Beholder Endings.
Carl and his children made it across the border, where they found friendly smiles, clean streets, and beautiful blue skies.
As soon as they stopped worrying for their lives, they realized living without constant supervision was not only possible, it was liberating! Patrick graduated from the local college and became a successful architect, building gorgeous and comfortable houses. (He could never bring himself to design an apartment building.) Martha's health improved considerably in the warm climate, and her charming smile left no one untouched. Carl's experience in cataloguing data and observing others came in handy, too, and he is now the best librarian in the country. However, the loss of Anna cast a shadow of sadness over their blissful new life, and Carl spent the rest of his days trying to explain to his children – and himself – why his wife wasn't there...
Carl and his children stayed in their first story apartment.
Patrick's unfriendly disposition eventually become unbearable, though, and Carl sighed with relief when his son signed up for the frontline. Relief quickly transformed into horror when Patrick was reported missing in action. Sadly, Carl never found out what happened to him. Although Martha was his only joy, she helped him survive his wife's death. She supported and loved her father, and he returned her familial affection. But the fate of Anna and Patrick forever cast a shadow of quiet sadness over their house.
Carl and his daughter stayed in their first story apartment.
Although Martha was his only joy, she helped him survive his wife's death. She supported and loved her father, and he returned her familial affection. But the fate of Anna and Patrick forever cast a shadow of quiet sadness over their house.
Carl and his family made it across the border, where they found friendly smiles, clean streets, and beautiful blue skies.
As soon as they stopped worrying for their lives, they realized living without constant supervision was not only possible, it was liberating! Patrick graduated from the local college and became a successful architect, building gorgeous and comfortable houses. (He could never bring himself to design an apartment building.) Martha's health improved considerably in the warm climate, and her charming smile left no one untouched. Eventually, the family saved up enough to open a small café, which Anna managed. Carl's experience in cataloguing data and observing others came in handy, too. He is now the best librarian in the country, and he never thinks of the broken people of Krushvice 6. Well, almost never...
Carl and his family stayed in their first story apartment, and Anna found a job.
Even though Martha's poor health remained a source of stress for her parents, they had enough to pay for her treatment, and her happy laughter often brightened their moods. However, Patrick's unfriendly disposition eventually become unbearable, and his parents sighed with relief when he signed up for the frontline. Relief quickly transformed into horror when he was reported missing in action. Sadly, they never found out what happened to him.
Carl and his wife and daughter made it across the border, where they found friendly smiles, clean streets, and beautiful blue skies.
As soon as they stopped worrying for their lives, they realized living without constant supervision was not only possible, it was liberating! Martha's health improved considerably in the warm climate, and her charming smile left no one untouched. Eventually, the family saved up enough to open a small café, which Anna managed. Carl's experience in cataloguing data and observing others came in handy, too. He is now the best librarian in the country, and he never thinks of what happened to his son. Well, almost never...
Carl and his wife and daughter stayed in their first story apartment, and Anna found a job.
Even though Martha's poor health remained a source of stress for her parents, they had enough to pay for her treatment, and her happy laughter often brightened their moods. It's a shame things didn't turn out differently for Patrick, though. His family missed his juvenile maximalism and drive to succeed.
Carl and his wife and son family made it across the border, where they found friendly smiles, clean streets, and beautiful blue skies.
As soon as they stopped worrying for their lives, they realized living without constant supervision was not only possible, it was liberating! Patrick graduated from the local college and became a successful architect, building gorgeous and comfortable houses. (He could never bring himself to design an apartment building.) Eventually, the family saved up enough to open a small café, which Anna managed. Carl's experience in cataloguing data and observing others came in handy, too, as he is now the best librarian in the country. His work cannot keep him from seeing his daughter's smile, though, and he often goes to a secluded spot in the library where he can be alone with his broken heart and cry tears he wants no one to see...
Carl and his wife and son stayed in their first story apartment, and Anna found a job.
Patrick's unfriendly disposition eventually become unbearable, though, and his parents sighed with relief when he signed up for the frontline. Relief quickly transformed into horror when he was reported missing in action. Sadly, they never found out what happened to him. Although they eventually became rich and could buy anything they wanted, Martha's death hit them hard, and Patrick's fate ruined what little was left of their former happiness. They silently agreed to not have any more children, considering this cruel world to be an improper place for kids.
Carl and his wife stayed in their first story apartment, and Anna found a job.
In time, they became rich and could buy anything they wanted. Martha's death hit them hard, though, and Patrick's fate ruined what little was left of their former happiness. The silently agreed to not have any more children, considering this cruel world to be an improper place for kids.
Carl and Martha made it across the border, where they found friendly smiles, clean streets, and beautiful blue skies.
As soon as they stopped worrying for their lives, they realized living without constant supervision was not only possible, it was liberating. Martha's health improved considerably in the warm climate, and her charming smile left no one untouched. Carl's experience in cataloguing data and observing others came in handy, too, as he is now the best librarian in the country. However, the loss of Anna cast a shadow of sadness over their blissful new life, and Carl spent the rest of his days trying to explain to his daughter – and himself – why his wife wasn't there... And grief caused by Patrick's fate, plagues their seemingly careless life.
Carl and Patrick made it across the border, where they found friendly smiles, clean streets, and beautiful blue skies.
As soon as they stopped worrying for their lives, they realized living without constant supervision was not only possible, it was liberating! Patrick graduated from the local college and became a successful architect, building gorgeous and comfortable houses. (He could never bring himself to design an apartment building.) Carl's experience in cataloguing data and observing others came in handy, too, as he is now the best librarian in the country. However, he is also terribly unhappy. The losses he suffered filled his life with debilitating pain, and Patrick, who blamed Carl for Anna's and Martha's deaths, never spoke to his father again.
Carl stayed in his first story apartment.
Eventually, he became rich and could buy anything he wanted. But no matter how hard Carl tried to lie to himself, the loss of his family ruined him. He missed Anna's nagging, Patrick's juvenile maximalism, and Martha's happy laughter. The walls of Carl's apartment caved in on him, trapping him under the monstrous weight of his memories and guilt, and he remained depressed and suicidal until the end of his days.
The family's attempt to emigrate failed.
Carl wasn't simply arrested; he was executed on the spot as a traitor and a state criminal. His family's fate was all over the mass media, and their deaths served as a dire warning to anyone considering escape. At long last, the iron curtain fell.