Sunday, August 2, 2009
Draft 5 & 6
Title: The Reunion
The Citizens threw cocktail bombs and glass bottles. Explosions took place everywhere like a mini warfare, many innocent people were killed. The Tamils knew it was not the Sinhalese’s fault but the government, violence and sacrificial was the only way to make the people know how the Tamils suffered.
Sri Lanka was previously known as Ceylon which meant 'beautiful island' but this 'beautiful island' has turned to an ugly bloodbath by bitter civil war. Anika, a Sinhalese and Prema, an Indian Tamil were both caught in-between this war of endless fighting.
The tension between the Sinhalese and the Tamils sparked during the British colonial rule which favoured the Tamil minority in terms of education and jobs. When Sri Lanka gain independence. The Sinhalese took over the new government which gave them the opportunity for revenge.
Anika and Prema were still in Secondary school. At that time the Tamils in the government sector had to learn Sinhala or they will be fired, this showed unfairness thus this made the Tamils inferior to the Sinhalese. Anika and Prema were best of friends even though civil wars broke out. Both of their parents disagreed to let them stay together due to the difference in races.
"It isn't fair why you PEOPLE get the best of everything," yelled Prema as she stomped out of the classroom.
"I didn't want that to happen too! We had to suffer your complains when our government made policies that wasn't fair to you people," rebutted Anika with her hands at akimbo.
"It's your KIND that is making those decisions, why don’t you PEOPLE help us, all you do is discriminate us," Prema hollered.
"Don’t speak to me with such attitude!” said Anika. These kinds of arguments lasted for weeks and were never resolved.
Years passed and soon they were going to take their university examination for the medical course that they had opted but the new admission criteria proved to Prema as a disadvantage.
“YES I got in! YES, I’m so proud of…” before Anika could continue she notice the aura around Prema and asked “Prema…”. “SHUT UP! This isn’t fair I scored higher than you by many more points, but you got in! I’m telling you this Anika our friendship ends HERE, RIGHT NOW this was the last time I will see you ever again!” screamed Prema as tears run down like razorblades.
Anika did nothing but stood there staring into blank space knowing clearly that there was no way to bring this relationship back.
Soon all this mistreatment stirred up riots and there was lots of causality on both side. Soon the Tamils suffered enough and formed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).Both young and old joined the LTTE to take up arms to fight for their survivor and rights. Prema soon joined the LTTE. The LTTE was on a rampage killing the Sinhalese and those who stood in their path.
Prema Soon became the leader of delta group which was to raid the people and kill them if they were Sinhalese. Prema was told to raid the town. She was vicious. She went on killing them one by one.
"What's that noise?" questioned Anika as she rushed out from her house.
"Mom, Dad hide now! There's a raid going on. HIDE NOW!" shouted Anika as she pointed to her bedroom.
Anika and her family decided to hide in her room but they knew the LTTE were going to find them sooner or later. Hiding was not an option. She prayed hard while her legs and hands trembling. Tears flowed profusely out of her innocent eyes.
"Come out, come out where ever you are!" laughing as if they were mentally crazy.
The LTTE members knock down very single door. Prema came and saw what was in the room and was uncertain what to do, whether mercy should be given to Anika. For that spilt moment of her life came zooming in which made the atmosphere that turned seconds into minutes.
"Move to the next house, they are not our enemies," Prema commanded the LTTE however with slight hesitation.
"Anika why didn't they shoot us?" panic stricken as Anika's mom said trembling with fear and despair.
"Mom we are blessed, as one of the LTTE members was my friend," confronted Anika as she held her mom’s hand and gave a rub, assuring her.
"But why did she join the LTTE?" questioned by Anika mom still frighten.
"I don't know mom, but at least she still gave us mercy," Anika cried in desperation.
Prema was still in the LTTE and Anika kept fleeing to other places to seek refuge. Streets were filled with bodies that never move and roads turned red, riots happened very often and the Sinhalese were killed even though they did nothing. Kids were not spared. All this violence would not have happened if there was no jealousy. If only the people learned to forgive.
Word count:821
Title: The Reunion
The Citizens threw cocktail bombs and glass bottles. Explosions took place everywhere like a mini warfare, many innocent people were killed. The Tamils knew it was not the Sinhalese’s fault but the government, violence and sacrificial was the only way to make the people know how the Tamils suffered.
Sri Lanka was previously known as Ceylon which meant 'beautiful island' but this 'beautiful island' has turned to an ugly bloodbath by bitter civil war. Anika, a Sinhalese and Prema, an Indian Tamil were both caught in-between this war of endless fighting.
The tension between the Sinhalese and the Tamils sparked during the British colonial rule which favoured the Tamil minority in terms of education and jobs. When Sri Lanka gain independence. The Sinhalese took over the new government which gave them the opportunity for revenge.
Anika and Prema were still in Secondary school. At that time the Tamils in the government sector had to learn Sinhala or they will be fired, this showed unfairness thus this made the Tamils inferior to the Sinhalese. Anika and Prema were best of friends even though civil wars broke out. Both of their parents disagreed to let them stay together due to the difference in races.
"It isn't fair why you PEOPLE get the best of everything," yelled Prema as she stomped out of the classroom.
"I didn't want that to happen too! We had to suffer your complains when our government made policies that wasn't fair to you people," rebutted Anika with her hands at akimbo.
"It's your KIND that is making those decisions, why don’t you PEOPLE help us, all you do is discriminate us," Prema hollered.
"Don’t speak to me with such attitude!” said Anika. These kinds of arguments lasted for weeks and were never resolved.
Years passed and soon they were going to take their university examination for the medical course that they had opted but the new admission criteria proved to Prema as a disadvantage.
“YES I got in! YES, I’m so proud of…” before Anika could continue she notice the aura around Prema and asked “Prema…”. “SHUT UP! This isn’t fair I scored higher than you by many more points, but you got in! I’m telling you this Anika our friendship ends HERE, RIGHT NOW this was the last time I will see you ever again!” screamed Prema as tears run down like razorblades.
Anika did nothing but stood there staring into blank space knowing clearly that there was no way to bring this relationship back.
Soon all this mistreatment stirred up riots and there was lots of causality on both side. Soon the Tamils suffered enough and formed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).Both young and old joined the LTTE to take up arms to fight for their survivor and rights. Prema soon joined the LTTE. The LTTE was on a rampage killing the Sinhalese and those who stood in their path.
Prema Soon became the leader of delta group which was to raid the people and kill them if they were Sinhalese. Prema was told to raid the town. She was vicious. She went on killing them one by one.
"What's that noise?" questioned Anika as she rushed out from her house.
"Mom, Dad hide now! There's a raid going on. HIDE NOW!" shouted Anika as she pointed to her bedroom.
Anika and her family decided to hide in her room but they knew the LTTE were going to find them sooner or later. Hiding was not an option. She prayed hard while her legs and hands trembling. Tears flowed profusely out of her innocent eyes.
"Come out, come out where ever you are!" laughing as if they were mentally crazy.
The LTTE members knock down very single door. Prema came and saw what was in the room and was uncertain what to do, whether mercy should be given to Anika. For that spilt moment of her life came zooming in which made the atmosphere that turned seconds into minutes.
"Move to the next house, they are not our enemies," Prema commanded the LTTE however with slight hesitation.
"Anika why didn't they shoot us?" panic stricken as Anika's mom said trembling with fear and despair.
"Mom we are blessed, as one of the LTTE members was my friend," confronted Anika as she held her mom’s hand and gave a rub, assuring her.
"But why did she join the LTTE?" questioned by Anika mom still frighten.
"I don't know mom, but at least she still gave us mercy," Anika cried in desperation.
Prema was still in the LTTE and Anika kept fleeing to other places to seek refuge. Streets were filled with bodies that never move and roads turned red, riots happened very often and the Sinhalese were killed even though they did nothing. Kids were not spared. All this violence would not have happened if there was no jealousy. If only the people learned to forgive.
Word count:821
7:22 AM