Chapter 1

Meet Eli

In case you were wondering who I am, i'm Eli and yes I know it may not sound like a good name but i'm with my name.

I'm Themba's big brother and the grandson of Mary my grandma and she's been leading my family for 80 years.

Oh and personally wise, i'm kind gentle loving caring loyal brave creative imaginative fun to be around with brave and always there if you need me.

Let's just say i'm that loyal and wherever i'm needed, i'm always there.

Oh and in case you were wondering, i'm a blue male elephant with long legs, a large body, and a trustworthy trunk.

Now before I continue on, I will warn you this story will feature life in the army and on the battlefield.

So just be careful reading this because I don't want to offend you or your views and beliefs.

Now for this story, well it wasn't easy but sometimes life can't always be so fair to you and it wasn't for me at first.

But somehow I was able to survive life and make it through the bad days that was there for me.