7The war has separated families and friends alike. If anyone ever finds this diary my family would be in grave danger, so I sincerely hope no one finds it, well at least not while the war is going on. I have been forced to believe in things against my will. If I do not, my family would be severely punished, a torture so awful I cannot even write it here. My family is in hiding. Not that we need to be, it's just my parents want to keep me safe at all costs. Safe from the Americans. American soldiers came around one day, to each house in our Neighbourhood. We had heard they'd been doing raids, but we didn't think that it would be like that.
One day we heard a very loud knock on the door. My Mother answered it, and in marched two soldiers. Very stern looking they were. Well there were actually 3, but the other was quite harmless looking, humorous actually, he kept tripping and knocking things down. Beats me why he was a soldier. Anyway, they came in and demanded to know if we were American. We said No, that our family was Canadian for generations back. They then took my Mother into our living room, and shut the door in my face. I had enough sense to creak open the door just a crack. Just enough to hear, and see a bit of what went on. They asked my Mother whether she was loyal to George W. Bush or not. She lied and said that Yes, we were loyal to him.
In fact our family despised him, and his war idea's, but my Mother has enough sense not to say things like that in front of people. Especially now. We don't know who to trust anymore. No one does. It's best to side with the Americans. I don't have anyone to talk to anymore. No friends. I might let something slip. Then we'd be in for it. No, it's best to keep to yourself nowadays. Now, with World War III going on. No one thought there would ever be a World War III and everyone sincerely hoped there wouldn't be. Some people thought this would just be a war that you watch on TV, one that never affects you. Well, they were wrong. I knew all along it would affect us. I had no idea though, that that day - September 11 - would lead to this. Yes, it started with that, and Bush blamed it on Osama Bin Laden. When they couldn't find him, they went after Saddam Husien. They went to war with Iraq, dropping bombs on them. The americans thought they would win. Apparently Iraq had weapons we didn't know about, weapons we'd never even heard about, weapons, that someone made without any sort of Government knowing. Until now that is.
Everyone's scared now. I was scared all along, I knew that this would escalate. As long as they keep retaliating, it will get worse and worse. My parents say I'm too smart for my own good. I say the rest of the world is just too stupid for their own good. Our race - human - has seemingly gotten stupider and stupider through the years. That is, if we ever were smart. Some people were, but maybe they were just unnatural. I know the human mind, and I know how it works, our ego's are too big to let down. To let the other side win. Especially these Americans.
Oh! I really do hope no one ever reads this. If you are reading this now - which is impossible, because no one must ever read this - then you must promise me, before reading any further you will promise you will never tell anyone about this Diary. If you do...just don't. Please! Oh, I knew I shouldn't have started this Diary. Someone is bound to find this! As you must have. Whoever you are. Oh dear! Mother is coming. I must put you away or my Parents will burn you!
Sincerely,
Maragaret Thorton
A/N: I know this is a serious subject, and this will be heavy reading. If you do not wish to read more, don't. That's all I have to say.