Section 2: worries
People to know:
– Tilly Kana
– Kale Kana
– MayBel Kana
– Lila Kana
– friend; Vieena Violetta
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No birthdays
Vieen Violetta says the reason I thought I was five when I was six is because nobody celebrates birthdays anymore. They are too worried about those ISIS people. Apparently, I have been six a whole year and in two days I will be seven. But Vieena and Maybel say it won’t be celebrated.
A hobby # 2
A new hobby located is braiding palm branches left over from Palm Sunday. I do not think this is stupid because I am seven.
Thursday #1
Today is Holy Thursday and MayBel insists I wash toddler Kale’s feet. I am disgusted at this idea. I don’t love Kale that much.
Mae-mae #1
Mae is Mama’s old friend. Kale calls her Mae-Mae. I don’t know why but I think it is because our neighbors, two nice women who died names are Mane and Mase. They kind of sound like Mae-Mae when they’re said together, fast. Kale said them together, fast. And he really loved Mane and Mase.
I hate the newspaper
A picture of three Catholic men getting beheaded was in the newspaper today. The men were Jonas Jones, William Boors, and Michal Dagge (Vieena’s great-uncles nephew on Vieena’s step-father’s side). The article said the men were ‘greatly known’ and to be ‘greatly remembered.’ It was a gruesome Easter.
Apple Pear
Apple Pear is an ‘angel,’ says the newspapers these days. She helped people escape ISIS. She died at 21. They have the wrong tense in those newspapers. It should be was an angel and not is.
Helicopters #1
A woman named Janie Torch moved into town. She came into our house Tuesday. She said get everything you can carry and go up by the helicopters. Quick, she said, those horrid people are after you! We went up to the helicopters, each of us carrying a bundle. Lila and I both carried two bundles because Mama had to carry Kale and Joy carried Vieena, who has asthma. Vieena’s parents were killed by Talia Cumeber and Locus Meon, Two members of that ISIS group.
Section 3: helicopter
People to know:
– Tilly Kana
– Joy Kana
– Vienna Violetta
– New friend; Harper Jana Kleid, know as Jana
The inside view #1
The view from inside the helicopter would be nice if all the cities we pass weren’t buring up. Not physically – I can see the ISIS people marching in.
Two girls #1
One day a girl came up to me. I don’t know how she kept her balance. She asked if I could sit with her. I went, but a lady caught us. You two girls, return to your seats.
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No days
We are in the refugee camp. A lady said no days passed when we were flying. And only three hours passed. Whoa.
The pond
The pond holds my reflection. An eight-year old girl. A pretty eight-year old girl, says Jana. Jana is pretty, too.
Sickly,
Vienna and Kale are sickly. Kale vomits and Vieena coughs and coughs. A lady named Clementine takes care of Vieena and Kael. Why do the angel have fruit names?
New names
So many people in this weird camp have fruit names. Me and Jana’s new names a fruit names- Peach and Berry. We made our fruit names up ourselves. Joy’s new fruit name is Juicy. That’s all Jana – I mean Berry- knows her as.
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