Those dang Nazis! LOL! But don't worry they will get theirs.
** A special thanks to Jelpy for her feedback this chapter. I went a little off track on this chapter and her wonderful ideas and feedback helped me get back on track. Thanks Jelpy!!
Chapter 4- Battle Lines
The Nazis sat us on the couch. They sat me at one end, and sat Liesl next to me, with Ellie in her lap. The rest of the children sit in order of their ages, Gretl all the way at the other end. We all sit in silence despite the fact that the Nazis said we could speak.
The look of fear that I see in the children's eyes breaks my heart. I wish that I could say something to assure them that everything will be all right, but I'm having trouble assuring myself of that fact.
Herr Zeller paces about the room, methodically plotting his every move. He stops every few moments, to cast me one of his malicious smiles because he knows that they make my skin crawl. The Nazi Herr Zeller refers to as Kobb, sits in a chair in front of us, watching our every move. The other Nazi sits in a chair next to me, his gun still pressed against my stomach.
The deafening silence continues on for about an hour before we hear the phone ring.
I watch the Nazis look at each other, and then at Herr Zeller.
" Bring her here." Herr Zeller commands the Nazi.
He tells me to stand and we walk to the phone, the gun still pressed to my stomach.
" Answer it." Herr Zeller commands, his tone more evil then ever before.
I nod slowly and pick up the phone. I hear Georg's beautiful voice, and for a moment I forget the situation that I'm in. " Hello dar…" I'm cut of as Herr Zeller viciously rips the phone from my hand.
I watch helplessly as he puts the phone to his ear, " Heil Hitler, Captain." Herr Zeller sneers into the phone.
The Nazi presses the gun harder into my stomach, and I know it's a silent message to keep quiet.
" Thought you could escape the Third Reich, what a foolish mistake Captain." He practically cackles into the phone, " I haven't done anything to them, yet. We've just been talking, getting to know one another." The hatred in his voice shakes me to the core.
" What a lovely family you have. You're daughters are very beautiful, Captain. Especially Liesl, my soldiers can't take their eyes off of her." I close my eyes, trying to will myself not hear the rest of the conversation.
" And the little one, Ellie isn't it? She's absolutely adorable, she's the spitting image of you. She's so innocent, so small and helpless. I would hate for any harm to come to her." His voice is full of pure hatred as he continues on, his eyes landing on me.
He looks me over with a frightening leer, " I've got to hand it to you Captain, even nine months pregnant your wife is incredibly beautiful. Seeing her makes me understand all the more why you made her your whore." I clinch my fists, as Herr Zeller continues his verbal assault.
" You must be so proud Captain, awaiting birth of your new baby. Babies are such little miracles, so small and helpless, totally dependant on their parents. It would be so sad, if your new child ended up without one or both parents." My hands go to my stomach as I vow to get the baby through this.
" Enough with the small talk, Captain. It's time to get down to business. It's simple really, we only want one thing, and that's you." I listen closely to whatever demands he's going to make.
" You have one hour to get all of you affairs in order, Captain. At which time, you will report back here, and we will personally take you back to Austria. Where you will face criminal charges for deserting your Naval duties. If you come with us willingly, your family is free to go, and if not…"
I can't hear what Georg says on the other end of the phone, but by the look in Herr Zeller eyes I can tell it's only made him more angry, " I would hate to have to make your family pay for your crimes. One hour, Captain." He growls into the phone, before slamming it back down onto the receiver.
Her Zeller turns to me, is evil eyes meeting mine, " One hour." He tone is full of venom as the Nazi starts walking me back to the children.
The deafening silence of earlier begins to filter back into the house, and the air takes on a chill as we begin our wait for Georg.
To be continued…
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Notes:
* Those dang Nazis! LOL! But don't worry they will get theirs.
** A special thanks to Jelpy for her feedback this chapter. I went a little off track on this chapter and her wonderful ideas and feedback helped me get back on track. Thanks Jelpy!!
