I apologize for the wait, I tried to get it before I went to camp but I had writers block and it was coming slowly. So I hope this makes up for it. Thank you so much for all the reviews and for reading. Let me know about any historical errors you find and want fixed and I don't own Twilight!
On an unrelated note happy 108th birthday Edward!
Bpov
Working with Sephora was strangely comforting. She was so kind- yet so terrified. When we were going through one suitcase however she did something not very feeble. There was a scarf with food tied in it, a piece of bread, some cheese and a few sugar cubes. She quickly checked over her shoulder and then put the scarf down her blouse where it was held in the upper part of the shirt by her belt. I looked at her in shock. She didn't look at all ashamed and merely shrugged.
"We do what we can to stay alive, I'll share some of it tonight in the barracks, here come have some of the bread now you must be starved." That's when I realized I was. We had been thrown some food occasionally on the train but not enough so I took the food she slowly took out piece by piece and smuggled from her hand to mine.
That night in the barracks I slept on the bunk below Sephora. I stared at the stars through the cracks in the ceiling while the other woman one by one fell asleep around me. I stared at the stars and remembered the story of Abraham and how God told him his descendants would be a as numerous as those stars. I gave a dark chuckle in the silence of the night yes maybe there were that many descendants but how many of them were dead now?
The next few days went by fast. I fell into the routine of things. Wake up and go to work, smuggle food all day, eat dinner- a loaf of bread and a cup of coffee between five of us, go to barracks and split remaining stolen food. And all the while The Nazi watched me. I tried to ignore it but it was difficult. Especially when he'd come up to me with extra rations trying to get me to take it. But every time I'd just shake my head and walk away. It seemed to be getting to him. Good.
Epov
I was at a loss of what to do. I tried everything- I even risked my life to try to give her extra food. And do I get a thank you or even a smile? No nothing nada zip etc etc. I saw the way she treated the others the compassion she had for the other inmates, helping the sick ones to get extra food- even if it meant giving up her own. She kept up a conversation with the terrified Sephora and amazingly so the girl began to relax. A few days after Bella's arrival I even saw her laugh. But for me what did she have? Nothing but hate filled glares and discontent. I was running out of ideas.
I even thought of bringing the matter up to Rose but then decided against it- there was no way I wanted to bring her into this.
However Rose seemed to notice even without me saying anything. She looked at me strangely whenever I was looking at Bella. Like she knew something that was a secret to everyone else. Oh well maybe she did.
Apov
The days following Bella's disappearance Emmett and I didn't leave the house unless our mother asked us to- like if she need us to go shopping or something. We of course had told her about our estimate of when we would be deported. Her face had drained of all color and she had begun to shake. Emmett had all but carried her to a chair. After the initial shock had worn off however her super maternal-ness had kicked in and she promptly began packing and unpacking and repacking bags. On the third night we slept in the living room downstairs. I curled up against Emmett and he wrapped his arms around me. I felt oddly safe it was strange to feel secure in the middle of this hell. Mother kept pacing the floor. Somehow though I fell asleep. In the early hours of the morning I heard a noise- a loud bang. They Nazis must be killing people already I thought dully before falling back to sleep
When they came later the next morning we were ready for them. They all but banged the door down shouting for us to get outside. We jumped up and grabbed our bags, mother was in an armchair- where she must have fallen asleep.
"Mama" I whispered, she didn't move. "Mama!" I repeated urgently shaking her. That's when I felt the blood. I pulled back my hand horrified at the sticky red mess. "Emmett" I whispered shrilly.
"What Alice?" he asked impatiently already at the door, then he turned to face me our eyes locked and he looked down at my mother and gasped. He ran to my side and turned my mother so that she was on her back. That's when we saw it. On the floor beside the chair was our fathers old riffle before he was taken and in her lap was a piece of paper. I grabbed it urgently, it was a note and although it was written shakily it was without a doubt mother's handwriting. I read it in a shaking voice.
" 'My darlings,
I'm so sorry that what I'm about to do is so selfish but I've already had my husband ripped from my grasp I can't watch the same thing happen to my children. Be safe and stay together. I love you both I truly do, even though what I'm doing doesn't show it very well. When you read this I'll be gone, if I'll be in paradise and with your father again I don't know, but I truly am sorry. I love you both take care of each other.'"
I silently shook as I read it with sadness or furry I wasn't sure, I turned to Emmett an his expression probably mirroed mine- betrayal, remorse and loss all rolled into a mask of pain.
I ran to him and flung my arms around his shoulders sobbing. He held me tight and I felt his tears as well on my shoulders so tiny in comparison to will still embracing when the Nazis came in again and yanked us outside.
I marched silently down the streets next to Emmet with what I hoped was a look of defiance on my face. We were loaded into cattle cars, and before I knew it we were on our way to what was promising to be hell.
Bpov
It was in the midle of the day- the sun directly overhead and scorching- better than freezing I guess, it smelled too- like it usually did. The huge black smoke clouds were billowing from the smokestacks across camp. Once again I was worrying about what had happened to Esther. Surely there had to be a children's camp.
I tried to shake the thought from my mind and focus on the task before me. We should be getting a break soon- if they "remembered" that was. Then I felt a presense behind me, I turned around already knowing who it would be. I was right -The Nazi was right behind me. He looked at me with those beautiful green eyes of his- oh shut up Bella! I scolded myself.
"Yes?" I asked, and he just looked at me a strange sadness in his eyes, then he held out a canteen of water and some bread, I but a hand on my stomach, it ached with hunger and my throat was incredibly dry. I looked at him for a long moment, then throwing away my pride I nodded, something lit his eyes and he gestured for me to come forward. He led me to the empty barracks.
"I didn't want anyone to see" he explained, then sat on the ground and patted the spot next to him, I had to remind myself why I was there- my stomach was a good reminder. I slid to the ground beside him, and he wasted no time in opening the canteen and handing it to me. I poured the water into my mouth and the dryness was instantly quenched. I controlled myself though and didn't drink it all at once.
I looked back at The Nazi, he was watching as usual, when I met his eyes he handed me a piece of bread. I watched him the entire time I chewed it.
"Why do you do this?" I asked suddenly suprisning myself by my sporadic question.
"Because you do it for everyone else" he said simply. I raised a confused eyebrow at him he sighed and then began again. "In case you haven't noticed yet I watch you- a lot. I see the way you are, you care about people you think of them before youself, you're like a mother, you're used to taking care of people and you don't mind it at all, you're a loving person Yoshabel you give so much and ask for nothing in return. But I think you should get something in return, you deserve something. Even though you're not looking for a reward, and I know that it's like it's second nature to you- you had a little sister didn't you?" he asked
I was so shocked at his monlogue I answered his question and forgot to be rude while doing it too. "Yes Esther" I said feeling emotion begin to flood my eyes I blinked it back .Then suddenly I remembered the dying question I had to have answered, I turned back to The Nazi.
"What do they do with the children?" I asked "You know when they're separated from us. Are they taken to a special children's camp or what?" I asked my eyes boring into Edward's, he was instantly unconfortable.
"Yoshabel" he started and then sighed. "You were separated right as you came in?" he asked and I nodded. "Yoshabel I… I don't know how to tell you this but" and then he stopped again. I looked at him again- begging him with my eyes. He stood up and grabbed my hand pulling me with him, he moved to the doorway and pointed at the monstrous black cloud. "Yoshabel do you know what that is?" he asked me. I shrugged.
"Some sort of fire pit?" I guessed confuzed at where he was going with this. He shook his head.
"Yoshbel that's a crematorium" a horrible sinkning feeling settled into my stomach. "Esther was probably killed in a gas chambers within hours of you getting here, and then they cremated her." he whispered, I got dizzy then the heat suddenly feeling a thousand degrees hotter yet somehow cold at the same time, the world spun around me and then last thing I remember was Edward catching me.
"Yoshabel" I heard someone whisper above me. I looked up to see Rosalie standing above me. "Oh thank God" she murmered.
"What happened?" I asked feeling panicked.
"You passed out, Edward hid you in the barracks- lucky too if another solider had found you…" she shook her head looking pained. I sat up and saw that I was in my bunk, Rosalie was next to me- kneeling on the ground and if that's not enough to shock you she was holding a wet cloth which she must have been wipping on my face. "But if you're feeling alright I suggest you get back to work before anyone notices" she said urgently. I nodded and got up- luckily the world stayed steady this time.
I was just leaving the barracks when I heard someone enter the barrack from the other side. "Ah Rose" said a formal male voice I stopped and listened strangely eager for what he would say. "A new trainload just arrived from the same city in Holland as a few days ago- yes umm I belive it was Ebony and Stewart street but anyway I was wondering if you needed any more inamtes here.." I didn't catch the rest of what he said but I did here Rosalie's "Yes I'll send someone over soon".
I felt like I might faint again, but I knew I couldn't- I had to run now. Stewart Street- that was where Alice and Emmet lived ,they were here, I had to save them. What if they got gassed too? I couldn't let that happen but I needed someone. So I sprinted through Canada to the one person who could help me- The Nazi: Edward.
Yes a cliffy I know! Sooo I hoped you enjoyed this chapter. And I'll try to get chapters out a lot quicker- esspesialy now that school has FINALLY let out. Please review- I love to hear what you think, thank you for reading and now go celebrate Edward's birthday! Love you all!-wild-lili