~The Once Deleted Scene~ 

My foot gives way beneath me and I grab Zelda’s sleeve as I feel myself falling backwards. 

Branches scratch my cheeks as we tumble down the slope. At the bottom rocks dig into my body as I lie in 

the soft grass. Zelda grunts and shoves at me from underneath. I roll to the side so I don’t squash her. 

I hear voices in the trees and slap my hand over her mouth. She bats it away but I hold tight.

“Zelda,” I whisper, pointing in the direction of the voices.  Eyes wide she glares at me and slaps my hand off her mouth. “I heard them,” she whisper yells “don’t you know anything?”

Leaves crunch and stick crack underneath as they move towards up. 

I release my breath, look up and before us stand two children. Older than me. Two boys. 

Brown socks pulled up past their knees and shoes polished so hard they shine. My eyes move up over their uniform to the rifles hanging from their shoulders right beside the swatiska badge sewn on their left shoulder. 

“Well where did you two come from?” says the closest one.

“From up the hill, obviously,” states Zelda

“Is that so?” he replies “And what are you doing all the way out here? 

The only thing that passes through here is the train line”

Zelda rams her lips together and says nothing. My tongue is thick, it feels like it is glued to the top of my mouth. 

Words stuck in my throat.

“And the trains that run through here are full of dirty jews” he continues. 

“Go away you stinky rats and leave us jews alone,” screams Zelda.

My heart, soul, life stops as if they are Nazis. I tried to give Zelda the nudge to say why did you do that but she continued on.

“ Why are you telling us off for being here but you're here, don’t you know anything.” Screams Zelda to the boys.

I’m beginning to feel we should run but Zelda is too busy standing up for herself. Before we know it, they are asking for our names. I couldn’t think of any German-like names until…

“We are Felix and Zelda, don’t you know anything?” Screams Zelda with no fear.

Not long after that I feel a hand on my shoulder. Is it Barney? Suddenly the boys start running and I turn.

“DAD!” I scream. “B-but where's mum?” I say with hesitation and confusion.

“Son,” Whispered dad. “I hate to say this but those boys had beaten your mother up in her sleep when I  wasn’t there to save her. She sadly couldn’t make it.” 

I stand there with disbelief. My heart is telling me to go beat them up, however my mind is telling me to stay here with dad so I’m safe.

“So where is Mum now,” I asked 

“Hopefully making her way to heaven,” replied dad 

Zelda looks at me with confusion and says.

“Who’s that ugly guy you’re talking to?”

We stare at her with disbelief and horror. How dare her say that about my father. Yeah I hadn't seen him for 3 years and 8 months but I know inside that he is a nice man.

"I'm Felixs father," booms Dad.

Zelda than apolagises. Before we know it Dad did something unexpecting.

There were bombs and gunshots everywhere and Dad sacrifised his own life for Zelda and I.

While I'm crying Zelda is running fro cover. I don't follow until she screams...

"INCOMING BOMBS FELIX!"