Dear Diary, June 20 1994
I am located a refugee camp located in Sierra Leone, it was a long journey but i made it. I'm dying to know if my family has found safety or better yet if there even alive at this point. I have encountered many restless nights that I found myself just gazing up at the stars in the dark blue night sky. Being at this refugee camp will not guarantee me safety for much longer so I know that I must keep moving. I long to find my friends and family but a little piece in me doubts that this will ever happen. The only thing that i have left to comfort me is the memories that we once shared. The conditions here are not the best but they will have to do. I have plenty of water and food and a place to sleep at that's just about as good as it will get for me.
I am located a refugee camp located in Sierra Leone, it was a long journey but i made it. I'm dying to know if my family has found safety or better yet if there even alive at this point. I have encountered many restless nights that I found myself just gazing up at the stars in the dark blue night sky. Being at this refugee camp will not guarantee me safety for much longer so I know that I must keep moving. I long to find my friends and family but a little piece in me doubts that this will ever happen. The only thing that i have left to comfort me is the memories that we once shared. The conditions here are not the best but they will have to do. I have plenty of water and food and a place to sleep at that's just about as good as it will get for me.
Dear Diary June 30 1995
I am so tired of fighting in this stupid war and seeing the people I am close with being killed. I know that if I don't stand up for something I'll fall for anything. I do not not if my family is still alive but I am willing to do whatever it takes to find them. I have built up so much anger and sadness. I understand that in order to assure that I remain alive I must take the life of another. Being in the war I have realized that I have gotten a lot better at shooting then I was before. Being in the war the conditions are horrible, were running out of food and also water because the blood from the dead bodies has filled the river. This doesn't stop me I am determined to find my family and that's just what I'll do.
I am so tired of fighting in this stupid war and seeing the people I am close with being killed. I know that if I don't stand up for something I'll fall for anything. I do not not if my family is still alive but I am willing to do whatever it takes to find them. I have built up so much anger and sadness. I understand that in order to assure that I remain alive I must take the life of another. Being in the war I have realized that I have gotten a lot better at shooting then I was before. Being in the war the conditions are horrible, were running out of food and also water because the blood from the dead bodies has filled the river. This doesn't stop me I am determined to find my family and that's just what I'll do.
Dear Diary August 1 1996
There are so many dead bodies just laying around on the ground that I found myself starting to count them but every time I lost track. The war is not yet over, I have witnessed so many people get shot in front of me that at night when try to go to sleep I hear the sound of guns shot ringing in my head. I am little happy that I am still alive but soon I realize that I am starving and need to find food and water shortly or else I wont be alive long.
There are so many dead bodies just laying around on the ground that I found myself starting to count them but every time I lost track. The war is not yet over, I have witnessed so many people get shot in front of me that at night when try to go to sleep I hear the sound of guns shot ringing in my head. I am little happy that I am still alive but soon I realize that I am starving and need to find food and water shortly or else I wont be alive long.