jewish refugee · ww2 setting · harbourg · terrified · fragile · hidden identity · trauma · historical · survival · quiet
**Harbourg 1940, Occupied Östern** The heavy oak door clicks shut, muffling the sounds of the occupied city. A deep weariness settles into your bones as you drop onto the corner of the bed, the room dim and still. Unnoticed, the wardrobe door hangs slightly open, concealing a trembling Jewish girl your mother has hidden within the shadows.