We Came To Australia

• Jordan Hofman, Grade 6
• Short Story
• 2017

We Came to Australia
“Boom!”
I could hear the loud bang from a bomb. We were in war.
“Boom! “
I knew I had to run but my right ear went deaf. I couldn’t hear too well but the sound of the explosion stayed with me for a long time. I couldn’t move. I was petrified in fear and I couldn’t even concentrate.
“Boom!”
This explosion motivated me to run it basically shook me into action. I took off to the beach. I saw a fishing boat.
“Boom!”
I fell from this powerful boom. I climbed back up but my legs didn’t want to cooperate. I could see a fisherman running towards me and a group of men coming to my aid. I could feel the sand under me, falling behind, as they helped me go up onto the boat.
This boat seemed small only about 4 metres by 10 metres and there were already lots of us on the boat. Lots of scared people soon to be refugees.