"War, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing."

Prologue

'War, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing.' the immortal words of the Edwin Starr. There's nothing worse than war; with all the fighting and the killing. The worst part of it has got to be the innocent victims of war. All the people who are just trying to continue living their lives while the world falls apart in turmoil around them. 

My heart goes out to all the children…there’s no one more innocent in this world than children. Some of them are ruthlessly killed by barbaric men intoxicated with the thrill of killing. But do you know what’s even worse? The children that have their parents taken away from them. They are forced to fend for themselves in a cold, harsh world…just like my sister…just like me…

When I was younger, I was so happy that I was an only child- I didn’t have to share my parents’ love with anyone. However, my parents seemed to think that one wasn’t enough. You can imagine how devastated I was when I found out that my family would be growing by-not one-but two. While my mother was pregnant, I stayed in my room all the time and I sulked for months. When they had the baby shower, I snuck downstairs and hid in the shadows scorning every single person there with their stupid laughter and endless presents. As I hid, I prayed to God to smite them for well…I’m still working on