Days of My Life

Talk about daily life of a teenage girl in Iraq, and days of suffering and success. My nick name will be Sunshine..

Friday, December 08, 2006

It couldn’t happen to you ...........

Hello , what is the meaning of " BAD DAY" ?
Yesterday " Thursday " I had a very bad day , I was in the garage , waiting for the driver , when my neighbor " H" , came to say hello , he was standing near me , and talking with my grandma, suddenly he touched his leg and said " awwwwwwwch " , my grandma thought that he had a muscle spasm , or something like that , but I realized it was more then that , he shouted "it is a bullet" .
A bullet entered his leg, he fell down on the floor , my grandma went inside the house to call his family , no one was in the street , I got panicked and started to cry and shake hysterically, I ran and brought handkerchiefs , and started to put them on his leg , he was bleeding , the driver came to drive me to school , I told him to wait , I put my bag in the car and ran back to my injured neighbor , I went to bring my mom I was out of breath , and couldn't talk , I was terrified " I was , a man , a bullet , the car , blood , neighbor , bandage , cotton, come please " I couldn't create a sentence , she didn't understand me but she came and brought medical cotton and bandage with her , she ran wearing her pajamas ! anyway she tied his leg so hard , to stop the bleeding , and I kept crying shaking and spreading so many handkerchiefs on the floor to cover the blood, I don’t know why !.
Then his wife , kids , brothers , sisters , cousins , and nephews came running toward our house , and one of his relatives took him to the hospital by his car , I went to school , and kept crying all the way long , and when I reached there , I was shaking so badly, even the teachers were worried about me , my mom called the headmistress and told her what happened , when I arrived school the headmistress asked me to sit in her room, the teachers were around me , trying to calm me down , after an hour I stopped shaking , but kept crying , I missed 2 classes and did so bad in geography exam , I wrote " the running winds" , and I did very silly mistakes ..
"R" my dearest friend came while I was in the headmistress room ,she was crying and shaking too , a mine exploded in front of their car , !!!! the car's windows were broken , then US soldiers started to shoot their car !.
Then our friend "Sh" came crying , because she heard about me and "R" .
Then our teacher Mrs. E came to the headmistress with tears in her eyes because her aunt died .
Then Mrs. S she is another teacher came and said quickly " excuse me , I have to go , 3 of my neighbors were killed "
At last Mrs. "A" came and said "did you know about the Arabic teacher , her nephew was killed" .
Suddenly the headmistress fell down , we ran to her desk to see what happened , she fainted because of all what was going on in her room ,as well as she was tired from taking care of her sick mother ,and from being awake all the night.
so many events , and so many bad news …
After I calmed down I went to the class , I was trying to understand what happened , I was hoping that it is just a nightmare , but unfortunately it was true , horrible but true , this is my life.
No one should go through that , but what can I do except praying and hoping that we will remain alive .
I've seen so many views in TV., In movies and news channels , but is different and scary too see that on real..
My life is turning from worse to worst .
And the situation here is not good , and my way to school is horrible , I feel like I travel to school everyday, it is far , and the bridges are always locked and there are mines in them , sometimes bombing cars , I spend about 40 minutes in my way to school , and an hour or more in my way to the house .
Sunshine .
I read all of the E-mails I got in the last few weeks , but I couldn't answer them because I didn't have electricity nor time , I will do that ASAP.

31 Comments:

At 6:14 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Oh Sunshine. That's the first time I've heard despair in your comments. What can I say? It is becoming more and more difficult to read the Iraqi blogs. But I will go on doing so just as long as you are there.
Take care of yourself.
starliz

 
At 5:02 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

My Dear One,
Things have become even more difficult for you than ever. It breaks my heart to think of you, your family and friends in constant fear.
No one deserves this kind of insecurity and fear in their home. Home is the one place where you should feel safe from all the evils of the day.
What can we do, Dear One, to make things easier for you? I know all of your readers pray for you and for those around you, but I wonder if there is something more specific we can do for you right now. So you need anything material to make things a little easier? Do you need money? I don't know, it just seems to me that the time has come that we take our fondness for you and put it into action.
You think about it for a while and let us know what might be of help. And in the meantime, please know that you are never far away from my heart. I pray for you often through the day and wonder how you are finding your courses in the midst of all the mayhem.
I am so proud of you Dear One. You are a shining star in the otherwise dark reality.
Bless you, Dear One. Stay save.

 
At 6:16 AM, Blogger jae said...

I am sorry that your life is so scary and dangerous.

I am wishing for you to have peace.

 
At 1:04 PM, Blogger SoldierWhoLovesIraqis said...

I am so sorry that this is happening. All I can do for you is pray. I wish I was back there. I only want good things for you, your family and all of Iraq. I hope tomorrow is a brighter day.

Be careful,
Nicholas

 
At 3:31 PM, Blogger Marshmallow26 said...

Dear Sunshine,

I can't say nothing but God be with all of us...

How is your nieghbour doing?

 
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At 4:58 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Many days I come home thinking I have had a bad day. After reading your blog I really don't think I can ever say that again. I just hope you and your family can stay safe.

 
At 5:40 AM, Blogger Dancewater said...

I hope peace and security comes to your family and city soon.

Is it possible that you and your family could leave for a year or two?

 
At 11:56 PM, Blogger chikitita said...

Good Lord, what a day!

 
At 4:07 AM, Blogger Original_Jeff said...

Oh Sunshine. I am so sorry to hear of all these terrible things that have happened.
I hope it gets more peaceful soon, so you can worry about normal teenager things!

 
At 3:04 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

That's a terrible thing to go through Sunshine. Please stay safe, and give your neighbor our best wishes for a speedy recovery.

 
At 7:32 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

hey sunshine,
yes, i think for me too this is the first time to hear you write desperate words.
it all is so very, very difficult.
bella, i hope you'll have the strength to deal with all that troubles.

you take care and i wish you all the bests of luck!

 
At 7:42 PM, Blogger Ripama said...

Sunshine,

People from around the world come to your blog because of your intelligence, courage and perseverence.

In our country, there wouldn't be any school under the conditions you must live and study.

Once again, I can't seem to find words that can measure up to that level of inhumanity.

 
At 4:43 AM, Blogger jarvenpa said...

Sunshine dear--how sorry I am to hear of all this. Yes, you have many readers, and yes, we think of you and your friends and family and pray for your health and well being--but sometimes that seems so very little.
May there be better times.

 
At 5:17 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

You are an amazing young woman, Sunshine.

All that you have experienced and all that you have witnessed... I have faith you will "turn poison into medicine" in the years that lie ahead.

It is within our darkest hours when courage becomes our most needed friend. Please stay strong!

 
At 6:49 AM, Blogger In His Steps said...

What a terrifying experience that must have been. A 14 year-old girl should never have to experience such a thing. Please stay safe. Always praying for you.
Kim

 
At 10:25 PM, Blogger David said...

Dear Sunshine,
I am so sorry to hear of so many tragedies happening around you! I wish there was something that I could do to make things better. I worry about my friends in Iraq every day. All I can do is tell you that I care and that I hope you and all those you love will stay safe. Take care.

 
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At 7:50 PM, Blogger heyduke said...

I heard that the average blog only has 1 person view it. That show's how well you do on your blog to have so many people interested in what you say. You are a very smart young girl and I only wish the very best for you. The world needs more people like you.

 
At 5:07 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Sunshine, I am sooo sorry to hear about your neighbor, I hope he is okay. Life is getting much worse for those of you in Iraq, I don't have words to express my deep sadness that a girl of your age must live in such a chaotic time. We will keep you in our prayers Sunshine. Hopefully soon peace will exist for everyone. Take care and keep strong. You are a shining light for a lot of us who check how your are holding up on a daily basis. Peace, kathy

 
At 9:10 PM, Blogger RG said...

My Prayer for you and for all of iraq...

"Psalm 10:1 Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? [why] hidest thou [thyself] in times of trouble?

Psalm 10:3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire ... whom the Lord abhorreth.

Psalm 10:8 He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.

Psalm 10:15 Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil [man]: seek out his wickedness [till] thou find none."

 
At 3:52 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Sunshine, I will pray for you, and all you love. I will never understand why people spend more money creating weapons to kill than they do on healthcare and hospitals. Why is the world so concerned with death instead of life?

I will pray for you, Sunshine. I will pray.

 
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At 11:06 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I read your blog and I am so sad and so sorry for what you have to go through - what all of you have to go through. I am danish, and I am so ashamed of what is going on in Iraq.

 
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