Time passed and Stan grew increasingly unhappy with his situation. The Western Allies had finally arrived in Berlin and divided the city into four sectors. The sector where he lived with the Klausen family was now under American control, which was a relief.
The Amis, as the Germans called them, were far from perfect, but a huge improvement compared to the Russians before. At long last the women could go outside again to get food without having to fear for their modesty.
Anna had returned to work as a nurse for the Americans. Stan meanwhile walked almost without a limp on his wooden leg and even stairs didn’t pose a problem anymore. Which was good, because he and Peter had taken to reconstructing the outer wall of the Klausen apartment. And a few days ago they’d moved back onto the fourth
