Friend Or Foe (2015)
“What she was about to do would be the most daring act of her life, but she had to control her excitement and make Mam think that she was behaving normally. They were sitting together in the carriage of the twelve o’clock train that would take them from Dublin’s Kingsbridge Station to the safety of Ennis in County Clare.
The train was due to pull out any moment now, but Emer forced herself to sit still and not act too hastily. For her ruse to work she had to time things perfectly, and she ho...ped that she could pull off the required deceit.She had decided last night that no matter what her parents said, she had to be in Dublin for the uprising. She made her plans accordingly but pretended to go along with the trip to Ennis. This morning Dad had gone to join his fellow rebels, and she and Mam had bade him a tearful goodbye, their fear for his well-being mingled with huge pride in his playing an active role in the rebellion.
Now Emer glanced out the carriage window at the station clock.MoreLess
The train was due to pull out any moment now, but Emer forced herself to sit still and not act too hastily. For her ruse to work she had to time things perfectly, and she ho...ped that she could pull off the required deceit.She had decided last night that no matter what her parents said, she had to be in Dublin for the uprising. She made her plans accordingly but pretended to go along with the trip to Ennis. This morning Dad had gone to join his fellow rebels, and she and Mam had bade him a tearful goodbye, their fear for his well-being mingled with huge pride in his playing an active role in the rebellion.
Now Emer glanced out the carriage window at the station clock.MoreLess
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