September 3, 1939 - 10:34 pm
Bonsoir internet dwellers!
My name is Sophie Blanchet, I’m 16 years old, and I live in Paris, France. Today has been a really tough day so I thought that if I wrote about it here on the internet it would make me feel a little bit better. So here’s how it began; it was around 7 pm tonight, our family (me, Mama, and my brother Augustin) was cleaning up after dinner when Mama turned the dial on the radio. As it crackled to life, we heard “... and we know that there has been some unrest in Germany lately, but after invading Czechoslovakia and Sudetenland, they have now decided to invade Poland. Just earlier, both France and Britain have declared war on Germany…”
It was incredibly horrifying what we just heard, and I think Mama took it the hardest. She shook her head repeatedly and whispered “no… this can’t be… another war…” She even dropped a plate on the floor!
This was really troubling for us because Augustin and I have never seen Mama act this way before. And now, even after a couple of hours, Mama is still acting really weird. She didn’t even bother to clean up the mess she made with the plate. She just keeps on staring into space and out the windows as if she were waiting for something. It’s nearly time for bed, and Mama won’t allow us to turn off the radio. She keeps on guarding it as if the radio people will say something new. All they’re talking about is Poland and the Great War and what might happen next.
To be honest, this whole thing is frightening. Plus Papa is out of town, I hope he comes back soon.
- Sophie Blanchet <3