The Ghosts of Anatolia
“Stopping beside his brother, he gazed out over a lush, meandering river that coursed through the valley far below. Ancient, rock-walled ruins on the cliff below them stood as silent vestiges of a bygone era.
Mikael lifted Izabella off his shoulders and peered back at the line of deportees laboring up the hill. “Where’s Mama?” he asked. Kristina stumbled out of the switchback a moment later.
“Wait here,” Sirak said to Mikael. He dropped his bedroll on the ground, shuffled down the uneven incline... and reached for her hand.
Tears were streaming down Kristina’s face. She looked up and turned away.
“Mama, what’s wrong?”
“It’s nothing, my son. I’m just very tired. Go help your brother and Izabella, and I’ll catch up with you after I relieve myself.”
“Mama, you’re nearly to the top. We’ll wait for you in those rocks up there. We’re all going to make it, mama. The gendarme told me we’d reach Hamah soon. From there it is only a week to Kahdem.”
“Which gendarme?”MoreLess
Mikael lifted Izabella off his shoulders and peered back at the line of deportees laboring up the hill. “Where’s Mama?” he asked. Kristina stumbled out of the switchback a moment later.
“Wait here,” Sirak said to Mikael. He dropped his bedroll on the ground, shuffled down the uneven incline... and reached for her hand.
Tears were streaming down Kristina’s face. She looked up and turned away.
“Mama, what’s wrong?”
“It’s nothing, my son. I’m just very tired. Go help your brother and Izabella, and I’ll catch up with you after I relieve myself.”
“Mama, you’re nearly to the top. We’ll wait for you in those rocks up there. We’re all going to make it, mama. The gendarme told me we’d reach Hamah soon. From there it is only a week to Kahdem.”
“Which gendarme?”MoreLess
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