A Frank page 5

A Frank page 5 by ric Gustafson


Otto and Anne tried to make the 800 square feet space a home. They unpacked boxes, filled cupboards and made things as nice as possible. Otto put heavy black cardboard on the windows. They were so busy, Anne did not have much time to think about her new surroundings. Otto set a routine schedule. Everyone was up by 7 am. Only four employees including Miep Gies knew about the hiding place. By July, the family watched as 6000 Dutch Jews had been deported to Auschwitz.
On her 13th birthday, Anne received the gift she wanted most of all. This was a diary with a lock. That evening, she wrote her first entry. Miep Gies brought Anne library books every Saturday.
By August of 1943, Anne was writing complete short stories from start to finish. By April of 1944, she was anxious to have her stories published. She could hardly wait for the war to end.


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