Mengele’s Apprentice: A Fast Paced and Haunting World War Two Historical Fiction (The Auschwitz Twins Series Book 2) by Roberta Kagan

Author:Roberta Kagan [Kagan, Roberta]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-05-31T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN

Shoshana walked back into the café. She didn’t know how to approach Ruth, so she waited inside until it was ten minutes before the onset of curfew. Ruth had still not come in. Steeling herself against the shame and embarrassment, Shoshana went back outside, but Ruth was gone. It was too late to go to the market; everything would be closed. So she hurried back to the apartment.

During the time Shoshana and Ruth had known each other, Shoshana had never once expressed anger at Ruth or even so much as disagreed with her. But tonight, Shoshana was worried about Ruth, and as each hour passed, Shoshana was more certain that something terrible had happened. She’s gone too far this time. I am afraid that Nazi had his way with her, then killed her to keep her quiet. Relationships between the Germans and Jews are illegal. He easily could have killed her and thrown her into the river because he wouldn’t want to risk getting caught, Shoshana thought. She was terrified. The very idea of Ruth lying dead somewhere made her sick, but at the same time, she was angry with Ruth for being so stupid and putting herself in such a vulnerable position.

There was nothing to eat in the apartment. Shoshana wasn’t hungry anyway. She was too upset to think about food. The other family who had moved in when Shoshana’s family left, were having their evening meal. It wasn’t much, but the wife offered Shoshana a bowl of soup. “Oh no, thank you,” Shoshana said, knowing that they had hardly enough for their own family. To give them some privacy while they ate, Shoshana went behind the sheet and sat on her bed. Listening as the other family talked to each other, how they told each other about the things they’d done that day, Shoshana felt very alone. I miss my sisters. I can still remember how they filled our home in the shtetl with their laughter. And I miss my mama, her warm hugs, her chicken soup. And I don’t know why, but I even miss Papa. When he was happy and in a good mood, he could make us all laugh. Shoshana sighed aloud. If I had married Albert, I might be blessed with a child of my own. But then again, would I really want to bring a child into this place? Our lives here in this ghetto are so uncertain. And so many of the children are dying. I should be grateful to Hashem that I don’t have a child: at least not now, not here.

Taking one of the religious books her father had allowed her to read, out of her small suitcase, Shoshana opened it and tried to concentrate. But she couldn’t. The words blurred on the page. Ruth was all she had left, and for all she knew Ruth was dead. How have I done this to myself? Why have I allowed myself to end up in this position?

For a long time, Shoshana lay there thinking, drifting in and out of sleep.

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