“
My name is Eliyahu and my scar doesn’t
matter. What matters is that I was very brave when I
got it, and you are going to have to be as well.
After what seemed like hours, the carriage screeched
to a halt. The doors were opened, revealing a muddy
courtyard. Heavy rain fell from a dark sky. They were
herded out of the carriages and told to form lines. The
soldiers were everywhere, shouting in a foreign
language he recognized as German. They were
dressed in brown uniforms, with red armbands, and
each and every one of them had a gun slung over their
shoulder. After everyone was lined up and counted,
they began marching towards a huge gate, and the
rain began to lessen. He could no longer see Yoel and
Saul after the soldiers separated them. Eliyahu caught
the searing smell of smoke, and something else…
Something worse .
They followed the soldiers into a low built,
dark house where they were ordered to grab supplies.
Luckily, Eliyahu was at the front, which meant he
managed to get hold of a sleeping bag and what
looked like a toothbrush. They were lead into a dark
room. The first thing Eliyahu noticed was the stench. It
was a sour, rotting smell, making it hard to breath.
After a few seconds the eyes to adjust to the darkness,
revealing dark shapes. The people had loose fitting
rags over their starved frames.
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