I
Jenny saw an older man.
'Shalom!'.
'Shalom! You're Nathaniel Thorton, from Isreal'.
'I am, Jenny. For a long time, our people have suffered from antisemitism. World War I, and War World II, the Holocaust, and the Six-Day War of 1967, was a violent birth of State, and country, a bitter State of War. You have The Diary of Anne Frank?'.
'Yes'.
'Last year, Isreal was under attack by Hamas, and Iran. World War III has happened. We shall recruit all Jewish girls for the Apocalypse; we will occupy all of the country until we win the endless war'.
'I joined'.
'That's good to know', Nathaniel said.
II
The gray door was open.
A woman appeared.
'Shalom'.
'Shalom', Jenny said.
'I'm Adila Close. Nathaniel Close is my husband'.
'I'm Jenny Thornton'.
'I'm happy to meet you. I'm sorry about the loss of your mother'.
'Thank you. My father is in Mississippi'.
'Why is he there?'.
'Work. I can't go to Thornton Closing'.
'I can buy it. You are family', Adila said.
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