New Beginning

I don't remember their faces, only their voices, but the last thing I remember about my parents was the day when I left home. The war had just started and the enemy was trying to conquer my world, my home. I remember the fear in the eyes of the adults, the panic. The children were crying. Children, who had either lost their home, lost their family or were just scared.

I was so young, so I didn't understand much of what was happening, only that it was something bad. My mother tried to hide her fear, and repeated over and over again 'It's gonna be all right, sweetie, it's gonna be all right.' But I think she mostly said that to herself.

I remember we were running towards a ship, we were fleeing. But it was only mother and me. Father was running some meters behind us, screaming:' keep going, keep going!'

'Mommy, why are we leaving?'

'We are leaving because it is not safe here anymore. Some evil people want to destroy our home and make us slaves.'

'Yes. That's why we will be safe there.'

While we were running, I looked up into the sky and I saw ships firing at each other. I was looking back, looking at my father who was trying to catch up with us, when suddenly an extremely bright light occurred, and then much wind and dust hit me hard in my face. When I was able to see again I saw my father lying completely still, not moving a muscle. 'No...No!' my mother was staring towards my father, tears falling down her face.

'Daddy?'

'Revan, listen to me!' mother said to me desperately. She sat down on her knees and stared into my eyes. 'No matter what happens, run towards the ship and get on it! No matter what, you have to get on it!'

'I have to go and help daddy. I will be with you in a short while. Now go!' Mother gave me a hug and kissed my chin and said: 'I love you! I love you so much!'

'I love you too, mommy!'

Tears were falling down my chin while I was running towards the ship. It started to rain. I had almost reached the ramp, when again the same light occurred and the wind and dust were trying to push me to the ground. When it stopped, I turned slowly around. They both lay there, not moving. 'Mommy! Daddy!' I started to run towards them calling for them again and again. But before I could reach them, a man grabbed me from behind.

'We have to leave now! If you run over to them, you will only get killed!'

'Let me go! I want my mommy and daddy!' He ignored me, and turned around with me in his arms and ran towards the ship.

When the ship took off I remember I was standing with the window screaming again and again: 'Mommy! Daddy!'

Yes, I had a new beginning. This was the first day in my new life. A life filled with hate, anger and wish for revenge towards those who had destroyed my planet and home, those who had killed my parents, those who destroyed my old life.