The Siege of Troy by Theodor Kallifatides

Author:Theodor Kallifatides [Kallifatides, Theodor]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Other Press
Published: 2019-09-10T00:00:00+00:00

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At that moment the sirens began to sound, and seconds later the first bomb exploded very close to our school. Two German planes took off to join the fray. We knew the pilots: One was called Wolfgang, the other Erich. Wolfgang was blond and handsome, and all the girls in the village stole glances at him when they thought no one was looking. Erich was short and dark. He was more like the local men, and the girls ignored him completely.

“Run to the cave,” Miss shouted, and we did as we were told, but she stayed where she was, with her arms folded.

“Come on, Miss!” Dimitra shouted.

“I’ll follow you in a minute,” she replied.

But she didn’t come.

The raid lasted only a few minutes. The British bomber dropped its deadly cargo at random, then sped away, protected by three fighter planes that kept Wolfgang and Erich at bay.

The sky was free once more, and we left the cave. Wolfgang and Erich were returning to the airfield. They flew low over us and waved. We waved back. However strange it sounds, we were on their side. They were our boys, defending our village. But Miss didn’t wave. She was still standing there with her arms folded. She was smiling.

We settled down and she went on with her story.

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