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wall.Seeingsteelhelmetsanduniformsdampwith
snowrushingintotheirhome,riflesbeingwavedabout,
Niusiadecidedtoinstantlyhidebeneathhermother’s
skirts.Yet,Reginakeptclutchingherlittlehand,
makingitimpossibleforthegirltomovefromthespot.
Niusiawasdesperatetocoverherearsandnothear
theshoutsthesewildmenemitted,especiallyseeing
astheywereholleringinalanguageshecouldnot
understandatall.
Butthenitdawnedonherthatshecouldgraspone
questionbeingaskedoverandoveragain–whatsort
ofgoldweretheyafter?Niusiahadnoidea,butbythen
sherealisedthesemercenarieswoulddoanything
intheirpowertofindsome.Theybegangoingthrough
thecupboardcontaininghermother’sunderwear.One
ofthementhrewallthecarefullyfoldedgarmentsand
bedsheetsontothefloorincludingpurplecushion
coversMomhadalltoorecentlywashedtogetherwith
Antosiaintheirtinbath.Thesecondmanwasgoing
throughtheservingsideboard–cups,saucers,plates
andsouptureenallflyingandsmashingonthefloor,
eventherarechinawhichwouldonlybeusedwhen
guestscameroundorduringfestiveseasons.Niusia
noticedoneofthemenhesitatingbeforetossing
aporcelainfigurineofadancinggirltothefloor–
perhapsitremindedhimofasimilartrinkethehad
inhisownfamilyhome?
“Machtnichtalleskaputt,”[3]aseniorGestaposoldier
barkedtohaltthedevastation.“Eskannunsnochvon
Nutzensein,”[4]hethensaidtohisaccomplices,
pointingatthechildren’sbedroom.
Theotherofficersunderstoodhiminstantly.Niusia
hadtoleanalittlefrombehindadoortoseethem
turningherbedoverandtearingthemattressapart,
bringingtheawningdownastheydidso.The
