the father turns his face away
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chicago, illinois - january 1946
three weeks before the raidSeries
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Johnny pressed his hands hard against his face like he could shove it all back in, but the effort was fruitless. The first sob tore out of him soundlessly, his chest caving inward, his shoulders trembling under the weight of it. Then another, harder, a raw, gasping thing that wouldn’t stop.
He wanted his mama. Wanted his sister. Wanted Benny. Wanted to be in a fort above all this, in the belly of something steady. If Bec was here he’d tell him he had an answer to his question now.
He’d take the Stalag. At least that was honorable.
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John Brady and Benny Demarco*** after the war, and some change.
***and Marjorie SpencerSeries
- Part 2 of the father turns his face away