Anne Schraff
[1] On June 6, 1944, the Allied forces landed at Normandy in the invasion named D-Day.Anne and the others in the annex were excited to hear about it.It seemed that their ordeal would soon be over.In fact, the southern part of the Netherlands was already liberated.The northern part still remained under Nazi occupation.
[2] On June 12, 1944, six days after the Normandy invasion, Anne Frank turned 15.She and her family had been in hiding now for almost two years.Anne Frank wrote in her diary about how terrible she thought war was.She wondered on the pages of her diary why people could not live peacefully together.She felt optimistic about the future and about her relationship with Peter Van Pels.She wrote that she loved him and he loved her.Anne believed that liberation was near.Yet, she wondered if that was too wonderful to be true.After living for so long in the secret annex, freedom seemed like a fairy tale.
[3] Anne’s feelings for Peter had their ups and downs.Sometimes she was disappointed in him because he did not talk very much.Anne felt confused.She wrote in her diary that it was so hard to be young and unsure of yourself under such terrible circumstances.She wrote about what she believed in and the high ideal she held.On July 15, 1944, Anne Frank wrote that in spite of all the misery, death, and destruction, she still believed in the goodness of the human heart.
[4] Anne Frank wrote in her diary for the last time on August 1, 1944.She wrote how it troubled her that people did not really know her.They thought she was light and shallow because they did not know her better, deeper self.
[5] On August 4, the weather was very hot and life was going on as usual in the secret annex.Anne’s father, Otto Frank was about to give Peter a lesson in English.It was ten-thirty.When Otto Frank entered the boy’s room, they both heard scary noises from downstairs.They heard the voices of strangers.The men sounded angry and hostile.Otto Frank and Peter shared a look of terror.The secret annex had been betrayed.