born in England. When I was about 7 years old, my Mum was like, "Hey maybe we should

在英國出生的，大概七歲的時候，我媽媽說：「嘿我們是不是該考慮

go to Iraq, I've not seen my family in so long. So, maybe we should pay them a visit.

去伊拉克，我已經好久沒見到我的家人了，或許我們可以去探望他們一下？」

And maybe we could stay there for a while." My Dad was like, " no are you out of your your mind?"

「然後在那裡待一會兒？」我爸爸則說：「才不要，妳瘋了嗎？」

"Like that's where the war is going on." My Mom was like, "Yeah, well that's where I

「那裡可是戰火交鋒的地方！」媽媽回答：「但那同時也是我

was born that's where I was raised." So my Dad finally agrees and me, my Mom, my Dad

「出生長大的地方。」最後我爸爸點頭答應了，於是我和父母親

and my sisters and brothers went there. Everything was fine until I was

以及兄弟姐妹都去了那裡。一切都算順利，直到我

about nine years old. I remember it was about 4 a.m. and then I was woken up to the sound of screams and crying.

大約九歲的時候，我還記得那是在凌晨四點，我被尖叫與哭喊的聲音吵醒

And I was like "what what's going on? This isn't right. "

我心裡想：「這是怎麼回事？這不對勁啊！」

So I decided to look out my window and I see fire.

我走到窗邊一望，是火

I see a building on fire. I rushed to my Mom's room and I grabbed

我看見一棟建築著火了，我衝到我母親的房間，我抓著她

her by the hand I rushed back to my room and I show her the fire. She screamed and

的手衝回我房間，她也看到了火並放聲尖叫

she woke everyone up and she was having a panic attack.

她把叫醒所有人，而且顯得無比恐慌

Soon enough we realized that our city has been attacked.

很快地我們得知這座城市已成為攻擊目標

About a few weeks later, we were running low and supplies because we'd been in

幾週過去，我們幾乎耗盡了必需品，因為我們已經在

the house the whole time trying to avoid the war. And then my Dad was like, "okay we

房子裡待了好久以躲避戰火，爸爸就說：「我們」

are low on food we can't live like this we are gonna die in here if we don't get anymore."

「快沒東西吃了，如果再繼續這樣下去，我們可能會死在這裡」

My dad and my sister go out and they go and get food. It was about four days since they'd went out to get some food.

我的爸爸和姐姐出去找食物，大概整整四天都沒有消息

And my Mum and I and my brothers

我的媽媽和弟弟們

started panicking. Drew was just like "something has happened they are not okay!"

非常擔憂害怕，Drew 說：「他們一定遇上了什麼麻煩！」

I just lost all my hope and I was like, "well there's nothing to do now let's

我幾乎再也不抱持任何希望，我想著：「我們什麼都不能做，只能

just pray to God and see what happens."

向神獻上禱告，等待結果。」

But then a miracle happened. My Dad came back from the house and without my sister.

然而之後奇蹟發生了！爸爸回到房子裡，卻不見姐姐的蹤影

He was just crying and he was really injured...

他只顧哭泣，還有多處受傷

...without my sister... I've realized why God has taken it up

我姐姐沒有回來......我了解這是上帝的安排

and I realized that she'll be by my side no matter what.

也知道無論如何，姐姐都會在我身邊支持我

Soon after that we move back to England and now I'm 13 years old and I live a happy life.

不久後我搬回英國，現在我 13 歲了，我過著快樂的生活

Life is good and just know if you're

生命很美好，只要你知道

going through warring thing it will get better...

即便戰火無情，事情終究會有轉圜的餘地