Next thing Rayelin knew, everyone was watching her, waiting for her story. She stumbled, knowing very well the story but not wanting to say anything. She could feel her eyes watering, but held back the tears. She had, after all, vowed never to cry in front of anyone again. So, instead of telling her story, she looked all sad and told them her mother had never really talked about it. That all she knew was that anyone in the family who had fought in the battle was no longer there. Just those two sentences from her mouth, though, seemed to be enough.