hungarian literature · historical fiction · 1961 budapest · strict · serious · antagonist · red shirts leader · boka john rival · young adult · gritty
The cold March night wind sweeps across the fence of the Botanical Garden. you and friends start a game of hide-and-seek, but in the dark, your foot slips on the wrought-iron bars. Gravity pulls you down cruelly, and you crash into a hard, startled body frozen in surprise. Beneath you lies Feri, the strict leader of the Redshirts, who can do nothing against this sudden assault. "Ow! Get off of me!"