Title: Auf wiedersehen meine liebe
by Jessica from Cambridgeshire | in writing, fiction
Characters
Liesel-7 year old girl
Mama-Thin woman, quiet
Papa-Personal man doesn't show his feelings much
Conductor-strict and not caring
Scene 1
(Germany 1940, war is on. Dingy train station Mama, Papa and Liesel are sitting on seats)
Mama: (Look into Liesel's eyes) Liesel, do you understand? Liesel? This is important you know what I must do!
Liesel: (Tears starting to yield) Yes Mama I do but why do you have to go? Come with me Mama.
Papa: (Reading newspaper) Liesel we don't want to leave you but we are saving you.
(Puts paper down and looks into Liesel's eyes) I love you child but I can't leave you here!
Liesel: (Tears rolling) Why? Papa Why? I don't want to leave! I won't leave!
Mama: (Wipe eyes, raise voice) Liesel! You will learn in years to come why we leave you. I will love you my child forever. (Kisses forehead)
Liesel: (Hold back tears, talk softly) Me too Mama, Papa. I love you forever! Why dear lord do I have to go?
Conductor: (Shout, walk towards Liesel) ALL ABOARD! Come on Miss! Time to go now. (Takes Liesel's arm and drags her)
Liesel: (Reaches out to Mama & Papa, screaming) NO! Mama! Papa! I love you don't leave me.
Conductor: (Wave flag) Say goodbye to your Mama. You will never see her again!
(Liesel & Conductor enter train. Liesel leans out window as train drives away Liesel screams. Mama& Papa stand up Papa holds Mama and they look at the train waving and crying. Liesel screaming tears running down her face. As Mama& Papa leaves station it starts to rain.)
Scene 2
(Germany 1945 train station even more ruined, Papa reading paper Mama looking for train)
Conductor: (Bent over, older. Walk across stage.) For five years and I'm still conducting trains. The war times were hard on me.
Mama: (Look down tracks.) Where do you think she is?
Papa: (Put paper down) I don't know okay but here is the train.
(Papa takes Mama and they watch train coming in, Conductor brings a girl off. The girl is Liesel. Liesel searching sees Mama& Papa)
Liesel: (Yell, crying) MAMA PAPA! (Run to Mama and they are all hugging and crying)
Mama: (Tears, crying. Look down at Liesel) I love you Liesel.
Liesel: (Tears, hugging looking at Mama) I love you too Mama. (Hug more)
(They stop hugging, still crying, they walk to home. Liesel in the middle.)
Conductor: (Watch Liesel, Mama and Papa) Ah I love a happy ending! (Walk off)
In drama lesson we were shown photos and told to create a script/drama from it. I had an old photo of a girl and her parents at a train station and they were all sad so I guess that is where I got my inspiration from. Also I know it's not been that long since peoples' struggles during the war. Losing someone dear or having to go to the front line. Also when Liesel goes we see how other people get involved in her story.
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