Hopeless despair
The 27 of November 1939 my family got a really scary note that said that we had to leave our house within 4 hours. I got really scared because I didn’t know what was happening. When we were walking out of our house in Finland I heard gunshots and people screaming. We ran as fast as we could to the train stop and waited for the next train. When we came on the train my mom realized that one of my 7 siblings were missing. My mom started crying and my dad comforted her.
When we arrived in Sweden my parents said that we were going to live here. I asked if my sister would ever come back but my parents didn’t answer me.
The next day we went to our new school, the teachers were nice and they introduced me to my new classmates. -“Good morning students, this is Aino. She is 7 years old and just moved here from Finland, she is your new classmate!” Everyone started whispering while I went to my desk. Then the class started, but I didn’t understand anything because they only talked Swedish.
At break time I met a 15-year-old girl called Tinna, she was really nice to me. My classmates were not nice to me, they didn’t talk to me. They just stood there laughing at me. After school I ran home crying. My mom asked what was wrong and I told her about my classmates. After that we ate dinner and talked to my siblings about their school day.
A few weeks later after school when I was walking home from school I heard some kids calling my name and laughing. They were shouting at me in Swedish and pushing me around. A teenage boy came running towards us shouting "Stop! What are you doing?". The bullies ran away laughing. The boy came up to me and asked if I was okay. Then I saw that Tinna was coming and I ran up to her and hugged her. She thanked Anton and she told me that Anton was living in her house. Anton was here in Sweden to work. Tinna invited me over for dinner and we talked a bit together.
A few months later when I had learned a bit Swedish and I had made some friends my mom came up to me and wanted to tell me something. -“Hi sweetie, the war is over and we can finally go back to Finland!” My mom said happily. “But... But I have made some friends here...” My mom looked at me, by that look I knew we had to leave Sweden. “Okay, when are we leaving?” I asked. “We have to leave tomorrow morning. The train leaves at 08:10.” I started crying and my mom hugged me.
The next morning we woke up really early. We got ready to go to the train stop but suddenly someone knocked on the door, I ran and opened the door and there, right in front of me Lilja, my sister stood. I couldn't believe my own eyes, she had been lost since we lived in Finland and there she stood. I jumped on her and screamed as loud as I could "MOM!!". She came running down and she ran and hugged her and got all emotional and started crying. We were all so happy but then we realized that the train was leaving soon so we ran to the train stop.
When we arrived to the train, I went with my parents to search for some seats. And it was easy. The train was empty. I played with my sister for a while with the ball that I had given Tinna, but an hour lateral, tiredness and sleep overcame me.
In my dream, or rather, in my nightmare, the guys from my old school were bullied me. They accompanied me home, telling me that I was useless. When I got home, in my nightmare, the boys had knocked down the door and they came to my room to find me and hit me. By the time they were going to hit me I woke up from my nightmare. The worst nightmare of my life.
I woke up by the sound of the train stopping. I looked around and everybody were freaking out. I heard gunshots and I realized that we were back in Finland. The train started moving again, and after some waiting we arrived at our hometown. I went out of the train and got a big shock. Everything was ruined. We walked over to our house and it was destroyed. I was really angry and sad at the same time.
A soldier came over to us and told us to leave because they were going to start shooting. We ran over to the forest and my brother was missing. We looked all over for him and suddenly we saw him, lying on the ground, dead. I started crying but my mom said we needed to run so this wouldn't also happen to us. We ran as fast and as far as we could.
A Couple of hours later I slipped and I couldn't get up again. My family didn't realize that I wasn't behind them, and they left me behind. I got really scared and suddenly i heard someone walking behind me. I looked behind me and screamed. I woke up locked inside of a scary dark room. I think i fainted in the forest. A man walked inside the room and asked how i was. After all I realized that he was just trying to help me find my family. I never found it but I lives the rest of my life with the man and his wife.
Now i am 20 years old living my best life. Yesterday I was walking outside and I saw a woman, I recognized her but I didn´t know where from. Then I heard her call my name and run over to me. It was my mother.
Collaborative writing by: Embla Ingibjörg, David og Outi
When we arrived in Sweden my parents said that we were going to live here. I asked if my sister would ever come back but my parents didn’t answer me.
The next day we went to our new school, the teachers were nice and they introduced me to my new classmates. -“Good morning students, this is Aino. She is 7 years old and just moved here from Finland, she is your new classmate!” Everyone started whispering while I went to my desk. Then the class started, but I didn’t understand anything because they only talked Swedish.
At break time I met a 15-year-old girl called Tinna, she was really nice to me. My classmates were not nice to me, they didn’t talk to me. They just stood there laughing at me. After school I ran home crying. My mom asked what was wrong and I told her about my classmates. After that we ate dinner and talked to my siblings about their school day.
A few weeks later after school when I was walking home from school I heard some kids calling my name and laughing. They were shouting at me in Swedish and pushing me around. A teenage boy came running towards us shouting "Stop! What are you doing?". The bullies ran away laughing. The boy came up to me and asked if I was okay. Then I saw that Tinna was coming and I ran up to her and hugged her. She thanked Anton and she told me that Anton was living in her house. Anton was here in Sweden to work. Tinna invited me over for dinner and we talked a bit together.
A few months later when I had learned a bit Swedish and I had made some friends my mom came up to me and wanted to tell me something. -“Hi sweetie, the war is over and we can finally go back to Finland!” My mom said happily. “But... But I have made some friends here...” My mom looked at me, by that look I knew we had to leave Sweden. “Okay, when are we leaving?” I asked. “We have to leave tomorrow morning. The train leaves at 08:10.” I started crying and my mom hugged me.
The next morning we woke up really early. We got ready to go to the train stop but suddenly someone knocked on the door, I ran and opened the door and there, right in front of me Lilja, my sister stood. I couldn't believe my own eyes, she had been lost since we lived in Finland and there she stood. I jumped on her and screamed as loud as I could "MOM!!". She came running down and she ran and hugged her and got all emotional and started crying. We were all so happy but then we realized that the train was leaving soon so we ran to the train stop.
When we arrived to the train, I went with my parents to search for some seats. And it was easy. The train was empty. I played with my sister for a while with the ball that I had given Tinna, but an hour lateral, tiredness and sleep overcame me.
In my dream, or rather, in my nightmare, the guys from my old school were bullied me. They accompanied me home, telling me that I was useless. When I got home, in my nightmare, the boys had knocked down the door and they came to my room to find me and hit me. By the time they were going to hit me I woke up from my nightmare. The worst nightmare of my life.
I woke up by the sound of the train stopping. I looked around and everybody were freaking out. I heard gunshots and I realized that we were back in Finland. The train started moving again, and after some waiting we arrived at our hometown. I went out of the train and got a big shock. Everything was ruined. We walked over to our house and it was destroyed. I was really angry and sad at the same time.
A soldier came over to us and told us to leave because they were going to start shooting. We ran over to the forest and my brother was missing. We looked all over for him and suddenly we saw him, lying on the ground, dead. I started crying but my mom said we needed to run so this wouldn't also happen to us. We ran as fast and as far as we could.
A Couple of hours later I slipped and I couldn't get up again. My family didn't realize that I wasn't behind them, and they left me behind. I got really scared and suddenly i heard someone walking behind me. I looked behind me and screamed. I woke up locked inside of a scary dark room. I think i fainted in the forest. A man walked inside the room and asked how i was. After all I realized that he was just trying to help me find my family. I never found it but I lives the rest of my life with the man and his wife.
Now i am 20 years old living my best life. Yesterday I was walking outside and I saw a woman, I recognized her but I didn´t know where from. Then I heard her call my name and run over to me. It was my mother.
Collaborative writing by: Embla Ingibjörg, David og Outi