Bound by the Scars We Share by Vivien Churney

Author:Vivien Churney
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Published: 2021-04-29T00:00:00+00:00

Zoshia 7

Zoshia could see that everywhere she went in London had been heavily bombed, and destroyed buildings were a familiar sight. Ariel bombings had devastated commercial districts and the industrial and residential parts of London. Bombardment affected the historical heart of the city and the port of London had been demolished and wrecked. Transport was reduced, which affected the availability food supplies. People were extremely shocked at the havoc that had destroyed a large number of buildings and which created shortages of all essentials and necessities. Many people were homeless or displaced. Despite the devastation that had been created, the war was over and everyone was grateful. Post-war London, seemed like paradise to Zoshia. She had escaped both mentally and physically from the external oppression that she had been subjected to all her life. Although she had not forgotten her beloved Robert, and never would, she felt that this was a new start for her. She had to be positive. This was a new country, with new people; a world that could open up endless possibilities.

Zoshia stayed in a small apartment near Regents Park, which belonged to her Uncle Max and Aunt Isobel Freedman, who had moved to London before the war. Max was also a very well-respected tailor and earned a good living making clothes for the elite in the city. He and Isobel had been fortunate to have missed the persecution in Europe yet unlucky to never have had children. They loved Zoshia and she was made to feel very welcome. Her aunt was an affectionate and kind woman who Zoshia felt she could confide in. Each day they would take long walks in Regents Park and Zoshia would look at the green gardens and the majestic lines of trees, which seemed to welcome her with their beauty. At one with nature she gradually began to heal her inner torment and though her pain would never be forgotten, Zoshia, felt strengthened and at peace.

However, she could not forget Robert, who was ingrained in her being. She remembered their mutual love for each other and the deliriously blissful times that they had spent together. His touch, his gentle touch. Oh how Zoshia wished that she could contact him. But no. The pain would be unbearable. She mustn’t. Was being in England the reason why she felt so close to him? Strength was needed. No, she would use all her inner resilience to force herself not to think of him and, as the time passed, Zoshia felt herself thinking less and less about Robert and more about the future and how she could change her life.

Her relatives would often invite their friends for dinner and Zoshia would enjoy entertaining them by playing the piano. She adored the emotional music and delighted in the freedom of engaging an audience with her talent. She hoped that one day she would be able to achieve her ambition of being a concert pianist. On one such evening, her adept capability immediately captured the attention of a young doctor, Harvey Spencer.

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