THE WRONG PLANE

Chapter 1

I sat on the bench, waiting. The airport is a busy place, especially after dark.  I was waiting for the clock to say it was 11:00.  I would board a plane then, headed to Los Angeles, to see my dad for the summer.  That’s how my life went: I remember when I stood in court, while I listened to the judge try to explain in lawful terms how my life was being torn apart.  I looked at the paper I was holding. The headlines screamed in my face:

France and U.S. Having a War!

And another:

War Declared!

I started reading.  It is really the only thing that can get my mind off the noisy airport and the summer to come.

After years of fragile relationships and shortages of supplies, President Cuban has finally declared war with France.  We need volunteers for the Army, Navy, and Air force.  All of us believe that this will be a bloody war and possibly called “World War 3”.  Both sides have made alliances, and we are figuring the names out currently. So far the alliances are:

With France: Greece, Ireland, UK, and Mexico.

With US: Italy, Brazil, and Iran.

China and Russia are not sure if they will join the war, but each are good friends with each country.

We will give you the best update we can as soon as we can.  –New York Times

I do not like wars. I think that they are silly little fights over land, or gold, or rights.  Just like two toddlers fighting over a teddy bear. But the toddlers won’t kill each other- wars do.  Oh well. There is nothing I can do about it. 

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I woke up to the sound of my mother crying.  I hopped out of bed, hoping to see what was wrong.  She held a newspaper that said:

War Declared!

After years of America accusing France about not giving enough to the U.S., and the Americans siding against us in wars, President Papoulias III is glad the US declared war with France.  Papoulias III says, “France will not be accused and we will not quit! As our heroes, and the heroes of those heroes, and the heroes of those heroes, we will fight strong alongside France, and for what is right in the eye of Greece! We will fight, and we will win!”  We are asking men ages 12-18 to sign up for our fighting force.  We are helping out France, many of our troops will be sent there.   We will give you our next update as soon as possible. 

–Greek Times

Good.  I am old enough- I just turned 14. I will need to sign up eventually; they will want lots of people to help fight in this war.   I will fight for my country, even if mom doesn’t want me to go headfirst into a war. Yes, I will go. And I will help win the war of this millennium.

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