The Extra
“Salzburg is crawling with Gestapo. It’s not safe.”
“Well, what are we going to do, drive her to the Allied forces?”
“Please!” Lilo said from beneath the blanket they had put her under in the back of the car — although by this time she realized that driving her to the Allies was impossible.
Frank was at the wheel of the car. Dieter was in the passenger seat and Bruno in the backseat. Every now and then, Bruno would bend over and lift the edge of the blanket. “Can you breathe under there?”
“Yes, ...fine,” Lilo would reply.
“Well, she seems to know physics. Maybe we could pass her off as a visiting scholar,” Frank joked.
“Is that what they call it?” Lilo’s voice piped up. She was now eating the apple.
“Call what? And don’t eat too much too fast. Not good for you. Don’t want to upset your tummy.”
Lilo shook her head under the blanket in disbelief. This truly was the queerest experience she had ever had. But it was real! It was not like the movie set, where everything was fake, contrived.MoreLess
“Well, what are we going to do, drive her to the Allied forces?”
“Please!” Lilo said from beneath the blanket they had put her under in the back of the car — although by this time she realized that driving her to the Allies was impossible.
Frank was at the wheel of the car. Dieter was in the passenger seat and Bruno in the backseat. Every now and then, Bruno would bend over and lift the edge of the blanket. “Can you breathe under there?”
“Yes, ...fine,” Lilo would reply.
“Well, she seems to know physics. Maybe we could pass her off as a visiting scholar,” Frank joked.
“Is that what they call it?” Lilo’s voice piped up. She was now eating the apple.
“Call what? And don’t eat too much too fast. Not good for you. Don’t want to upset your tummy.”
Lilo shook her head under the blanket in disbelief. This truly was the queerest experience she had ever had. But it was real! It was not like the movie set, where everything was fake, contrived.MoreLess
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