The Escape
CEntrance
Now it has been seven years since the war against the world. On a pretty summer night the 25th of June in 2069 a boy called Juanid was born in Syria he lived in a big house with his parents and his brother. On the same day one year later in Norway a little girl was born and her name was Lena. She lived in Frankfurt with her parents and three siblings. In Italy 2067 Maria was born on 15th of April. She lived with her mother and grandmother. Then in the United States on 21st of December 2070, in San Francisco, Teresa was born into a wealthy family of three siblings and parents. In a small basement, on the 30th of January 2070, in Denmark, a pretty boy, Theo, was born. His brother passed away the same night, so there was only him and his parents left.
Lena
I was born in Frankfurt on the 25th of June in 2068. When I was born Norway was in danger everything was weird and we had to look out for warriors. I could not go out into the world until I was about 10 years old because of the bombs and the bad people on the streets. We did not have much food or water and electricity did not exist anymore. I had to live with two other families in a small basement and hide from everything for a long time.
Juanid
I was born in Aleppo on the 5th of June in 2069. We had many problems in our country. When I was born there started a war and everyone was shocked. My mother and dad tried to protect me and my brother the best way they could, but they died when I was 8 and from then I just lived with my brother.
Maria
I was born in Rome, Italy, April 15th in 2067. My father had just passed away few days before I was born. So, I just lived with my mother. Rome was a total wreckage and all of the old remains were totally destroyed. There was no-one alive in the streets, only a few animals like cats. My grandmother used to tell me stories about Rome before when everything was okay.
Teresa
I was born in the United States, In San Francisco, on the 21st of December, in 2070. When I was born the war had not arrived in the USA. We had internet and shopping malls everything was so perfect but on the perfect day 4th of March the perfect USA died because the war had begun but luckily my father was very rich, so he rented a big yacht for me and my family. We went on to the ocean 4 days later.
Theo
I was born in Denmark on the 3th of January in 2070. I have never been outside because my mother is afraid that I will never come back if I do, like my father.
The Escape
Theo woke up one night wondering what the outside might look like. Theo wrote a short note to his mother saying “Dear mom I am so sorry that I left in such a hurry, but I am getting tired at staying here and I have to see more than just this basement.” He crawled out through the only window in the basement while everyone was asleep. Theo walked on the brown ruined grass all the way up the Strøget. Everything was so dark and new at the same time. ´´I am going to try to find a ship that could take me to a better place than Denmark, ´´ he said to himself.
After walking for many hours, trying to hide from the soldiers and other people he finally reached the harbour.
After being on a yacht for six weeks Teresa's family finally arrived in Denmark. The voyage had been hard and the boat struggled a lot on the sea.
Sneaking on the pier, Theo noticed this big yacht and tried to make the people on board notice him. After a while Teresa saw the blond boy who seemed to be the same age as her. Teresa went to him and asked why he was alone and what his name was.
Theo told Teresa his story, and she asked if he would like to go on the yacht with her family. Theo answered gladly that he would like to go with them. She took him aboard, into her cabin and they fell asleep
In a refugee camp in Iceland three youngsters Juanid, Lena and Maria. They have met and they are trying to figure out a way of escaping from the camp and go to Thailand. After long planning they decided that they had to build a raft. After building it they snuck out with the raft and put on the ocean.
Theo and Teresa had been travelling for a week and escaping from submarines when they notice a raft they stopped to look at it and they noticed that there were three people. The people are very afraid so Teresa parents decide to let them come on their yacht.
After long trip all of them arrived in Thailand and there they could finally settle down.
Collaborative writing by Katariina Mäkkeli and Kristín Lovísa Andradóttir
Katariina and Kristín present their story in Finland