Refugee creative writing!

Refugee - by Lilley

This is my story.

Hi there I’m a refugee and I'm gonna tell you my story! I woke up on a rainy day to a loud gun shot and realized our country was under attack so I jumped up, got dressed and woke up the rest of my family. While packing our bags I looked out the window to see men with guns threatening little kids. At that time I was 11 years old, I had a little sister  whose name was Emily, my name is Aria, my dad died when I was 2 and my mum now looks after us two. Then I heard a crash coming from the roof “HIDE” yelled mum I climbed out my window into a bush in the backyard...then I heard my sister scream I waited for about half an hour, (silence) I heard my mum whispering  me and my sisters name I was the only one who came out my sister was nowhere to be seen.

After searching for Emily we gave up she was completely gone plus we had no more time to look we HAD to go. Soon deciding where to go we decided to go to Paris. We knew it would take a long time but we would be safe though we had to let our pet mouse go. It was sad to see her face one last time. Me and my mum's faces were burning from crying so much that we lost our mouse and my sister. By the time we got to a boat we were in a group of people, the boat wasn’t really full which was good cause that meant we weren’t squished into each other so we had space to move around. It took a day to get to the closest refugee camp, we stayed there for a week. It was strange sleeping in a camp rather than a house.

The food was gross but it was something. They couldn’t blame me. I was still getting used to staying in a refugee camp, on Monday we set off to a small town, we stayed there for a couple hours. We got food from our leftover money then we headed off to the mountains with a different group. It was hard to get to Paris but we eventually made it there. It took 2 years in a half seeing how crowded the camps were. That was my adventure. Thanks for listening!