Behind the Bedroom Wall by Laura E. Williams

Author:Laura E. Williams
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Published: 2010-09-09T04:00:00+00:00

Just then she heard the front door open. Her mother was home. Laying aside the kitten, she hurried into the bathroom to wash cold water over her heated face, trying to erase all trace of her tears.

“Korinna?” her mother called.

Korinna went downstairs and greeted her mother in the front hall with a hug.

Her mother stepped back from her daughter and frowned slightly. “Are you all right?”

“I’m fine. Why?”

Frau Rehme shrugged. “Your face looks red and you hugged me so hard, I thought you’d crush me.”

Korinna grinned. “I’m just happy to see you. What are you making for supper?” she asked, following her mother into the kitchen.

“What do you think?” Frau Rehme said dryly. “Bread and cheese, bread and jam. Oh, and maybe a bit of butter here and there.”

Korinna laughed. “Well, it’s not too exciting, but you always manage to make everything taste good, Mother.”

Her mother smiled. “You must have had a good day at school today.” She tied an apron around her waist. “Did you have fun at your Jungmädel meeting after school?” she asked, glancing at her daughter.

“Yes,” Korinna replied casually, avoiding her mother’s eyes. “We learned a new song for the Führer’s visit.”

“Oh,” was all her mother said in response. She changed the subject. “Here, peel these potatoes for tomorrow.”

Korinna took the pile from her mother and sat down to peel off the dirty skins. Potatoes and more potatoes. Sometimes they got meat. Sometimes they got sugar. Sometimes they got butter. Times were hard, but they’d get better thanks to Adolf Hitler. Wouldn’t they? Abruptly Korinna pushed that doubt out of her mind. Just because of a little slap she shouldn’t be losing her faith in the Führer and in the Fatherland. Life would get better once enemies, such as the Krugmanns, were subdued.

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