Catrina: The Holocaust
Chapter 3
A sharp stop, the train lulled to a halt. Light glared, and shadows jumped up from the darkness.
Bright lights filtered through the windows, casting eerie shadows on the floor. Catrina looked to her mum and was horrified, to finally see the truth. Her mums head was crusted in blood. Catrina's hand glowed a dim crimson, in the light.
Horrified Catrina let out a scream, peole turned and a German officer grabbed her.
"Keep your little gob shut missy", he said angrily glaring at her, "Your friend or relative whoever she was is dead, you belong to us now." And with that he left Catrina standing in the cold mist which was growing ever nearer.
People bustled around her in uniforms, and one grabbed her by the arm and marched her up a grassless dead field and up to some great gates. Her eyes were wide with fear, she was so confused, her mum dead, her dad gone what was going to happen?
"Where are we?", Catrina wondered aloud timidly, looking up at the officer with her big dark eyes. The officer was tall, very well built, with blonde hair, small snoutish nose and blue eyes. His badge glinted and Catrina saw it read 'Officer'.
"Welcome my dear child to Auschwitz-Birkenau", replied his sly voice, and they both came to a hault outside the tall cold iron gates, "This is your new home".
Catrina looked around fearful above the main entrance she saw the words; Arbeit Macht Frei (work will make you free).
Worried what was going to happen, the Officer led her forwards, many people, from many windows looked down on her And as they went on Catrina saw many people working, dieing, even at such late times of night. Death was eveywhere even in the air, Catrina didnt like this place one bit, but it seemed who did??
A strange building loomed ahead and Catrina quietly asked, before her mind could hush her voice
"Whats that place?"
"A shower room", he replied sinisterely and once again went back into a silent sneer. Looking around Catrina took in her surrondings trying to get her bearings. She went passed another building which quizzed her, but decided against further questioning the Officer.
Although what Catrina saw next was so horrifying that her stomach twisted.
In front of her was a pile of fresh dead corpses in a massive pit. Their body fat dripping under the fire that had been started.
Hollow eyes stared at them, faces of anguish and screams. A few body parts twitching among the dead. Blood dripped among them like icing on a cake and the fat piled and slipped down the humungous pile, it was sickening to anyones heart.
Catrina looked disgusted held her hand to her face so she wouldnt have to bear it. The officer however walked on as if it was nothing. And finally halted, Catrina stopped alongisde him, outside a wooden hut. The officer opened the door and motioned for her to walk in.
Catrina took one step and a whirl of human waste tickled her nose. Looking around Catrina saw a long muddy walk way, and all along the sides was roughly made beds. The very bottom ones were muddy, it seemed the top ones where the best.
"This is where you will live, until further notice", said the officer menacingly.
With that he shut the door, plunging the hut in near darkness and left Catrina standing there, the people who had already vacated the hut were all children her age with a few adults dotted around. All of whom were staring at her, through eyes of despair.