Dunkirk: A Short Story

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“Breaking news tonight folks, I am James Davison your newscaster. This afternoon we got word that there has been a attack in Dunkirk, the Germans surrounded the beach, blood was shed today… We now have the number of casualties... sixty-eight thousand…” The podcast ended by George hitting the power button. The family dinner was silent. WWII has taken over everything including family bonding time.
“Carol got to work, those weeds won’t pull themselves. Dinner is over.” Marie said. Carol replied rudely, “Yes Mama.” “BANG” Carol went flying into the air. Her light, pink dress was torn. A bomb had hit. Carol laid still smoke was everywhere, grass was on fire, her home gone.
“Dad, Mom,” Carol yelled, “Dave, where are you guys.” They were gone. She walked and walked over the remains of
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The siblings ducked, “Carol, I am scared, this is bad, bad, bad,” Dave said shaking, his brown, shaggy hair was distracting Carol.
They walked on, “Mom, dad, please are you here.” They both yelled.
“Carol, Dave, Marie.” Yelled another voice.
“Father you’re here, where’s mom?” Dave exclaimed hugging her father.
“I haven’t seen her I am sure Marie is fine.” Carols dad says.” Screaming and crying from her neighbors takes Carol into a place she doesn’t want to remember...She remembers the night when her sister was taken by a tall, brown haired soldier, it was 6:00 at the dinner table when there was a knock on the door her sister opened it and got swept away screaming. They later found out she protested against the army.
“Carol let’s go find mom, Carol let’s go!” Her dad said with a rushed tone of voice.
She responded, “Okay, I’m sorry father.” Walking and yelling to find their mom took all day but she was nowhere to be found.
A lady, dirty and tired, walked by, “Who are you looking for?” “My mama,” Said Dave.
“Oh honey she is safe in the theater, come with me.” They followed the lady to the theater to find their

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