Grandad Checks Dusty Attic And Finds Secret From The War

Walking through the dusty attic of his childhood home, he wasn’t surprised to see that it was completely empty. Over the years, a string of new occupants had removed all the furniture and personal effects.

His father had built the house back in the 1920s. But he’d hidden something inside – if only Rudi knew where to look. Then, he saw a piece of string hanging from the ceiling and a chill went down his spine.

Family Secrets

Rudi Schlattner had been a young boy when he and his family had to flee Czechoslovakia. After WWII had ended in 1945, all citizens of German descent were ordered to return to Germany.

Rudi’s family home was seized and it became the property of the government. But now, 70 years later, Rudi hadn’t forgotten what his father had confided in him all those years ago.

Leaving It All Behind

Rudi, now in his 80s, had a family of his own. He had put down roots in Germany after his parents had built a new life there for themselves. But it hadn’t been easy. Rudi’s father had left his job, friends, home and indeed his entire life behind for the sake of his family’s safety.

But that wasn’t all he had left there.

There was a family secret hidden in the walls of that old house… that house that his father had built with his own two hands. And now, Rudi knew he had to go back.

Facing The Facts

Rudi was finally financially stable enough to return to his home country. He had worked hard to make sure that he had enough money to support his children and had accumulated a small nest egg for himself.

But money wasn’t the only thing that had been holding him back all these years. He had been running away from the painful memories that lived inside that house. But he knew that time was running out.

His Last Chance

Time had flown in the blink of an eye, but Rudi knew that he still had a few good years left in him yet. After discussing it with his children, he resolved to return to the Czech Republic.

It would probably be the last trip he would ever make. It was now or never. He had to know. But his family wasn’t about to let him make the journey alone.