Chapter 3
“Sabine,” a voice called to her as she stepped out of the small row house where she and Werner lived.
She turned toward the voice to see Lily Kerber, her neighbor and former classmate, waving to her from the door of her own home. Lily had lived alone since her mother died a couple of years ago. Sabine always wondered how Lily managed to keep the house for herself, when so many others were assigned bombed-out victims to live with them.
“Good morning, Lily. How are you?”
“Fine, thanks. I saw Werner come home a while ago. Is he working nights again?”
“Yes. He’ll sleep most of the day now and will be leaving again when I return from work.” Sabine and Lily exchanged small talk every now and then, the way neighbors did, but they had never been close friends, despite the fact that
