Dear Diary,

 

Today Kirsti broke a button on her jacket so we had to go the button shop down the street, but for some reason the shop was closed and had German words on it. We went back home and told Mama that the shop was closed and had German words on it, but for some reason when I told her she got scared and ran downstairs to the Rosen’s apartment I asked what was wrong but she said “I’ll be back in a moment”  I’m  going to talk to Mrs. Rosen she told me to start peeling potatoes and watch Kirsti. I was very confused I didn’t know what was going on? Why would she want to go talk to Mrs. Rosen? I did not really know so I went ahead and got in bed. But then Mom walked in with a candle and asked me if I was still awake but she said Peter was here. Peter is a very nice man he was going to mary Lisa but my sister but…… she kinda went away. I walked in the living room and yelled Peter!! I hadn’t seen him in a  long time but there was something scary about him being here, because Copenhagen has a curfew 8:00 pm. Peter had brought us gifts me and Kirsti sea shells and momma and daddy beer. We loved our gifts but then peter said that germans have issued many stores to close

that are ran by Jews. I thought for a minute and wondered is Mrs. Hirsch Jewish, What if that is the reason the button shop is closed? But why would they close the button shop I mean that was their way of making a living and now what? Papa said friends would take care of them. But Peter said this is the Germans way of tormenting. But I jumped and said Moma Papa the Rosens are Jewish to. I don’t know what I would do without my best friend Ellen even though they are Jewish what harm is it doing? Moma and Papa looked at me very seroius. Mom said she had talked to Mrs. Rosen this afternoon and she said that they would be ok and it wouldn’t affect them. But I remembered that Mr. Rosen was a teacher not a shop owner, Papa Can they? No they will be alright Annemarie. I was going to ask if they could stay here but I guess not Papa told me to look out for Ellen and the soldiers on the street. But then Papa brought up what happened on Osterbrogade. I told him it was nothing and that he shouldn’t worry about it. I think they were bored and wanted someone to talk to. But I remembered when Papa said that all of Denmark was the King’s  Bodyguard well I told him that everyone in Denmark should be the Jews Bodyguard. “So we shall be” Said Papa. But Peter said “I must go” Papa said “It’s way past your bedtime” “So once more I got into bed with Kirsti” But as I layed in my bed I remembered that Papa said three years before that he would die for the king and so would Mama and she announced she would to at the age of 7 but now she 10 years old and does not have goofy dreams about cupcakes and now she and all the Danes were to be bodyguards for Ellen’s Parents and for all of Denmark Jews I sat in the dark and felt frightened. But I pulled a blanket over my head and try to fall asleep and thought o there are soldiers that is true and the corageous Resistance leaders  who sometimes lost their lives; that was true to. But the ordinarys like the Rosens and us? But I thought to myself I am glad to be an ordinary person who would never be called apon for courage, But Until Next Time Stay Strong -AnneMarie (Yahn) zzzzzzzz