Dear world: a Syrian girl's story of war and plea for peace

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Intro; Dedication; Epigraph; Author's Note; I was born with a smile on my face.; I wanted to live in Syria always.; Nothing helped us to forget Baba wasn't there.; "Are you okay? Are you okay? Are you okay?"; We all knew what to do when we heard the bombs.; We had to try to forget the war and be normal.; "What if they are dead?"; "Stop shooting at us!"; There was nowhere that was safe anymore.; I hated the war.; I prayed for a girl.; "It's time to leave."; "Don't cry, Bon Bon, I will see you soon."; All we needed was Baba.; His name means "light.";When seven-year-old Bana Alabed took to Twitter to describe the horrors she and her family were experiencing in war-torn Syria, her heartrending messages touched the world and gave a voice to millions of innocent children. Intro Dedication Epigraph Author's Note I was born with a smile on my face. I wanted to live in Syria always. Nothing helped us to forget Baba wasn't there. "Are you okay? Are you okay? Are you okay?" We all knew what to do when we heard the bombs. We had to try to forget the war and be normal. "What if they are dead?" "Stop shooting at us!" There was nowhere that was safe anymore. I hated the war. I prayed for a girl. "It's time to leave." "Don't cry, Bon Bon, I will see you soon." All we needed was Baba. His name means "light." When you're homesick, you feel better when you go home.I didn't want my little brother to ever have to feel afraid. Maybe we could learn how to stop the war. "How was your day, little one?" Hope is when you feel like the world is beautiful. "Just bombs, bombs, bombs." What does it feel like to die? I wouldn't get to play with her ever again. "I can't believe they could be this cruel." We took turns helping each other have hope. I prayed that the plan would work. You can almost feel like it's real. Every day there was less and less of everything. Maybe someone would do something before it was too late.I was afraid people wouldn't believe us. #StandwithAleppo "You will face death." Like I was dead, but I wasn't yet. Our home was gone. What would happen if the army found us? I had never felt worse inside before. It might have been that my heart was sick. We had nowhere to go. God is the best Protector. We had nowhere to run. You can't imagine how happy we were to hear this. I had to get to those buses. I almost couldn't even believe it. We are safe now. This is my wish. Thank you from Bana. About the Author Copyright