Alexander Altmann A10567 (2014)
“He looked up, expecting to see sky, but saw, instead, the sloping wooden beams of a barn. He swept his hands over the hard dirt floor and tried to remember how he’d got there. Images of the night before skittered across his lids.
“Alex!” The kapo hurried to kneel beside him, his face flush with relief. “You’re awake!” He rocked back on his knees and helped Alexander sit up. “Here, have some water.” He pushed a blackened tin mug into Alexander’s hands and rummaged through the basket at his feet.... Alexander dropped the mug and snatched a beet from the basket, sinking his teeth into the plump purple flesh.
“How long have I been sleeping? Where are we?” Sweet red juice dribbled down his chin.
“We’re on a farm, just outside Katowice.”
Alexander looked at the kapo blankly. “Whose farm? How did we get here?” He swallowed the beet and grabbed another.
The corners of the kapo’s mouth turned upwards and Alexander realised he’d never seen the man smile.
“We came by horse and cart.MoreLess
“Alex!” The kapo hurried to kneel beside him, his face flush with relief. “You’re awake!” He rocked back on his knees and helped Alexander sit up. “Here, have some water.” He pushed a blackened tin mug into Alexander’s hands and rummaged through the basket at his feet.... Alexander dropped the mug and snatched a beet from the basket, sinking his teeth into the plump purple flesh.
“How long have I been sleeping? Where are we?” Sweet red juice dribbled down his chin.
“We’re on a farm, just outside Katowice.”
Alexander looked at the kapo blankly. “Whose farm? How did we get here?” He swallowed the beet and grabbed another.
The corners of the kapo’s mouth turned upwards and Alexander realised he’d never seen the man smile.
“We came by horse and cart.MoreLess
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