Soul to the Rhine

Chapter 25 Relationships
After returning to the hospital, Rosia's whole body was frozen and stiff.The clothes on her body were soaked, and Werner had thrown away the outer coat, and now she was wearing Werner's military coat.

It is conceivable that when she went back, not only because of Dill's injury, but also because of the clothes on her body, everyone in the hospital was scared out of their wits.

Dean Fritz waited at the train station all afternoon, but no one came to pick him up, so he had to come back alone.Originally, he wanted to reprimand the people in the hospital for being lazy, but when he learned that the people who picked him up were Rosia and another Polish girl, he felt something was wrong.

During these days in Warsaw, he has seen the cruelty of the Nazi SS. Basically, there is no reason to arrest and hurt people. Even if girls are walking on the streets, although there will be no grabbing and robbery, they will inevitably be involved in other activities. Troubles.

He waited restlessly for an hour, and just when he was deciding whether to go out to look for someone, Rosia came back.It came in a military vehicle belonging to a German officer.

Fritz was sure that he had never seen this officer, but fortunately he belonged to the Army and not the SS, which made him relieved.

Werner did not stay long, nor did he ask for his coat back. He sent Rosia back to say a few words and then left, which relieved a lot of pressure on the people in the hospital.

Rosia had a splitting headache, her whole body was cold, and her physical strength had reached its limit. After briefly talking about what she had experienced along the way, she could no longer raise her spirits.I drank a bowl of thick soup made with shredded ginger and fell asleep quickly.

When she woke up again, it was bright and she was already in her room. She had also changed her clothes. She didn't know where the wet long sweater was placed. Instead, Werner's coat was hanging nicely. On the clothes rack next to it.

Rosia rubbed her swollen temples, carefully recalled what happened before going to bed, and was a little worried, not knowing what happened to Dill's arm.Werner's car was driving fast, and she also did simple hemostasis on the way, hoping to keep it safe.

Rosia lifted the quilt and got out of bed, found a thick overcoat and put it on, but it was still cold, so she wrapped a knitted scarf around it.

When she found Dill in the ward, Dill was already awake, with thick gauze wrapped around his arm. He didn't speak. He just sat on the hospital bed and looked out the window motionlessly. He looked very lonely.

Henry had been sitting in the corner of the room observing her situation. When he saw Rosia coming, he got up and walked out of the door.

"How's Dill?"

"It's no big deal, I can save my arm."

Rosia breathed a sigh of relief, but heard Henry continue: "It's just that she lost too much blood and the inflammation was serious. She should have been infected by pollutants in the ditch. If she recovers well in the future, she can still use it, but she needs to Not if you want to do surgery or lift heavy objects.”

Rosia felt a chill in her heart when she heard that Dill had injured her right arm. If she couldn't do surgery and couldn't exert force, wouldn't she be able to even be a nurse?

Thinking of yesterday's scene, it was like going through a journey to hell, full of tension and fear. Although she tried her best, Dill was hurt like this in the end. Think about it, she was not yet 20 years old, and she was in the prime of youth. , can't help but feel sad.

"It's all my fault, Henry. You have obviously told me, but something like this still happens. I should have held her back yesterday. I should have sent her back earlier..."

"Sia, don't get excited. It's okay. Dill's arm can still be saved. I don't blame you for this. It's Dill who is too impulsive. She has always had such a temper, and that old professor has been her tutor for four years. Mentor, she couldn't help it... But it's not your responsibility, Sia, you have done a good job, you even worked for a German army major. If it weren't for you, Dill would have completely lost an arm. "

Henry put a hand on her shoulder and said in a sincere tone: "Believe me, not only me, but also the hospital and the director will be proud of your courage."

"That's right." Dean Fritz's voice came from behind. He walked over from the other end of the corridor with a serious expression. "Rosia, we will all be proud of you. You have to know that on the streets of Warsaw, we are the rescuers." If you are not a Jew, you are facing the evil Nazis. In such circumstances, you can still escape with Dill intact, which is already very remarkable. There is no need to blame yourself."

"Dean..."

"But the army officer who sent you here later," Dean Fritz was a little helpless, hesitant to speak, as if he couldn't ask the question.He hesitated for a while, but the hospital's security still prevailed: "Can you tell me who he is? What relationship does he have with those policemen?"

Rosia lowered her head and did not notice that Dill in the ward turned his head when he heard this, his eyes seemed to be full of stagnant water.

Rosia didn't know how to describe her relationship with Werner. If she said they were relatives, would she be beaten by the Polish people?Will he be killed by rebels or passionate patriots?It's not that she doesn't trust the people in the hospital, it's that she doesn't dare to test her humanity during the war. There are many conflicts and hatred between her family and her country. They are all Poles here and it would take a matter of minutes to kill her.

Seeing her hesitation and difficulty in speaking, Dean Fritz sighed inwardly and did not intend to force her: "If it is inconvenient, there is no need to say it. I still believe in my employees."

Rosia shook her head: "I'm really sorry, Dean. I know the army officer, but I'm not very familiar with him. As for him and the secret police, they have no relationship."

What she told was true. Although she and Werner were relatives and usually lived in his house, she didn't spend much time with him, so she couldn't say how familiar she was with him.As for Werner and those Nazis, they definitely have nothing to do with each other.

But judging from the looks on Henry and Dean Fritz's face, they probably didn't believe her.

When we got out of the car yesterday, she was almost frozen and couldn't walk at all. She was carried down by Werner and she was still wearing his coat. They should think that a German officer treating them like this must be related. Quite a lot.

However, Rosia couldn't explain anything. Dean Fritz also believed in her character and didn't go into details with her. He gave her two days off to let her have a good rest and then went to work.

Henry had nothing to do, so he took her elsewhere so as not to disturb Dill's rest.

But none of them saw the turbulent waves in Dil's stagnant eyes.

(End of this chapter)