It was during the winter of 1950 when it all happened. I ignored the teacher’s lecture to look out through the frosty windowpanes and admire our South Korean flag waving outside in the freezing weather. Unexpectedly, I heard a bang from the classroom door. Soldiers with North Korean badges came in with guns, threatening our lives. At the time, the only person I could think of was my sister. Our grandmother raised us because our parents passed away. I was afraid that my sister would grow up alone, because our grandmother did not have much time left to live. I was only praying for her safety, if she was doing alright at home. I was too shocked to process what was going on because only seconds ago I was sitting in class peacefully. They tied us with a blindfold and drove. Feeling petrified, thunderstorms of shootings surrounded me. After a short time, I heard the soldiers getting off the
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When they took us outside in the chilly weather to work again, I took my chance to kill the soldier next to me. As my plan was a success, I ran off to the other direction. As I was running, I heard seven other people running behind me. I turned around and realized that they were my classmates. I did not know where I was going, but I kept on running. On the first day of my successful escape, things were going smooth but then suddenly half us were gone. Either they died or lost us. I did not have choice but to keep on going. The only people left were me and two other girls. Feeling a gush of frosty wind, feeling spikes on my feet, I kept on going. The only reason why I was risking my life was to be with my sister. Walking through the frosty winds, the other girls started to show some symptoms of hypothermia. They could not think straight and hindered me from going which was clearly at the wrong time. I told them to push through, but seconds later, they collapsed so I had to leave them
When they took us outside in the chilly weather to work again, I took my chance to kill the soldier next to me. As my plan was a success, I ran off to the other direction. As I was running, I heard seven other people running behind me. I turned around and realized that they were my classmates. I did not know where I was going, but I kept on running. On the first day of my successful escape, things were going smooth but then suddenly half us were gone. Either they died or lost us. I did not have choice but to keep on going. The only people left were me and two other girls. Feeling a gush of frosty wind, feeling spikes on my feet, I kept on going. The only reason why I was risking my life was to be with my sister. Walking through the frosty winds, the other girls started to show some symptoms of hypothermia. They could not think straight and hindered me from going which was clearly at the wrong time. I told them to push through, but seconds later, they collapsed so I had to leave them