lost in darkness

running away

I am confused we aren’t heading in the direction of town, we are heading the opposite direction. I ask her where we going in as much English I know.

“away” I am confused what is ‘away’?! Marie seemed to have read my mind because she said.

“away means leaving or going. we are going ‘away’ to hide” I only just understood what she meant.

“ we are running ‘away’?” I asked her concerned.

“yes Lahun, we are running away.” Then she picked me up and started to run just like the day she picked me up when they had just started to bomb the village. They are still bombing my home village. I know nothing about what happened to my family. For all I know they are dead and there is nothing I  can do about it. i start to cry.

“ Lahun?! What is wrong?!”

“I never seen my family ever again” I said crying into her jumper. She suddenly stopped. i looked up at her. She started to run in the direction of the village where she found me.

“what you do?!” I scream as the sound of bombs hitting the village gets louder and louder with each step.

“we are finding your family.”