Soul to the Rhine

Chapter 133 Return (End)

50 years have passed, and soon 51 years will come.

The soldiers on the Eastern Front began to be released one after another. At first, the number was very small, and gradually there were a little more. However, the Soviet Union is still not very willing. So far, more than half of the soldiers are still detained in Siberia.

Most of the soldiers who came back were dark, thin, and extremely weak. Rosia was invited to give them several checkups and found that they were not in good condition.And they were unwilling to talk about life in the prisoner-of-war camp, and they were silent most of the time.Such torture had become the last nightmare they wanted to mention.

At the beginning, Rosia didn't feel much, but gradually, as more and more prisoners were released, she began to become a little anxious.Every time she heard on TV that another group of prisoners had been released from Siberia, she would go to the train station with others to wait, and then there would be nothing, no one would see him.

Rosia has not quit her job at the Red Cross, but she is back at the hospital doing what she does best.Work has become less busy, and she no longer has to watch scenes of rivers of blood, no longer has to worry about losing her life, and no longer has to escape every day.Life has become too comfortable, but she has become increasingly uncomfortable with it. This dull life seems to have caused her to lose motivation and no longer have the passion she had before.

But no matter what, it's best if the war is over.

In her spare time, she also corresponds with old friends from the past, and meets for coffee and chat in Berlin.They won't talk about that sad past, but no one will forget it and keep it in their hearts.

She took Pino to Poland to see the cemetery where Henry and Bello were buried.She even told Pino the truth about the death of his parents, but fortunately, she had raised Pino very well over the years. There was no hatred in his heart, only a longing for a better future life.

Zobet has been living in her home and has become another family member of hers over the years. This guy doesn't want to have a girlfriend, so she has to keep him.

Ilana gave birth to a boy this spring. He is very cute and chubby. He smiles when he sees people. He is quite like Pinault.Both Ilana and his wife asked her to be their child's godmother, so Rosia had to add another responsibility.

Vitti, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, also came back from England and came all the way from Paris to Berlin to see her.She has a British boyfriend, will get married next year, and lives a very happy life.

Everyone lived happily.

It was a sunny day in the summer of May [-]st.

There was nothing to do in the afternoon, so Rosia sat on the sofa and was inexplicably dazed for a long time. After coming back to her senses, she went to the room and took out two photos.

She hasn't been to the train station for a long time.

There were still people coming and going next to the station, and the notice wall was several times larger than at the beginning. The photos on it had become thicker, and Heinrich had long been buried in them.

Rosia stood by the wall and looked at it quietly for a while, then posted the photo in her hand on the most conspicuous place on the wall.

Over the past seven years, all prisoners of war have been released one after another, leaving only a part of the Eastern Front battlefield still being held in the Soviet Union.

Today is the day when a group of prisoners of war returns to China. There are already many ladies waiting at the station. They talk about each other's husbands, openly express their longings, and imagine what it will be like when their husbands return.Even though seven years have passed, they will still not give up the fireworks of hope until the last moment.

Rosia stood far away, neither getting too close to the eager women nor missing the train going south.

Maybe after seven years of waiting, she was already very calm. She couldn't tell if she had any expectations, but she would come here every time and put Heinrich's photo on top again.

The roar of the train could be heard in the distance, and the waiting women walked forward in unison, as if they had seen their husbands returning through the train windows.

The train neighed and slowly stopped on the tracks.The car door opened, and soldiers stepped out one after another.They were wearing simple cotton-padded clothes, and they were equally emaciated and haggard.The physical condition was worse than every time before, but they were all recognized by the waiting wives, hugged each other, and then cheered and cried.

Some of them walked down alone and walked to the notice wall to read the information on it.

Rosia watched quietly, searching every figure.

Waiting is not painful. As the years go by, it will gradually become a kind of emotional accumulation, and the heart will also calm down.Whenever she sees that name, her memories will be touched and she will be reminded of those long past events.

People on the train got off one after another.There were not many prisoners in this group, and Rosia did not expect that there would be Heinrich among them. However, when she saw one of the figures, she suddenly froze and stood by the wall, unable to move.

After getting off the car, the man did not look around, but walked directly towards the notice wall.Halfway through, he seemed to feel something. He stopped and looked at the other side of the wall.

It was not that Rosia had never imagined the scene of the two meeting again. She thought that when they saw each other again, she would definitely cheer or cry, just like when she saw Zobet.However, at this moment, she realized that she could do nothing but smile.

Heinrich was terribly thin and dark, and it seemed like he was just covered with a skeleton under his clothes.He looked at it for a few seconds and then smiled, simple and clean, without any trace of the past haze.

The summer sun was so bright that it actually made his smile a little dazzling. When Rosia met his gaze, she felt her eyes moisten.

Seven years later, you are back.

very nice.

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　I just discovered that the number of the previous chapter was wrong. The previous chapter should have been 132, but no change was posted. Just don’t get confused.

　　It's over, it's really over.

　　Because some things are difficult to write in the main text, I put them in the extra chapter. I will write the postscript and the Heinrich extra chapter in a few days. You can read it then. I will post about the work later (no charge) Tell me about your testimonials, and the next book~
　　
　
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