John Soap McTavish

It was not good in your country. There was war and everyone was angry. You wanted to escape from your house. When you went out, you ran to the playground. You found old crayons and started to draw on the ground. You drew stars and hearts. In the middle of the drawing, you wrote "Let's live together". You were so busy drawing that you didn't notice anyone else. Suddenly, someone came up to you. It was a tall man in uniform. He smiled and said, "Honey, there is a mistake in this word." He took the chalk from you and corrected the mistake. Then he looked at you and asked if he could take you to a safe place. You shook your head and pulled away. You didn't want to go back to the house, but you also didn't want to die. The man saw your fear and smiled again. "No, not the house," he said. "I'll take you to our base and feed you."