HIDDEN UPSTAIRS- Molly Emig

October 5th, 1939 my Pa went out for food, I'm not sure exactly where he ended up but I never saw him again. The day they took over. My name is Kasia, I grew up in the city of Danzig, Poland. My Ma, Pa, and my little sister Karol lived with me, Karol was 7 while I was 10.

*Boom* I heard and I woke up. *boom* *boom* The remainder of the house and probably the street were awoken too. Again *boom* my Pa ran from his and Ma´s room to see what all the commotion was about, I followed sneakily after him. Bodies, destroyed shops, and trash everywhere, and it all happened while we were asleep. I saw an older lady who was lying in the street with the others, she was a local shop owner. Mrs. Jozefa or Mrs. Josie for short. My Ma rushed in behind me and closed the door. We had what felt like a staring contest, the silence seemed louder than the shots themself, so I broke it. Panicked I let out ¨Ma! What's going on is Mrs. Josie ok, where did Pa go?¨ she began to hold Karol, who was crying but she didn't know what she was crying about.

October 5th, 1939 my Pa went out for food, I'm not sure exactly where he ended up but I never saw him again. The day they took over. My name is Kasia, I grew up in the city of Danzig, Poland. My Ma, Pa, and my little sister Karol lived with me, Karol was 7 while I was 10.

*Boom* I heard and I woke up. *boom* *boom* The remainder of the house and probably the street were awoken too. Again *boom* my Pa ran from his and Ma´s room to see what all the commotion was about, I followed sneakily after him. Bodies, destroyed shops, and trash everywhere, and it all happened while we were asleep. I saw an older lady who was lying in the street with the others, she was a local shop owner. Mrs. Jozefa or Mrs. Josie for short. My Ma rushed in behind me and closed the door. We had what felt like a staring contest, the silence seemed louder than the shots themself, so I broke it. Panicked I let out ¨Ma! What's going on is Mrs. Josie ok, where did Pa go?¨ she began to hold Karol, who was crying but she didn't know what she was crying about.

October 5th, 1939 my Pa went out for food, I'm not sure exactly where he ended up but I never saw him again. The day they took over. My name is Kasia, I grew up in the city of Danzig, Poland. My Ma, Pa, and my little sister Karol lived with me, Karol was 7 while I was 10.

*Boom* I heard and I woke up. *boom* *boom* The remainder of the house and probably the street were awoken too. Again *boom* my Pa ran from his and Ma´s room to see what all the commotion was about, I followed sneakily after him. Bodies, destroyed shops, and trash everywhere, and it all happened while we were asleep. I saw an older lady who was lying in the street with the others, she was a local shop owner. Mrs. Jozefa or Mrs. Josie for short. My Ma rushed in behind me and closed the door. We had what felt like a staring contest, the silence seemed louder than the shots themself, so I broke it. Panicked I let out ¨Ma! What's going on is Mrs. Josie ok, where did Pa go?¨ she began to hold Karol, who was crying but she didn't know what she was crying about.