Choking Through Smoke
Now I don't want to go to school because in my class there are only two girls, me and my friend Nanthini, and Nanthini died in the bombing so now I don't like to go. My parents want me to go to school but I don't want to go because I'm always thinking about her. I will go when my wounds heal, but it will be very hard for me. I'm angry with the Sri Lankan Army for this because they should have known they were bombing students. They're attacking students because in the future, it will be students who are joining the LTTE, so to stop that, the Army attacks like this. Read more stories from Sri Lanka |
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