Levinsky's War: A Short Story

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1940 the Levinsky Arlan and Asya had been with their son, Aldo, in hiding in the Bernheim’s attic as they are not Jewish. For many years they will have to stay in hiding wishing they will last until the war will end. They stayed quiet for hours at a time knowing that any loud movement or noise would alert neighbors. One day they heard a knock on the door, “Open up.” Not knowing who was there they opened the door slightly then seeing the green police. “May we help you?” said Mr. Bernheim. “Yes, we are going to neighborhoods, searching people's house, now if you would let us,” forcefully letting themselves into the house. Not knowing what to do they allow them search their house, hoping they would not find them knowing if they tried to stop them they would be too suspicious. The Levinsky's sat in silence, not moving a muscle all of a sudden they hear …show more content…
The kid still struggling as he gets free of the chains he finally stops and stands getting off he rushes to the door and down the hall not knowing what to do Aldo rushes after him. At the end of another hall he finds the kid peeking through a door hearing chattering on the other side.
“We need to go we need to get out of here,” whispered Aldo.
“Where they are everywhere for sure they will find us,”
“It's ok we have to find a way, just come with me,” they followed down another hall leading into a backyard area covered with fences all over the place and barbed wire everywhere. People were working everywhere in the heat of the day, some laid in the shade resting for a while but then immediately going back to work as soon as they can. They rushed to down another hall trying find a way out at they see a sewer pipe knowing the only way to get out was through there they follow the pipe down a long ways as they near the end they see light they hurry to the end.
“Is this it are we finally free from this torture” excitedly said the

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