Resist: A Story of D-Day

Samira is surprised to find that the person before her is a dummy. She sees that its nametag reads “Rupert” and wonders if all the paratroopers were just decoys. In addition, she notices a speaker inside Rupert that plays gunshot and explosion sounds and realizes that’s what she heard before. She decides that she can use Rupert’s uniform to stay more protected, but as she tries to take it off, the dummy falls to the ground and explodes.

Samira calls for Cyrano, who is unharmed. She’s disappointed to find that Rupert’s uniform was really just papier mâché and wouldn’t have been of use to her anyway. Making matters worse, the explosion alerts German soldiers to her location. Samira wishes she could just have a normal life and go to school, but knows she must accept her circumstances and be brave. She thinks about her mother, Kenza, who left Algeria for France to pursue an education all on her own. When Nazis killed Samira’s father during a protest, Samira’s mother again showed bravery and took her daughter to Normandy for safety. Her mother also housed Allied soldiers. As Samira thinks about all this, an Allied plane comes swooping overhead.