In Hiding pt. 8

It is about 10:30 and Trace still hasn't left. I am still sure that he is going to go but it is a wait that seems to take forever. We are just out side the city and an air raid is starting, but Trace is determined. We are going to make a bolt for the jail and try and find a way to get Riley out. It took us a few minutes to find the keys for his cell but we finally got him out. As we were running through the woods back toward our camp we heard quiet voices outside of the cave. We dropped down and looked, there were soldiers getting ready to through tear bass into the cave. Riley shouted a warning to the family and Trace and I ran out to try and distract the guards. The gas was thrown but 2 of my cousins made it out and we ran but the rest of the group was taken. Luckily Eric (on of the cousins who made it out) had grabbed our hatchet so that we could get some fire wood to stay warm. Our new place is smaller but that is ok since there are only 5 of us now. It is a small hole dug in the ground with rugs as the floor and wood planks for walls. There is a loft in the corner for sleeping and there is ever a small kitchen with a wood stove, and a lot of canned food. We think it is an abandoned bomb shelter. So our new spot has quite a few advantages to our old one but the first thing we are going to do is to dig a second door way and try and camouflage the door better just incase we have  any more unwanted visitors.

In HIding pt. 7

There was a 'intense discussion' today between the adults and Trace and I. We want to go and get Riley out of the jail. The militaries are bombing the city so all of the police have left but the prisoners are still there. The adults don't want us to go because it is dangerous but we didn't change our opinions. We said "ok" and left, but as dark is approaching I fell that Trace is going to go anyways and I plan to accompany him.

In Hiding pt. 6

Megan, one of my cousins hiding with us is very sick. There was a piece of metal that cut her foot and it is getting bad. We need to get her a shot but we don't have any. We have four doctors in our family and three of the mare with us and they are doing everything they can to help her. Tomorrow Trace (another cousin in hiding with us) and I are going to go into town and try and get the shot she needs. We are on a clock so we will need to hurry. If we don't get the shot soon the infection will spread to an uncontrollable point. everyone is praying and trace and I are too. I just heard the adults saying that Trace and I could leave tonight and sleep somewhere along the way if we felt up to it. So it looks like I need to go. I will try and write later, if I don't get caught.

Reading Diary of Ann Frank

Today I read for 15 min out of a book called Diary of Ann Frank. This is about a girl in the Holocaust who went into hiding with her family to escape from the germans. She wrote in her journal frequently and it was published as this book. What I read today is about how she is struggling with her family. Her sister is the favorite of the parents and Ann gets blamed for many things. She is having severe problems with her mom. Her mom and her are very different and they clash a lot. They just brought a friend into hiding with them. They got his stuff in with him and it leaves us all to wonder if he is going to cause extra problems for the Frank family.

I just finished reading another 15 min segment of the book Diary of Ann Frank. The new man hiding with them is hard on Ann. If she does something wrong he giver her a long lecture and tells Ann's mom and she giver her an even worse then Mrs. Van (the wife of the man who is helping the Franks hid) giver her another lecture. It is a long process and it really ticks Ann off. She is feeling very different then everyone els in the home. The only one she has been able to successfully connect with is her Diary.

In Hiding pt. 5

The world is getting very bad. No matter where you look it is all total mayhem. Yesterday was a very tough day. Some times it takes so long for things to really sink in and to grasp what is happening. Most of my friends are gone and only some of my family is here. All of our technology is gone, no contact to the outside world without venturing out into the city. I was very discouraged yesterday. It got really bad and my family and cousins did as well as they could to cheer me up but it didn't work. I went for a walk in the woods and had a two hour talk with God. And somehow I was able to get all the comforting I needed. It was a great experience for me especially at this time. Some of my cousins are over there and they look like they could use some encouragement. I'll try and write again soon.

In HIdding pt. 4

So after a few days we were able to get with some of the family in the church. The first few days in hiding weren't so bad. There was so much going on that there wasn't much time to think about what was left behind but after days in the church with nothing to do i'm starting to think about home. I miss the family room. We would all have so much fun there playing games and having worship. I just feel upset that we had to leave all of that behind. We need more fire wood and it is my turn to get it so I will have to leave now.

In hidding pt. 2

One of the gangs found our cave and we had to run. They chased us and kept calling us blithely. I am still upset but and trying to forget it. We had been going through the woods for days but finally found a place we could stay for a few days. My brother had gone into town to get some food just yesterday but he was found. They took him to the jail. I wish we could try to go and get him out but Mom says that it would be to dangerous. So now it looks like me might have to leave this place. Because we do not know if the police will try and get our location from him. Dad is just getting back with some fire wood now. He says that my grandpa got some of the family together and found a cave back further in the woods. So it looks like that is where we are headed now. I will try and write again soon but it looks like I will be busy for a few days.