To Be An Israeli: The Fourth Book in the All My Love, Detrick series by Roberta Kagan

Author:Roberta Kagan [Kagan, Roberta]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: concentration camp, Jew, holocaust, Jewish, Israel, Arab, Six-Day War, Hitler
Publisher: Kagan, Roberta
Published: 2016-01-04T13:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 52

Lucas and Janice sat at a booth in the corner in a quaint, little place with a red and white-checkered tablecloth.

“I guess I should tell you that I’m a vegetarian,” she said.

“Great…so am I.” He smiled. “I had to get out of there today. When I went to the march, I went as a peaceful protester. But once it became violent, that was my cue to leave. I don’t like violence of any kind, ever.”

“Me neither. I was really scared.”

“I know, I saw.” He smiled then he laughed a little. “It’s okay to be scared. I was, too.”

She smiled bigger than she had in a very long time.

“So tell me a little about you, Janice.”

“You first.” She giggled.

“Okay, what do you want to know?”

“Well, where do you live? How old are you? Are you in college or do you have a job? Stuff like that.”

“Okay, very well. I think I can furnish the necessary info,” Lucas said, clearing his throat and putting on a mock serious face. “I’m twenty-eight years old. I live on the north side of Chicago. I teach martial arts, and I have my own studio. I’ve never been married. As you already know, I’m a vegetarian, and although I was raised Catholic, I don’t believe in organized religion.” He smiled broadly. “So, Ms. Lichtenstein, did I get the job?”

She laughed out loud. “I hope you didn’t feel like you were being interviewed.”

“But I am. It’s okay. I am being interviewed to see if I am someone you might want to see again.”

She laughed again. “Martial arts? I thought you were into nonviolence.”

“I am.” He smiled. “You don’t know much about martial arts, do you?”

“No, not really.”

“Well, I don’t want to sit here and talk about myself all night. I’d rather hear a little about you. So someday, I’ll tell you all about what I do and what I believe.”

She was surprised. Elan loved to talk about himself. She thought most men did. Lucas was a strange fellow, but she liked this man with his easy smile.

“Now it’s your turn,” he said, leaning back in his chair.

Janice took a deep breath. She was going to have to tell him that she had a child. She hoped it wouldn’t discourage his attentions. Most of the men she’d come in contact with were not interested in becoming involved with a woman who already had a child. Oh, they would have sex with her, but then they were gone.

“Well, let’s see. I am studying art at Northwestern University. And…I love it.” She smiled cautiously. Janice was suddenly unsure of what to do with her hands and where to put her gaze. She looked down at the silverware in front of her and toyed with her fork.

He returned the smile. “Go on,” Lucas said, trying to catch her eyes.

“I grew up in the Chicago suburbs.” She looked up at him then quickly looked away. “And…for the last few years, I lived in Israel.”

He nodded. “Israel?”

“Yes.” She took a deep breath of courage.

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