Ana

My mum is crying and my little brother thinks it is exciting because of the helicopters.

I do not know how to explain to him that it is not exciting. I do not know how to explain it to me.

Thirty-two days of occupation.

School is open. The shop has food. Nobody has hurt us. The soldiers say hello to my brother and he says hello back now, which I hate, and I cannot explain to him why I hate it.

That is the part nobody warns you about. It gets normal. It gets normal so fast.