The Orphanage Chapter 2

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Young Illya wiped the tears he shed on his threadbare sleeve. The clothing he'd worn while hiding in the ruins of Kyiv and in the Sryets camp were better than what was issued here.*

Nothing fit as he was so small. The grey shirt and black short pants were hand- me- downs, his worn shoes were loose.

The only new bits were his black hat with the red star sewn to it and a red neckerchief emblazoned with the hammer and sickle.

"Vy, Kuryakin! You are dead," Maxim shouted from the shadows.

Illya scrambled for cover.

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* ref "Beginnings" 

Comments

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Saw your review and thank you so much for such positive words. Some people have been a little off put by the dark elements, but to me they made sense because of the time and the place where he was a child. Some of darkness, demons from his background effects him though out my stories which I try to show as a journey from his darkness to light and happiness, defeating his demons one by one.

Showing the reality of WWII, I felt I had to continue that 'reality based' background for IK to be consistent throughout my stories.

Thanks again for reading and commenting! I really appreciate it very much!

Marian

[spotsycool.livejournal.com]

You're welcome!
For what it's worth, I think that the dark elements added instead of detracted from the story. I think that sometimes people don't want to remember that dark times in life do exist and just want to think of life as all happiness and sunshine. They forget that good things generally come after the storm.
It really was an excellent story. Thanks again for the link! :)