to the west, to America

[sergebroom]

"They climbed up the ramp to the ship. It was already filled with American soldiers returning home. They ran to the railing, and Kicsi thought how odd it was that they were all so anxious to get a last look at the land they were leaving. Vörös's hair was a small dot of color among the people on the dock. He waved at her. The ship left the dock. She waved back to him and continued to wave until he was out of sight. The coastline faded as slowly as a smile fade. She turned and looked to the west, to America."
- a concentration camp's survivor in Lisa Goldstein's "The Red Magician"