Chương 50: Chapter 49

Klara lay on the grass under the starry night sky. Something she thought she would never do. The stars and the moon brought back memories of her mother. Klara could still clearly remember how her mother used to sing to her lullabies while they watched the stars. But it was also under those stars that her mother got killed. Just as clearly as she remembered the sound of her mother's singing she remembered her screams as well. 

Her mother, a brave woman with a big heart had hidden Klara, Astrid, and Rasmus under the ground when they got attacked. 

"Stay here and don't come out no matter what happens." Her mother had warned them. "Rasmus, take care of your sisters." 

Then with muffled cried Klara and her sibling watched their mother fight big scary-looking men through a narrow slit between the wooden planks of the floor.