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Chapter 16 - Fritz Krieger

I wake up after falling asleep watching looney toons and see Zofia looking at me like she needs something so I say "Hello Zofia is something wrong"

"Yes Butch there is a decision I need help with"

"Ok what do you need help with"

"Follow me first Butch" she says as she walks towards the basement and shows me in a cell a tall man with grey streaked hair handcuffed to a chair with bruises all over his face "Butch this man is Sgt Fritz Krieger of the German Wermact and he killed many of my friends in the resistance and I'm trying to figure out what to do to him should I kill him or let him go Butch what do you think I should do"

I ask " Was he a member of the Gestapo or an active party member Zofia"

She answers" surprisingly no he was just an effective trooper and he never harmed civilians when possible but he killed many of my friends and my big brother Jakub so what do you want to do to him"

"First I want to get his perspective Zofia" I say as I enter the cell and rip the duck tape off his mouth as fast as possible to make it hurt less

"Goddamit that fucking hurts but thank you for taking the tape off young man"

I pull up a chair and say" no problem now why have you come all the way to Pleasantville,USA from Germany Fritz"

"I came to atone for killing your brother he was a good man and he wanted me to give you his bracelet it is in my jacket pocket" he says with tears in his eyes

Zofia jumps forward and grabs the bracelet out of his jacket and says " thank you I thought this was lost when he died, what is your decision Butch"

"Simple Fritz here is going to work as my bodyguard until you forgive him and he forgives himself" I say with a grin "how's that sound everyone"

Zofia says " fine with me Butch what about you Fritz"

He says "well you are going to kill me if I refuse so ok I guess you have a bodyguard young man"

"Just call me Butch I don't stand on ceremony and one big rule is don't let anyone interrupt me while I'm watching Looney Toons understand" I say as I untie Fritz from the chair

He shoots to his feet and salutes me saying"Yes sir I understand I personally am a fan of roadrunner myself"

"Ok lets get out of here everyone and Fritz go get patched up ask for Mei" I say and then we all leave the basement and separate while I go to bed