Almost instantly I drop the remote and we whip our heads around to see our aunt who has just descended the stairs. We both are still shocked; we didn't think anyone would find us. "I-I-just…found them under the bed and I was curious," I stutter out. "Well…" encourages Aunt Madge, "what are you waiting for?" I see Gale's face brighten up out of the corner of my eye. "You mean we can actually watch it?" I ask. "Yeah, why not, you have a right to know exactly what happened."
She comes and sits next to us on the couch. She presses the button and I flinch. I watch the games, both of them; every second…it's horrible. I have to close my eyes half the time. I'm scared but at the same time kind of intrigued…so this exactly what happened. When Mom and Dad explained it to us it seemed horrible but now it seems worse if even possible.
When the tape finishes we're all silent, no words are needed. "Well you better go to bed," says Aunt Madge. I still don't know what to say so I just go to my room. I wrap the blankets tight around and think of what I just saw. I start to get hot and start to sweat but I don't take off the covers. My head starts to hurt thinking of how a country could change so drastically then fight to go back.
Somehow I find sleep but soon enough it's morning again. I have to drag myself out of bed and downstairs. Once I reach the living room a figure is curled up on the couch silently weeping and sniffling. My aunt is hardly recognizable. I move closer a bit uncomfortable. "Are you alright?" I ask. She lifts her head gently to see where the voice came from. Her eyes are red and puffy as if she's been crying all night. "A man came here this morning," she weeps, "on behalf of your uncle…"