Through Annie's Eyes

Written from a 12 year old girl's point of view during World War II. Set in Russia

As I held Eva close to me I heard gunshots in the background, mother would be back soon she’d gone to find father. June 28^th 1914, 6:28pm, the Germans declared war, the little cottage that had made them feel safe and warm for the past eleven years was now sealing my death. As Eva whimpered i hugged her tight at just the age of three she now had to deal with one of the biggest wars ever seen in the history of the world. As the screams of the young and the woman echoed through my village I hugged her tighter. Where was mother she’d been gone for a long time now, she said she would only be gone for a couple minutes. As the soldiers feet pounded against the ground getting louder and louder i started to panic it they caught us we would be sent away to a concentration camp somewhere in Poland, I couldn’t wait any longer they were getting closer. I signalled Eva to stay down and follow me we crawled into the kitchen. My eyes adjusted to the unusual darkness I saw my mother and father frozen with fear, then I realized German soldiers were there, as I screamed I heard the door being pushed down I looked up and saw one of the soldiers urging us to come forward as I stepped back I heard my father grunt I looked over and they had killed him I grabbed Eva’s hand and ran upstairs to the bathroom. As I thought, Eva’s whimpering turned into a sob. I couldn’t think, this was it the end of my life.  As I sat Eva came to me tears in her eyes and said;

‘I Love You’

I looked into her big blue eyes, I couldn’t let them hurt her, I looked around. The window! I ran over to it and looked outside a bush that would have to do. Once I had pushed Eva out I ran over and pushed a chair against the doorknob and jumped out the window myself.
As I landed I felt Eva’s hand latch onto mine her future rested on me I looked around, the German soldiers had already taken over the exits. Eva pointed to the forest we used to play in. If we could find a way to get to another country that is safe we might survive this deadly war.  But seeing we’re in the middle of Germany that might be a little hard.  The sirens of police cars and the screams of women startled me. Bending down to keep out of sight I realized that Eva was gone! I started to panic, I looked around I couldn’t see her anywhere. Maybe she went back inside I thought. I crept up to the window it looked like they had left. I slowly opened the door, not daring to breath. The once love filled cottage was now filled with broken furniture and blood stains. I peeped into Eva’s room they had obviously been through here, I went over to where she placed her teddy. It was gone and in replace a blood stain. Eva must of come in here to get her teddy when a voice rang throughout my ears;

‘Annie!’

Eva! It was Eva I ran out tripping down the stairs and stray pieces of furniture lying around as I opened the door I saw her being dragged out the door onto the street, her black curls blowing wildly in the wind.

‘Eva!’

All heads turned and some peeped out of windows, most begging me to turn around and hide. Eva thrashed furiously against the soldier’s back. I ran harder and harder every time I heard Eva whimper. I wasn’t fast enough as the truck started up and they forced the last of the children in there, Eva was placed in. I stopped as the truck drove off tears streaming down my face;

‘No!’

As I watched the truck drive off to who knows where I felt somebody grab me, I turned around. It was a German soldier I went to run into the forest when his grip tightened around my arm.

‘Help Somebody!’

He looked sympathetically into my eyes then asked me a question that made me stop;

‘Do you want to join your sister?’

I thought for a moment and reviewed my chances either go and be with Eva or run to another country and either starve to death or be shot at the border. My decision was to be with Eva so I nodded my head. The German soldier looked up and nodded to his fellow cohorts and loaded me onto the truck with lots of other children. Once the truck started driving away I knew I had made the wrong the decision.

Reviews

[AloysiaVerben]

Oh, That's so sad! Oh, you make me cry, but in a good way. I think the soldier was kind of nice in the end. Well. He took them away in the back of a truck.... but at least she's with her sister. Love it!!!