The submarine net had been recovered from the woods and strung across The Narrows again. It had stopped the Nazis so we hoped it would stop the Americans too. My grandpa had done it.
The Americans had rushed the border when the military fell. The mainland stood no chance. Being an island saved us. The temperatures allowed enough food to be grown here for our needs. And the cod stayed. We had fished the cod to extinction in his time.
“But i hear that the snow was really bad. The videos show it getting on everything and freezing everyone.”
“I don’t remember the snow. I just remember the full bellies and warm heraths.”