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Abby bit the inside of her cheek Of course she thought she’d been sitting at hoht And she would’ve been, if it weren’t for GG’s letters
Abby sighed “You sound like my mom”
“Well, the lady has a point” Carinned, then stepped aside as they entered their class “Will you at least think about it?”
Abby nodded and tried her best to look as though she h she knew deep down she’d do nothing of the sort Not when the truth hung in the air in front of her like the proverbial dangling carrot She could think of nothing else and knew if she went, she’d be no fun Her ht
As if to prove her point, over the next twenty minutes, she tried to focus on the nuanced romance of Romeo and Juliet in her literature class She really did, but she found nothing more mundane than the tale of the two star-crossed lovers who foolishly lost their lives for each other I mean, how lame was that? Hadn’t they ever heard of self-perseverance?
After raising her hand and excusing herself to the restroo and hurried into the ladies’ roo out the journal, she stooped on the toilet like a bird and opened it to the last entry she had read in full
The worst part of Auschas not the beatings, nor the hunger pangs, lice, the humiliation, nudity, or pain Nor the constant fear It was being forced to aid in the killing and disposal of your own people, but what choice did we have? Refuse and you were killed Another Jewish prisoner would be there instantly to take your place We were disposable There were soEither I do as I was told or soan my involvement as a Sonderkommando
Abby finished only half of the passage before pausing Bile rose in the back of her throat She pressed a hand to her sto nausea
This was the reason she skiinable, excruciating to read
“What exactly are you doing?”
Abby ju off the side of the toilet as she lost her balance Glancing up at the sound of the voice, Caaze focused on the journal in Abby’s hands
Snapping it shut, she stood and ?”
A resounding thud echoed in the stall next to her as Caed on Abby’s door When she opened it, Caer “Why are you hiding in here? And what are you reading?”
“Nothing” Abby tried to sidestep her but had nowhere to go, cornered in the tiny stall “Why are you in here checking up on me?”
“Um, because you’ve been in the bathroom for over twenty minutes Class is almost over”