would be capable of- running away. It was on that night that she decided to run away

from the problems of her past and into a more bright future. Dangerous as it would surely

be, it was something that Cassandra knew she had to do. She was crossing the border

and praying that she would make it out alive to the other side.

Born in a part of Romania taken over by Russia, Cassandra had known

communism all her life-and she wanted nothing more than to escape it. After her father

was taken away from her, her 4 siblings, and her mother, she knew something had to be

done so that another member of her family would not be next in line to abandon them. For

fear of getting caught, the rest of the family decided to remain while Cassandra and her

older sister Rafila decided to risk a couple of hours of their already tormented lives for

It was anything but an easy task from the beginning. Everyone said what would be

their last words amongst each other and the two sisters left with the slight bit of hope that

they would get to Romania safely. With tears in their eyes at knowing that they w

reminded her of her escape from communism. Just as she had started her life anew then,

was grateful to have somebody to protect her when she could not find the strength and

the factory. Her sons grew up, went to college and joined the Army, and just when it

As the night wore on, they could barely feel their bodies as the cold air made

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