We Are Wolves chapter sampler

into the pram and rattles her down the steps into the street. I stay at the window and watch as he runs toward Hans and Wolfgang, pushing Mia in her pram, making tank noises. ‘Chug! Chug! Chug!’ he shouts. ‘Boom! Boom! Boom!’ Mia giggles and yells, ‘Boo! Boo! Boo!’ I slip out from behind the curtains. Mama and Oma have disappeared into the kitchen to make our supper. Opa has returned to the basement to mend our boots. I am all alone. I look at the Papa-shaped sag in his armchair. I flop into it, close my eyes and breathe in. Soap. Schnapps. Nutmeg. ‘Soon,’ I whisper. ‘Papa will be home again soon.’

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