As the war was declared my father had to work more earn more money for us since he signed in for war. How could he go behind mum’s back and signed in.
When mum heard she went crazy. She was crying her heart out I had never seen her like this before.
I was thinking to myself that I shouldn’t take life for granted I was only 10years old.
While dad went out for work me and my sisters always went out and played with are friends that was the good thing about a war you get freedom.
Well we had are Christmas together and it was an exciting one. The radio came on and we were all staring at each other wondering what was going to happen. Nothing happened they just wished us a happy Christmas.
Awhile later all the children had to get sent away to a countryside and get fostered by some parents. We went to go and my mum signed us in and we thought this was the end for are family. We said are goodbyes but after we were about to go my mum came rushing and screaming her head off. She was screaming and saying I want my children back. At this very moment I was embarrassed and did not want anything to do with her. My dad came and got us why struggling to keep his paste. He finally got us and my mum stopped hollering her mouth out. When we got home everything was very quiet.
I started to shout at my mum and tell her how ashamed I was at her. After we cried and hugged.
The government gave everyone a gas mask for free. They said we needed to wear it when a siren comes on even if it is fake. They also said that the Germans were planning a gas attack on us Britain’s. I did not really believe them I mean the government.
We had to say good-bye to dad since he signed up it seems like are family was going apart but I wish there was no such thing as war. It became darker it was time for bed I was extremely tired and stressed.
I do not know what time it was but the siren was blown. Mum woke us from are bed and we all had to run downstairs and go out in the back yard.
We all stayed in there for ages but I fell asleep. When the noises where completely gone we went outside and there was all fire every were outside it was terrible and we were happy that it weren’t our house that got burned.
My sister was going crazy and very happy because the neighbour that she always hated got hit.
The next day after that we had to go and buy a ration book.
Since there was a war we all had to have less food that is were a ration book came in handy. Are food has to be shared equally. Even if you are the richest one of all you can only have the same amount of food as the poorest one. That’s what I learnt at school.
I was rushing to school and I knew I was going to be late but I could not find my gas mask and its box. I had to find it or the class would take the Mickey out of me in school. They say if you have not got your gas mask you’re going to die. As I got into school late I missed the register. I got whipped on my hands about 10 times it hurt so much I felt like slapping the head teacher for it. It was not my fault I could not find my gas mask.
Anyway as we were about to start are math lesson the siren went off.
We all had to run outside and go through a little passage way and sit down and put on are gas masks. When we all had are gas masks on are head teacher was asking us to say are timetables. We all could not be bothered so instead of saying it with are gas masks on we made fart noises.
The best thing about it the teacher did not notice what we were saying.
As I rushed back home I saw a couple of boys playing out. They looked at me then they started to chase me. They finally got me tied me up and covered my eyes. When they took the strap from my eyes I could not believe what I was seeing. It seemed like the boys had made there own club and it was made from a house that had got burnt down. The club was good. They asked me do I want to join the club. I said yes. They said do I know any swear words I said only one. They let me join. In the clubs the boys had cigarettes, anumitons, weapons, and other sorts of dangerous things.
As I was going out of the club I saw some girl and a soldier having sex in another burnt house. I shouted a rude swear word for it all the boys came running to see. The boys started to through stones on them when they got up and ran someone said, “Isn’t that your sister”. They all looked at me and laughed. I cannot believe this is what my sister gets up to every day.
Trying to steel soldier’s badges.
As I went home tears dripped down from my cheek. I was thinking about how life has changed every since war began.
Look at me joining a club were they smoke, drink and do bad things.
Look at my sister having sex with any soldier she sees (just for a badge).
Look at my mum looking after us all and trying to keep us fit and healthy. I think my mum has got too many burdens I wish she wouldn’t act like everything’s ok.
The very same night it was about 12:00 and the siren went off I was so tired I could not be bothered to get out of bed. My mum was so anxiously tring to get me up. Then she woke my little sister up. My big sisiter did not want to get up she would not listen so my mum let her stay there. I was so tired I begged my mum if we could go in the moron shelter. As we were going downstairs the window smashed open and all glass was going on us it was so windy all my mum was doing was trying to protect us. It stopped everything was quiet. My sisiter came running downstairs shouting at my mum and saying stupid stuff like do you want me dead. She was just upset because she was alone upostairs. We all hugged and went in the moron shelter.
AS it calmed down we all went outside and it was just crazy lots of peoples houses had smashed and it was just terrible.
The next day people came round are house and fixed are windows.
Next minute you know we heard an air siren. Whenever we heard one of these we all looked up because it meant a German bomber was nearby but in the sky. Lots of ladies went crazy because whenever there is and air raid there is a barrage balloon. So the barrage balloon tangled the German bomber. The German had a parachute and this long black silk cloth. When the German went down everyone ripped off the cloth teared it. They just went so wild.
When we went home it was a blackout again. My mum told us to sleep in the Anderson shelter just for today. She knew we could not be bothered to come out of bed when the siren alarmed.
In the Anderson shelter I had to light my torch but not put the torch towards the widow or anything, because there have been reports told that people have been getting lost in the blackouts. Also there have been accidental deaths by people drowning in the blackouts. They also told people that are in shelters over night to not shine torches and matches only if in an emergency.
I was sleeping until I heard a noise I thought it was a German, but it was my sister, she had a badge in her hand I just went back to sleep.
Today was going to be a good day my dad is going to come back today.
Meanwhile I had to go with my sister to go and get some clothes.
We could not bye some so instead we have to exchange are clothes.
I had to go with my aunts and my two sisters. I got in a lot of trouble there because I kept on peeping on the girls just to see what they were wearing but they took it in the wrong way.
As we got home mum made us tea but my sister was gone again.
It was getting late and my sister brought this soldier back home. She said mum said she could. Anyway all-night we were listening to different noises.
My little sister and me were busy peeping through the door hole.
Dad came back finally and it was Christmas. It was good and exciting lots of things happened and we had butter. My dad brought home jam. It was not any jam it was German jam. We were all staring at it for ages until we all ate it down.
The next day we all went to see a movie it was a war movie. My big sister was left on her own at home. When we came back it was all on fire and we were all crying and upset. My mum was not really worried about the house. She was just worried about my big sister. When the fire was all gone. My mum and my uncles and aunties all found, some stuff that never got burnt.
We stayed at are aunts. We were going to go to are grandma and grandfather’s house. Forever, the next days we collected are things and said goodbye to all are friends and relatives. As we were going past are old house I saw my friends playing in my old burnt up house. I was mad and started to beat them up. How dare they build their new club in my house.
As we got to grandma’s we had to say goodbye to are dad that was sad.
We also found out some other news as well. I’m an uncle and my sisters pregnant.
I just wish life were the same? My life has changed so much. Why can’t we all be a family again why do we have to split up. Life should just be the same. I feel like it an’ it worth living anymore.
My dad’s gone my sisters pregnant my mum has got burdens and me.
I don’t know what I feel anymore.
All I wish is that things were the same and that we could all be a family again.
ASSESMENT
By Jemma Anderson
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