Getting To Know: A Narrative Fiction

I walked outside the hut and by the height of the sun I could tell that it was about six in the morning. It was time to get my brothers up and ready for a busy day of work and school. Ravi and Daruka were still passed out on their matts despite the sun shining directly on their innocent little faces and rightfully so. They had stayed up most of the night waiting for Mama and Baba to come home.
“Ravi, Ruka, come on, wake up.” They didn’t budge. I said it a little bit louder this time, “Ruka, Ravi, it’s time to get up.” I thought that they were still asleep, but then I saw Ruka sneak a quick smirk before pretending to snore obnoxiously. So I took a couple of steps outside and said, “I guess I’ll just have to go to the market by myself today…” I waited and before I could count to three Ruka and Ravi came running up along beside me. Yesterday, while on our walk to the market, we encountered …show more content…
The boys are beginning to catch on to what’s really going on. I can’t hide it from them any longer. I start to cry. We have no food, the land is flooded, and Mama and Baba are gone, dead maybe. Ravi and Ruka come over to where I’m sitting and lean on my shoulders and they start to weep as well. We spent the day mourning and praying that all wasn’t lost. If anyone could help us, it was God.
Day eight has arrived and I feel better today, happy even. The sun is back, the birds are singing, and a double rainbow is painted across the bright blue sky. It’s so beautiful outside. Ravi and Daruka are shooting rocks at each other’s feet. Today feels like it’s going to be wonderful. It was hard to miss the outline of two people walking, especially against the beautiful blue sky. As they got closer, I noticed that Ravi and Daruka were watching them too. People never come to this side of the village, unless… No, it couldn’t be…
Daruka and Ravi started sprinting toward the cameos of the two people with their arms open wide. It was Mama and