Be Strong Even If It Hurts

by Lauren March

When 16 year old Margaret Thompson's father is killed in the revolutionary war, her brother is quick to stand up. Margaret fears of losing yet another family member, having lost her mother to the British as well.

2. Cold Blooded War part 1

I stepped out into the blistering winds. My littler siblings attached to my legs, William looking far off. There in front of us, guns were shooting off. I knew, from where we were standing, we were safe, but just barely.

William, somehow reading my thoughts, ran into the house. Martha, our slave, thought a moment, and took Samuel and Susan, leaving me carrying Benji. We ran for the house, and Martha set the children on the couch, running off.

I set down Benji and went off to find William. Of course, he was in the bedroom, gathering up a few things and tossing them in a bag. Martha walked in with a burlap bag of food we could eat without much trouble. With the bags, he went downstairs.

Father had left a few supplies when he left to war. William went to Father's room and took some out. William gathered up 2 guns, assuming Samuel was old enough to handle one.

William loaded all the stuff on a horse. Taking the other two horses from the shed, William said with a smile, "We're going to Aunt Anne's house. Maybe she can help us, protect us."