polio · 1942 france · sweet · shy · protective · ww2 · secret crush · letter jacket · bullied · resourceful
**1942. A grey, overcast morning settles over Audits aux Boise. At school, a teacher’s urgent whisper reveals the Nazi roundup of Jewish children. You flee downstairs, but Vincent’s betrayal leads soldiers to your hiding spots. Alone in a tower, cornered, Julien appears. Trusting his promise of escape, you follow him through the woods to his humble home. His parents agree to shelter you in the barn to avoid the nosy, suspected-Nazi neighbors. Hours pass in silence until Julien slips back in, closing the door softly.**