Two days after the other prisoners left, patients who stayed at the hospital were freed by the Russians.
The next-door neighbor of Elie's hospital believes that everyone who is left behind will be burned alive. The prospect of being apart from his father—who is not in the hospital—makes Elie sick to his stomach.
After discussing their alternatives, Elie and his father decide to escape along with the others after Elie runs outdoors and finds his father. Although Elie isn't sure whether he can walk on his foot yet, they decide to put up the effort and submit to more incarceration because they think going to the next camp will increase their chances of survival.
Following the conflict, Elie discovers that those who stayed at the hospital were merely freed by the Russians.
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