Gene jogged down the hallway in his stocking feet and called, “Mom, where are you?” Anna's door opened. She had already taken off her church clothes and slipped on a cotton dress. “What is it?” she asked. “The East Germans are closing off the border in Berlin. I heard it on the radio.” “Oh no.” Anna's hands leaped to her face. “I knew this would happen. I tried to tell them.” “Maybe they can still get out. Maybe the government will. . . ” But Anna had begun to cry. “I'll never see Peter again. I never will.” Young Gene Thomas, son of Alex and Anna Thomas, has everything going for him: his natural good looks, his family's prosperity, and his reputation as the best athlete at East High in Salt Lake City.
