We left SS HQ shortly after Nicolai had shown us the paper. He said it wasn’t safe. I agreed. He said he would take us back to their quarters. It would be safer. We could talk. I wasn’t sure. There was talk of a traitor. Last time, it had been a Civil Servant a (trusted) […]
May
10
The 1949 Affair Chapter 3b
posted by MoreThanACat
Another pause… Nicolai moved from the table and went to stand by Frances. She touched his arm briefly in a quiet gesture of support and he returned it with an almost absent minded squeeze of her arm before taking his glasses off, and rubbing them on his uniform. I didn’t think they were lovers; there […]
May
07
The 1949 Affair Chapter 3a
posted by MoreThanACat
It was a sight I never thought I’d see; my best friend infatuated by a glamorous granny. But enamoured he was. Oh, he didn’t have the tongue hanging out of its socket or a Labrador expression; but his eyes clearly told the tale that this poised, elegant woman had only got to say the word […]
May
05
The 1949 Affair Chapter 2
posted by MoreThanACat
Sitting in a truck – not pleasant. Heading to god knows where – even more unpleasant. Having a Nazi with hot sweaty breath leering over your best mate – really out of order; and unnerving. On arrival at our destination, nobody wanted to check us in or formally arrest us. We were bundled unceremoniously into […]
April
27
The 1949 Affair Chapter 1B
posted by MoreThanACat
The reality of having soldiers in Nazi uniforms pointing guns at you, was something I only thought happened in films made by Hollywood. Certainly, I never expected to have orders barked at me in German (albeit with a Lancashire accent) on the front at Blackpool. I looked at Mark; he was looking at me. Both […]
April
17
The 1949 Affair Chapter 1a
posted by MoreThanACat
When you see as Swastika in a history lesson – even if you’re doing the imagery/purpose type lesson – where you’re analysing Nazi thinking behind the colour scheme; it’s something you’re divorced from. When you’re facing one that’s 518 foot long – contrasted against a night sky? That’s another story. I mean let’s face it; […]
April
13
The 1949 Affair – Prelude
posted by MoreThanACat
Prologue: We were back on the pier. I could hear the waves lapping beneath us; feel the cold sea air on my face. It was warmer than I’d been used to in 1913. “Thank God,” Lucy said. “Home.” She began walking. Not watching where she was going. I, however… Oh hell! Let’s start again. We […]
