Part 3
A news coming from the mountain. Father had been arrested by the army. Mom cries. "I told you. Do not join the rebels. This is it. You're under arrest. What would become of us?" She kept wailing.
Either the mother who mourn. Laila's mother tried to comfort her. Some of the advice given to her. Advice perseverance. But I just found out that the father was arrested on Laila's mouth. Apparently the father was a rebel. Rebels who want to claim independence. I wonder, independent of what? Maybe I'm not old enough to understand it.
It's been months in refugee camps. There is no clarity when we can return to the village. According to the people, that village is secure, we just could not return there. Day by day, we are short of food. The water here is not clean. Vulnerable to attack disease. Refugees began to starve. The children began to be attacked various diseases.
Among the children attacked by the disease that includes myself. It has been five days I was lying in bed. My body heat rises. My body is getting shrunk. Many times vomiting. Laila faithfully with me. Read the book of fairy tales. Tales about fireflies.
"Mom, I'll soon be a firefly. Laila, you hear? I'll turn into a firefly." Mother ignored what I said. He was mostly silent. Is it because the father was arrested by the army?
My body is getting weaker. My body was paralyzed unable to move. My face was pale. But ... suddenly this evening I saw fireflies. Amazing that after so long did not see it.
Some a firefly kidding. Suddenly a firefly perched on my nose. Light yellow and black head clearly visible to me. Elongated flat body blackish brown. Wings softness wagging my eyelashes. He talks to me. "Come with me," he said, "We fly with these wings. Light up the night, filled with peace for the country. Give children happy for this country. Quick, we would not have much time. We must shed light on the dark."
Fireflies flew around me. As if to claim responsibility. He turned to fly. Preparing to go, then fly slowly. Night crossing.
"Wait," I called. "I wanted to join you."
I feel the dark. Silent around me. My body feels different. I overlay in space. My feet did not touch the ground. My hand flapping. Not. This wing. The wings softly. And my body flat aft blackish brown. My body is a light. Emits yellowish light on the stomach. I do not believe. Because I have became a firefly. Hooray, my dream realized.
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I wonder how many hundred night I danced with the night while looking for the mother and Laila. I want to show my light, the light of fireflies appear in from my body. Since I became a firefly, I went to a refugee camp. What a disappointment to me because they did not find. In the village they are not there. Where are they?
I light up the night. I looked to the country. Perhaps mom and Laila also are doomed the fireflies. I followed the direction of the wind. So many times I show my body that glows in the dark. I'm looking to continue where they suddenly vanished. But, to many nights I never found them.[]
The end