My Story: World War II - German [COMPLETED]

17: Prayers

"Lord, please forgive me for any sin I have committed," I muttered.

I was sitting in a cattle car with what felt like a thousand other people. They looked scared but they all had families with them. I felt my tears rolling down my face and yet I couldn't do anything.

"What are you doing in here?" a boy about my age asked. I rubbed my arm.

"I'm gay," I muttered and he leaned away from me. I sighed and turned around so I was looking at the wall. I leaned against the wall and closed my eyes. I was alone.

***

After what felt like two years, but it was only two days, the door opened and I saw two soldiers standing there. They started moving through and found the few bodies that had died on us as we travelled. One of them looked at me and then behind him.

"You're getting off first. Come on," he said as he gave me a distasteful look. I read the sign as I stepped off.

Sachsenhausen Camp.

I saw people working and realised that this was like jail. I was pushed forward towards a group of soldiers who all had guns. I swallowed and walked towards them, only to be pushed into a room.

"Take off your clothes and change into this," one of the soldiers ordered and threw some clothes at me. I swallowed and realised I had to change right there.

I pulled off my shirt and put on the new shirt that they gave me. I slid off my trousers and put on the pants they gave me. I looked up, only to be met with a slap to my face that made me fall over. They laughed and I touched my cheek as it stung.

"God will reject you, b*****d... after we kill you," one of the soldiers told me as he knelt next to me. I curled up into a ball and was prepared for another hit when someone grabbed the soldier.

"He is coming with me," another male voice said and I sheepishly looked up. An SS officer. He looked at me with a cold distant look.

"Yes sir," the soldier said as I sat up. The SS officer grabbed my arm and pulled me up.

"Come on," the SS officer said as he shoved me towards a room.

"Th-thank you," I muttered.

"What are you thinking? You use to hide yourself so well," the officer said.

"What?" I asked, softly and trying to shrink away from him.

"Adal, it's me," he gritted through his teeth. I raised my eyebrow. "Luka?" I felt my jaw dropped.

"Luka, I haven't seen you in forever," I whispered and he moved my hair. He was my first boyfriend that I never got over.

"I'm going to try to keep you safe while you are here," he said as he pulled me towards another room. The people sitting in there all had razors and shavers. I closed my eyes as Luka sat me in one of the chairs. I heard the buzzed and felt them run it over my head. Tears rolled down my face as I thought about Heiko.

Alia Ziegler

"He what?" I asked. Wolf was pacing the room and I was sitting as Ada and Heiko tried to tell us what had happened in the grocery store.

"He was taken by two officers," Heiko sniffled as we looked at him. Ada touched our brother's shoulder as  he wiped his face.

"Maybe Alaric or my baby brother knows something," Wolf said. I nodded.

"I'll write Alaric and see if he has an idea where they are taking them," I said as I walked to the desk. I pulled out my pen and paper as Heiko walked up behind me.

"I don't want him to blame me. I promised to Adalwolf safe," Heiko said and I shook my head.

"He won't blame you. He will understand," I said as I started writing.

Dear Alaric,

Alaric Zimmerman

I sat next to Bernadette as we ate breakfast. Engel was jumping up and down trying to get the bugs off of him that Rat and Kipling dumped on him.

"You guys are backpfeifengesichts," Engel said as he walked back over and flopped on the ground exhausted. Rat and Kipling were laughing as well.

"You are the one that followed us then closed your eyes," Rat said.

"You walked into that one, Stupid," Butch said. I laughed and shook my head.

"Why are you laughing? Haven't you fallen into one of their tricks before?" Engel asked. I shook my head.

"Do you really think they are smart enough to make their own tricks?" I asked. There was silence for a good minute.

"You made up all these tricks?"

"Are you calling us stupid?"

"Wow, I think you were right. All of them can be stupid sometimes," Bernadette said. "He. Made. Up. All. The. Tricks."

"I knew you were a b*****d, I just didn't know it was that much of a b*****d," Butch said.

"You're the reason we had to deal with them for the past two weeks," Engel said. I flashed a smile and they all stared at me.

"Temporary alliance to kill him?" Engel asked and I leaned back so my hands were dug into the ground.

"I don't want an alliance with any of you," I told them, which threw them off and made Bernadette laugh.

"Wait..." Kipling said as he looked around. I smiled until a loud boom went off. We all covered our eyes and I looked up to see Rat, who was standing on the ground. I stood up on shaky legs and looked around. I saw the pillar of smoke that no more than a thousand yards from us. I looked up and saw planes getting ready to bomb more bombs.

"Get to the foxholes!" I yelled as I grabbed Bernadette and ran towards one of the holes to throw her in. The other guys followed and I saw Gen, Orange, Lemon and Booya running towards the foxholes as well when another bomb being dropped threw us all forward. I put Bernadette in one of the foxholes and ran towards another empty one. I dove in and covered my ears.

"Lord, have mercy on my soul for any sin I have committed," I prayed as more bombs went off. It was the first time that I had prayed by myself since I was little.