The Cold War: A Short Story

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Once, there was a girl, her name was Robin, and she lived in Canada deep in the woods. She lived with her parents, until January 24, 2089. That was the day when the cold war started between Canada and Russia. Her parents were sent off to go and create as many weapons as possible. So her and her younger brother, Jay, had to live on their own. Robin was 12 years old at the beginning of the cold war, and her brother was only 9. That was awhile ago, though, two whole years to be exact. Luckily, Robin had learned the essentials for life before she was pulled out of school to stay home during the cold war. Her brother, on the other hand, hadn’t gone to school, for he had been shot in the knees by a deer hunter when he was 4 years old, so he was …show more content…

He was just like a normal, now 11, year-old boy. He went hunting, swimming, and did pretty much everything anyone else could do. She can still remember the day her brother had been shot, that was the day she had started to have terrible seizures. For when her brother was shot, it had hurt her as well. The noise had affected her brain development so part of her brain isn’t like it should. Her seizures normally last 3 to 5 minutes, about 3 times a week. At first, everyone had thought she was just faking it, but after a few weeks, they knew something was wrong. They lived near a clinic in case something like this would ever happen. Therefore they took her to the clinic to see what was going on. The doctor had told the parents her brain wasn’t developed correctly. There was an option to fix the issue, but the surgery would be costly. Therefore, they were forced to live with it. After her parents had left, they weren’t very worried about Robin, for her seizures didn’t happen as often as they used to. Her brother was acting as usual and Robin hadn’t had many seizures while the were gone. It has been 6 years since the event. While it was only two years ago when the cold war had

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