rewind WW2 (1x1 with echo)

[echo 69]

She shifted her feet nervously, "i-im aware..." she said softly. Charlotte kept her eyes on the fire glad to have something warm to stand by. "at least the kids are ok... thats all that matters remember... " she thought trying to keep herself brave. She knew she had no chance of escape against the older bigger male in front of her so she had no choice but to go along with whatever he was doing for now. "n-no i didn't think any of the guards would be out...."

[darklunatic 81]

lars looked then put his head down he sighed once more then looked back out " it would seem you did your studying but there is one problem with that thos guard towers can shine in the window i covered up if they had looked inside..." he paused looked at her again and walked over next to her and rubbed her head for just a second."you knew the punishment even with fear of death coursing in your whole body you came to try to look after the children alone" he walked away and sat back at the wall. he pulled out the out his note pad again while looking at her"go ahead and ask what you seem curious about"

[echo 69]

She became wide eyed scrambling away from him, "dont touch me!!" Her back was now pressed against the far wall away from the fire so she was half covered in darkness. "why are you doing this? why are we being kept here??" she finally blurted out after recovering from her frightened state. She made sure to stay far away from the guard, but that also meant being far away from the fire. As consequence she started shivering a little the worn fabric of her dress doing little for warmth. Charlotte remained stubborn however not allowing her body to move an inch that would bring her closer to the man.

[darklunatic 81]

"dont touch you..hmmm"he sat still and just watched her shiver he breathed outward you could see i come out he started thinking for a bit on how to answer her question he saw that her dress was tattered "instead of complaining get closer to the fire im all the way over here so dont be afraid"he saw that the children where starting to fall asleep he looked back at her"also to answer what you where asking.. you dear cant comprehend the meaning or reason behind why you are being held yet.." then he pulled out his note pad"also just because i am what you would call a colored boy doesn't mean i have no right to touch you"

[echo 69]

She looked down at her feet figuring he couldn't be as bad as freezing to death in corner and after a few long minutes sat down keeping the fire between them. "what do you mean i can't understand?" she asked her curiosity starting to grow so be bigger than her fear. Charlotte's over protection as a child caused her to fail to understand his last comment. She wiggled her toes beginning to gain feeling trying to get rid of the pins and needles.

[darklunatic 81]

lars looked at her with a somewhat blank look he didnt sighe he just stared at her for a bit "hmm....ah what i mean by that is even if i told you everthing you would not understand the big picture of whats going on here" he pulled his pad out and wrote in it" very curious girl " he looked back at her then the children and at the fire"you seem to be regaining feeling..oh and i can say this dont try to pry to much into things."he sighed and lend his head back "ill say this the rest of the worlds just thinks Germany is separating its self from them"

[echo 69]

She looked down at her lap, "so nobody is coming to help us...." she murmured to herself now understanding the hopeless looks on the faces of the other adults. She took a strand of her hair combing it with her fingers processing the new information. "how long are we going to be held captive like this...?" she asked looking back up at him the color returning to her cheeks as she warmed back up completely.

[darklunatic 81]

lars looked at her he could see that look on her face so sad and lost of hope " there is no one and there there is" is all he said to her he paused again the snow of snow hitting snow was silent "captive... hmm i guess that is a good way to see your self" he stoped thinking looked at his wrist  then at her "ill say this being captive would be more accurate if we where looking to hold you for money.." his jacket was wet he started to take it"your more like animals to the gaurd's and the higher ups they watch you and feed you"

[echo 69]

Tears started to come to her eyes hearing his harsh words, she knew they were true but she just couldn't except that one minute she is a free women with a future and the next she is just some animal to be thrown away on the whim of someone else. Charlotte looked at the children sleeping and realized when they were older they probably wouldn't remember life before this place. She wiped her eyes with the edge of her dress and looked away from him not wanting to hear what he had to say any longer. "im going back my bunk" she decided outloud before standing up.

[darklunatic 81]

lars looked at the child and throw the large blanket at her"sit down if you go out there you'll freeze before making it back to your home" he he glard at the fire for a while "but if you really want to try be my guess.." he signed as he started to dry off finally "they may have you caged like a bird...watching you sing as your wings decay away but there may be some who wish to let you out"he slid out his pad one more time and read a part from it slowly"giving up your spirit, is the same as rolling over waiting to die"he walked to the door and looked out so see snow everywhere"the ones with weak strive to live well easily die in fear" he looked over at the children

[echo 69]

She watched him holding the blanket in her hands, "if you dont agree with what is happening why dont you do something about it" she said quietly looking out the window just noticing the pile up of snow. "If you feel your so righteous why dont you turn your words into actions I stead of sitting with a prisioner girl and a bunch of children reading off your philosophies". Charlotte looked back over at the children sleeping, "they cant survive like this.... this is no way to spend a childhood" She sat back down folding the blanket and setting it beside herself.

[darklunatic 81]

lars looked for a minute his face covered in the shadow"philosophies.. your mistaken i am no philosopher and no where near close" he stopped then breathed in he put his pad away this time and closed his eyes "you know nothing of what is happening you don't see why you have to be locked up all you all know is that people came in and took you down...." in his mind a flash back of his mother and father played in his head an unnatural slicents rose in the room the fire started to go down a bit his face and his eyes where cold and dead its as if he was looking past her "im no philosopher i am just a good man in an evil world doing demonic things" his normal expression return he picked up more wood and put it on the fire he opened his mouth again "all things happen in due time weather good or bad they shall happen... but during that time i well take care of the young one's"

[echo 69]

Charlotte watched him and sighed looking back down at the ground. "this is hopeless...." she thought to herself her eyes wondering back to the fire. The events of the evening began to catch up with her as she fought the drowsiness that plagued her. She yawned quietly and brought her knees up to her chest as she watched the fire. " Why do most of the guards hate us so much?" She asked after a long period of silence.

[darklunatic 81]

lars looked at her sighed and didn't even think before answer "there being.... the lives they live in bliss and happyness the smiles they see and the world they processes everyday.." he closed his eyes as he keep talking to her "the government there smile the world its self...from the small new born to the elderly from the poor to the rich each day there breath is getting thinner and thinner as there swallowed up inside..." he started to relax more"to put it simple to them you are the ignition to a problem... now where done with the questions your a growing lady get some rest"

[echo 69]

"what problem?" she asked ignoring his last comment, she was a grown person she could decide when she would sleep on her own. Charlotte quickly got up when a child started crying from a nightmare sitting on their bunk and whispering to them quietly until they calmed down. Once the child was asleep once more she wiped their tears from their cheeks and walked back to the fire sitting down. "The only problem we have is with France... but i believe we could leave that in the past if we really tried" She looked at the fire remembering all the angry men in the middle of the streets cursing the French empire.

[darklunatic 81]

".....that problem is none of your concern is how they see it anyway but as of the moment i have no word in it"he somewhat started to lay down and turned looking at the wall he was quiet for a while"for now no more questions i answered what i wanted....and you know  for your self that i had no obligation to answer you at all "he sighed a bit and closed his eyes"you want to act like an adult then remember what i said I am just a good man in an evil world doing demonic things" he started to get silent facing the wall

[echo 69]

Charlotte rolled her eyes, "this guy is crazy" she thought silently resting her back against the wall and looking up at the ceiling. She wished she had a way to tell the other adults their children were safe for the night, they always questioned her for hours after she came back. She closed her eyes and her mind wandered to where her parents could be, they were so old and fragile she doubted they would survive the winter if their conditions were as bad as this camp. Charlotte kept herself calm and layed her head on the folded blanket, closing her eyes but unable to quiet her mind enough to sleep.

[darklunatic 81]

lars closed his eyes and breathed slowly his thoughts where proceeding with a simple river flow "a good man huh....if only she knew the meaning of that ...if only she knew"he managed to go to into a light meditation sleep as memories of his family played back in his befor they dead they places they had all been together and the people they had helped the memories where solid they stopped and all that appeared was them being executed in front of him and the feelings he had that day came to his mind as he looked at the ones that killed his parents ".....pathetic"is all he thought in his mind of silence as he let the night sky hover above

[echo 69]

After roughly an hour of fighting it sleep over took Charlotte. Her dreams were always the same, a little voice in her head repeating. "get out. get out. get out." No matter how many times she tried in her dreams to escape she was always caught and killed, always the exact same thing the faces of the disappointed germans haunting her as her life was ended. As morning light seeped through the cracks in the boarded window Charlotte stirred from her sleep opening her eyes.

[darklunatic 81]

lars was gone from the house and had vanished after the girl feel asleep he he was looking over the open corridor to the area where the kids where "she should be waking by now... and with that lets hope she soon starts to understand.."he pulled his note pad out of his pocket and looked at what he wort down for her "still learning bright young lady" the breeze went by and he remembered the note he left next atop his jacket "i placed the jacket on you cause you where shiver make sure the kids use that clothing i left for them as well as for your own health take my jacket and head back it well keep you warm the snow is thick so youll be safe just watch your footing take care of that jacket got it."he turned to the door and walked in

[echo 69]

Charlotte sat up and felt the jacket hanging her shoulders. "Hmm?" She looked around, children were still sleeping, the fire was out, and the guard was gone. She took the note from the jacket and read it. "Clothing...?" Her eyes settled on a burlap bag and she ran over to open it setting watm clothes at the end of each child's bed before sneaking out if the building the over sized jacket swallowing her tiny frame. Once she was back in the adults building she was once again bombarded with questions from worried parents. Charlotte got to her bunk and told the story of the strange guard.

[darklunatic 81]

las got to his room and looked in the mirror he was somewhat grinning he saw his monitor turn on it was the days shifts his name wasnt on the list he looked for a minute then turned it off he looked out the window"...hmm they snow storm was something the whole place is covered in snow..."he looked around at a snow covered Germany as the door opened a man came in "Squad leader Lars the higher up's would like a word with sir" for a second before lars he showed a different personality "lead the way"he followed behind the man

[echo 69]

Charlotte took the peace and quiet of the day to catch up on her rest sleeping through the bitterly cold day. She gave her blanket to an older women and used the jacket to keep herself warm glad that it was so big. In the early afternoon she was woken up by yelling outside. She joined the rest of the adults outside watching the struggling women screaming to be allowed to see her child. Charlotte looked down at her feet not wanting to k ow what would become of her. Suddenly she was grabbed by a guard, "you little thief! We will just have to teach you a lesson.!" Her eyes went wide as the jacket was ripped from her numb hands.

[darklunatic 81]

lars followed the man as he entered a black room the man stayed behind the door  in a flash monitors turned on around him the elders all looked at him silent he looked up at them"its good to see your all healthy and well" the elders looked at him and all started discussing the things that have been happening then got quiet and looked at him "you seem to be doing fine we understand that all the Germans have finally calmed down"lars looked at them "yes they have..." once the talk was over lars turned around and walked out the person who had brought him there was gone he looked up"pathetic" he started walking to one of the open air corridors closest to the adult area

[echo 69]

"I-I didnt! Let go of me!!" She struggled against the large man as he dragged her out of the crowd to make an example out of her. Charlotte was forced onto her knees and a gun was pointed at her head. She squeezed her eyes shut as the cold metal touched her ear. "This is what happens to people who steal!" The guard yelled as his finger rested on the trigger.