The Day Will Come by Beryl Matthews

Author:Beryl Matthews
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Relationships, Family Saga, Chick-Lit, Fiction, Sagas, Women's Fiction
ISBN: 9780749019877
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Published: 2015-11-19T00:00:00+00:00

Tim followed the two men as they moved stealthily through the darkened village. They made faster progress after reaching the open countryside and soon reached an isolated farm. They pushed him through the door of the building, shut the door and bolted it securely. When the lamps were turned up it took Tim a moment or two to adjust to the sudden light. There were five other people in the room – an elderly husband and wife, and two young men who were probably their sons. When Tim’s gaze rested on the other person he gasped, not being able to believe his eyes.

‘Helen?’

‘Hello, Tim. Are you hurt at all?’

‘A few bruises, that’s all. What are you doing here?’

‘I’m working with the resistance. We are going to try and get you back to England. You must never tell anyone you saw me here. Do you understand that?’

‘I won’t say a word. I promise.’

‘No one knows what I’m doing – not even my family and friends. They receive letters from me so as far as they are concerned I am still in England. Everything is arranged to keep it that way. If I’d known it was you arriving tonight I would have disappeared until you had been moved on. The damage is done now and I have to trust you never to speak about this meeting.’

‘I understand perfectly just how dangerous this is for you. I will never breathe a word of this.’

She nodded, said something he couldn’t understand to the others, and he saw them relax. He was now wishing he had paid more attention to French lessons at school. His limited knowledge was not enough to cope with this.

‘Are you hungry?’

‘Starving.’

The entire group sat around the large, scrubbed wooden table, and the woman served them with bowls of stew and chunks of home-made bread.

Tim was so hungry it tasted like the best meal he had ever had in his life, and the woman smiled when he tucked into a second bowl. He was then taken to a derelict looking barn where there was a concealed cubbyhole filled with straw and items for his need while in there. Helen told him he was to stay there and not come out until someone came for him.

‘How are you going to get me back home, Helen?’

‘We have several routes in operation, but I’m going to see if I can get you back by the quickest way possible. We have to contact London first. Be patient and don’t go wandering around. If the Germans discover this family are hiding you they will be shot.’

‘I won’t do anything to jeopardise their safety.’

‘I’m sure you won’t.’ Helen smiled. ‘I had to warn you, though. Get some rest.’

‘And you take care,’ he told her as she climbed through the small entrance.

For the next two days he was cooped up in the small room. He was fed at irregular times, and often heard people, sometimes German voices, but he kept very quiet. He was worried about Helen. He had liked her from the moment he had set eyes on her, and to find her here had really shaken him.

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