Romeo blue

As soon as I was in Derek's room I dropped forward, facedown on the floor again. My tears fell on the wooden surface, my mouth pressed against the polished pine. "Why is Uncle Gideon going to a prison?" I whispered. Derek closed the closet door. I could feel more tears and sobs threatening to come up out of me in a howling sort of way. Derek put his hand on the back of my head as I lay there. "Oh Fliss, don't think about it," he said. "Don't worry, Gideon will get them out." "Get who out?" I said, sitting up and shaking my head back and forth. "Who do you mean? Who?" I put my hands over my ears again. "Flissy," said Derek, "listen to me." "No, no. Leave me alone. You don't mean Winnie and Danny! You don't mean that Winnie and Danny have been caught? Do the Nazis have them, Derek? Don't say that. Don't say one more word!" Excerpted from Romeo Blue by Phoebe Stone All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.