Why is history bad?

Submitted into Contest #80 in response to: Write about a child witnessing a major historical event.... view prompt

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"Sister, will the batman and the power rangers be back? i wanna see them again but they are scary" said a 3 years old boy ben to his 9 years old sister marry.

"Sister, why is batman took mom and dad? Will he kill them? But batman is good right he will save the world."

Marry doesnt answer a thing, she just hug ben and silently cry. She doesnt know what to do infact she doesnt comprehend whats happening.

" sister, i think batman was only one. why are many batman there? Why is the power rangers and batman fighting, didnt they like each other. I think the batmans are winning."

Still marry a 9 years old girl doesnt respond. She is in shock. She doesnt know the answer of anything why is there a fight? is it a war that she learn in grade 3, is it like the star wars, why are they fighting. But being 6 years older than her brother she really knows its not a batman film.

"Sister, why is batman killing the power rangers, i thought they are good people."

No there is no one good, batmans are not good, power rangers are not good, people are not good. Marry said to her self. They dont give us food they make us move out from our sweet home ,they dont give us our clothes its been 8 weeks since we change, they make us part of horror movies. We have been starving. Her oldman neighbor died of hunger. The old man was good he bought her chocolate every sunday but he is dead now because he was starved. So how can batman or power rangers be good? They not good, no one is good.

" sister, who is the bad guy? who make the fault? why are they taking us with them? why the batmans kill people? is it because they are bad." No the batmans are bad not the people. if batmans were good we wouldnt be hungy.

Why doesn't the teachers thought us about this. They only said in history this county wins that country but not more. I heard on tv before we leave our house there will be a civil war they are more signs both the batmans and the power rangers need power. but mom and dad said go to your bedroom its grownups. If it is grownups why are we seffering here .what is power. Is it gun? Is it explosions? Is it making people starve? If they keep killing ther people then who would they rule? Only the land or the chair? Marry is in deep conversation with her self.

" sister, why are more people lying in the floor and bleeding than the people who stand? Where are the batmans now ? Will they be back again? Will they kill us also? Is it because we didnt study that batman is angry? we will tell them we will be good people right? Will the batman come?"

I dont think they would come, they said they already control. At least the old man who hide with us said that. But why ? Why they kill all? why they wound my dad? Is controlling mean killing more? Our neighbors are died my 3 friends died in front of me. Is it controlling? My uncle is dead. Is it history? Will we be back to our house and live like before? Will dad be ok? Will i get other friends? Who will buried my friends thier parents are also dead. What do we do?

"Sister, see mom is coming but she has no hand like before. Why the batman took mommy's hand? How could she hug me from now on? How could she pack our lunch? How can she eat like this? Sister, Lets go"

Yes lets go to our parents, yes we are lucky at least both are alive but mom has lost her hands,one is when she tries to protect ben, and the other during explosions that burn a lot of people alive. and dad is wounded in the chest i dont know if he will be ok or died. We were staying at the cave but suddenly the batmans and the power rangers come and start a fire with each other. Then my dad neither batman nor power rangers get wounded.

Why is history bad? Why? Why people in one country fight eachother?

" sister will there be a big fire again that disappeares a big rocks? Sister i would be a good kid starting from now i would eat properly, and i would study i dont wont the batmans to come again"

We were in hunger, we ate only once a day or once in two days or three days just one breed, we drink one glass of water for four. I dont wont the batmans again to. But they are here all. The old man said they control. They will be on power. They will be all over.

But Why is history bad?

Marry saw her mom and went to her with her little brother beside. She is jumping dead people asif they are stones and blood all over her body as it is a perfume. She hate it she hate history. There she get a big bang in her life. she sawa terrific thing which she only know in books her teachers read for her. She witnessed explosions and people dying as if its a movie. She saw a real batman with all black attire but not batman instead batmen. Her friends are no longer with her. Her mom willnot hug ad confront her any more. She doesnt know if she will have a fathere or not.

Yes history tell us who defeat who but not how the witnesses suffer. How the innocent kids starved how they be part of horror movies. How they cry how they get trauma of explosions. Yes history is bad.

Silently crying marry asked why is history bad why would make suffer and killed innocents?

February 07, 2021 11:03

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