Uninvited guests

His heart was pounding. He was sure he saw the doorknob turn.

"Hide the the kids!" said father 

Mother rushed me and my sister into a secret room behind our bedroom cabinet. She closed the cabinet doors and told us "be quite." 

My sister and I heard the front door open and then my mother screaming. I heard a man yelling in German and my father yelling back. I didn't understand what they were arguing about. Then there were two really loud bangs!

My sister and I waited for probably about one hour before leaving the secret room.

We walked to where the front door was and my sister Asked "where is mother and father?" 

I said "I didn't know" 

I told my sister to wait here so I could go see if our neighbours were home and tell them about what happened but no one was home. I was really worried about what happened to my parents. I returned home to talk to my sister. I told her that the neighbours weren't home. 

I said "we should stay at home for awhile 

And wait for mother and father to return.

As my sister and I waited I was trying to think of where my parents would have gone. There was a war going on right now and I remembered our neighbour telling us about men coming to people houses and taking them places. I also remembered that he told us if this ever happens to us we should run and find an American base and they would help us.

I told my sister that we were going to wait a little longer and see if mother and father come home but if not, we are going to find an American base. 

"Why?" She asked 

I told her we had to because I think our parents had been taken and we need to find Americans because they will help

She said "how do you know they will help"

I said "our neighbour Jeff told me that if something like what happened today happens that we should find an American base and they will help us."

She said "okay."

We waited till the next morning when we heard more screaming but it was from across the road. I peeked out our window and saw soldiers taking a family of four to a truck. I looked behind me to tell my sister what was happening but she wasn't there. I looked back out the window and there was my sister running toward the soldiers and there truck. She threw something at them and one of the soldiers grabbed her and put her in the truck.

I ran outside but the truck started to leave I tried to chase the truck but I couldn't catch it. I fell to my knees and yelled "Nooo!" 

I stayed there crying wondering where they were going. I got up and started walking in the direction of where the truck went. 

I walked for a good distance but still nothing. In the distance I could see a smoke stack. I walked towards it till I hit the forest then I saw a group of 6 guys, they were soldiers but they were in different uniforms then the other soldiers.

I ran toward them and they turned around and pointed there guns. I stopped and they lowered there guns. They walked toward me and one of them asked me "what are you doing her?"

I said "my sister was taken, do you know where she is?" 

He said back "I don't know for sure but I might have an idea."

I asked "can you help me find her?"

He asked for my name and my sisters name so I told him it was Henry and my sisters name was Tracey

He said "this is Lt.Jackson he is going to stay here with you and if I find your sister in where I think she is, I will come back with her, Ok?"

I agreed. The five soldiers left and the one named Lt.Jackson stayed with me.

We didn't say anything we just sat there. 

He handed me some chocolate and then we heard loud noises in the distance. He stood up really fast but He sat back down right after. 

We waited there for about an hour until I saw 4 of the 5 guys return but to their left was my sister and I ran towards her.