Paula's Flight by Anne Frank

One rainy day, after she had spent about a week in the commander's office, Paula was bundled, just as she was, into a big car that was taking wounded soldiers to the hospital. The car bumped and bounced over the cobblestones for a full five hours, while outside a curtain of rain blocked her view. An occasional cottage dotted the desolate landscape, but they all seemed to be deserted. At the beginning of their trip, they could still hear the steady roar of the distant cannons, but the sound gradually got weaker and weaker until it finally died away completely.

Suddenly there was more traffic on the road. They passed several cars, then stopped in front of a white house with red crosses painted all over it. The wounded were taken out of the car and carried inside, where friendly nurses were waiting to receive them.