Resist: A Story of D-Day

Samira finds Clarke wounded, shot in the arm. She urges him to gather his troops and accompany her to Bayeux, but Clarke apologetically explains that the soldiers were instructed to hold the bridge and can’t leave. Everyone must follow instructions for the invasion to work. Before she goes, Clarke offers Samira some food and water, and he gives her a dagger. He tells her that he hopes she won’t have to use it, but that at least she has it if the occasion arises. Samira leaves, holding onto hope that she’ll find other Allied soldiers in Bayeux.

After walking for hours, Samira is exhausted. The sun is about to come up, and the world around her is coming alive. Cyrano is sleeping in her arms, equally exhausted, and her mind fills with questions. She wonders if more paratroopers will come, if anyone will be in Bayeux, and what she’ll do if she must try to save her mother on her own. Samira also wonders whether her mother will even be alive when she gets there. She trips and falls but gets back up right away, knowing that if she sits or lies down, she won’t be able to stand again.