She reached her house and made her special knock. The door soon opened and she quickly made her way inside so the coldness wouldn´t enter as well. She saw Jonathan look at her intently trying to find out if she managed to find some food. She kneeled in front of him.
"Je n´ai rien pour aujourd´hui, mais demain matin je vais nous chercher du pain. Regarde, un gentil monsieur m´a donné ce ticket. Il n´y en avait plus à l´hôtel de ville, mais il me l´a offert./ I have nothing on me now, but tomorrow morning I´ll go get us some bread. Look, a nice man offered his ticket to us. There were none left, and he kindly offered it to me." Jonathan looked at the pink paper wide-eyed.
"Wow! Il doit être vraiment gentil alors!/He must be really nice!" She giggled at his stunned expression.
They only drank some water for dinner. For once she was thankful that they only lived in one room that they used as bedroom, living room and kitchen, because she couldn´t afford heating up more than this room. Jonathan had no problem falling asleep, while she could only face her never ending worries she tried to drown the whole day for more than four years. She thought about what he would have written in her diary if she still had a pen and paper to do so.
23. Janvier 1943- France
Cette semaine a commencé comme un cauchemar. Pas que nous ne vivions pas déjà comme dans un cauchemar… Jonathan a faim, j´ai faim aussi, mais je n´ai rien à lui proposé. J´essaye de lui donner la plus grosse partie du peu que nous avins, il est en train de grandir et en a plus besoin que moi. À chaque fois aue je lui refuse quelque chose ca me brise le Coeur. J´aimerais bien pouvoir lui offrir le mode entire, mais je peux à peine lui donner à manger chaque jour. Heureusement la générosité d´un vieux monsieur va nous sauvez pour quelques jours.
Maman me manqué, et je suis sûre qu´elle manqué à Jonathan aussi. Je sais qu´il fait de son mieux pour surmonter cette longue épreuve difficile et j´en suis très fière.
This week started out like a nightmare. Not that we don´t already live in one but well… Jonathan is hungry, I´m hungry as well, but I can´t provide us with anything. Even if we don´t have much I try to leave as the most for him, he is growing and needs the food much more. Each time he asks for something, my heart breaks. I would like to give him the world, but I already have trouble finding something edible. Thanks to an elderly man, his generosity will help us out for the next few days.
I miss Mum and I´m sure Jonathan misses her too. I know he is doing his best to hold on in this long difficult ordeal , and I´m really proud of him.
24 Janvier 1944
The next morning Clary woke up early and practically ran to the bakery. The woman of the day before greeted her and handed her an enormous loaf of bread. A huge smile spread onto her lips. Her loaf of bread secured under her arm, she ran out and as she turned into another street she crashed into a strong chest. She fell down but managed to keep the loaf from falling down on the dirty street. She could see two brown boots in front of her. She looked up to see a young man in khaki uniform. His platinum hair reflected the light oddly and his dark eyes seemed to be piercing her soul. She quickly stood up, lowering her head. She didn't know if she could go or if she needed to wait for his approval, she didn't want to upset him.
"Fräulein, Sie müssen aufpassen wo Sie hinlaufen./ Miss, you have to look where you´re going." He said chuckling. She looked up to see him smile, but she couldn´t pinpoint exactly what his eyes were hiding.
"Darf ich nach Ihrem schönen Namen fragen?/Can I ask you for your name?" Clary only understood a few words of German, so she was able to respond.
"Clarissa." She simply said.
"Sebastian. Offizier Sebastian Werlak." She meekly nodded, showing she had understood. She had a creeping feeling and just wanted to storm away. An officer behind him cleared his throat and he bid his goodbyes and left. Clary continued her run to her house.
Jonathan sprung into her arms the moment he saw the bread she had brought them.
Hi!
I hoped you liked this small chapter! :)
I ´germanised´ Sebastian´s name a bit, I hope it´s alright for you guys!
Eat chocolate !
