Samuel :: Short Stories War Violence Essays

Samuel He looked into her eyes and proceeded to tell her how beautiful she was to him. He had to her many metres before, and every time she would smile and look away. Sometimes he wasnt really sure how things came to be. No-matter how bad things had become, he always found strength in her. Now on that point was a baby on the way, his whole life was turning around. The child was born in a place where war and hardship had become a commonality. He was given the name Samuel by his mother. Before Samuel was even born, his father was killed while fighting on the outskirts of town, and in his mothers heart there was left a hole that was kept from consuming her only by the hope and anticipation of her son that would soon be born. Still, she could not imagine speech a boy up in such a war ravaged place, and without a father. However, she loved her son enough to keep them both alive, and for twelve years they held strong against the harsh cold, bullets, and starvation. Like Sa muels father, death and war would soon claim Samuels mother. The inevitable occurred when Samuels mother was hit by gunfire in the market place.Now he was alone. His mother, the only person who loved him, had gone. He ran to her that day and held her head and prayed for her life. She was gone before she even stirred the ground. Still the boy held her. He matte sick and cold on the icy asphalt but he could not move. However, he did not cry. mayhap he could not cry. He was strong, and naturally he would stay strong through the tough times, but this was different. He felt something he had never felt before. He quickly learned the ways of war and learned to fight. He could no longer find forgiveness or wholeness in his heart. For the neighboring part of his life he was driven only by his vengeance and passion for his dead mother.Nothing anyone could say or do could mend his modest heart. He was too consumed by the void in his life that the kind words of friends and co usins had become little more than echoes in an endless gray space.