فصل 95

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She slapped me.

When I didn’t react, she raised her hand again. This time I caught her arm.

“How dare you,” she breathed.

“What are you talking about?” I said. Her face was an inch from mine.

“You know what I’m talking about,” she whispered. “You forged a letter. You said I was appointed by Erich Koch. Do you know what they could do to me?”

I let her go. “What happened?”

She threw her arms in the air. “The blond Nazi, the one you mentioned, he came to the maternity ward looking for you.”

“What did you tell him?”

“I told him nothing. That I knew nothing.” The speed of her words increased. “But he told me he had seen your papers, that you’re a courier for Koch, and that Koch appointed me as your nurse!”

“Shh,” I repeated. “That sailor is probably listening to every word.”

“He should,” she whispered. “He thinks he’s a hero, helping you with some spy mission for the Reich.”

“That guy is no hero. You need to stay away from him.”

“You’re putting us in terrible danger. It’s not fair. Eva said you were a spy. Ingrid said you were a thief. I should have believed them.”

What were my options? She could turn me in.

Would she?