Broken Beginnings: Chapter Eighteen and Nineteen (Final Revision)

Chapter Eighteen:

Thursday.January.26.1939

It has been weeks since they took Father from us, since the Nazi’s turned our world upside down. Everyday we have more freedoms stripped from us, we are being taken away, and sometimes even killed. I do not allow myself to think about what is happening to Father, I cannot let my mind go there, not if I have to be strong for Naomi, and for Mother, they both need me to be strong.

Naomi and I spend most of our time in the apartment, but we know that even this is not always safe, after all this was where they came to get Father, where they took him away from us, it does not matter where we are, we are not safe, we must be careful, and I must keep Naomi calm, I cannot have her having a fit, though she has not done that in a long time, but I know I must be careful, I must keep Naomi myself.

Naomi is my twin, but in many ways it feels as if I am a parent to her as well, because she has the mind of a little child and always will. Naomi was born different, and everyone said Mother should have place her in an institution, but Mother and Father refused, Naomi and I were going to be raised together, and I am grateful for that. I could not imagine life without Naomi, I need my sister and she needs me.