Question: Write a story on Rebuilding a town after a war. Add characters to the story and write about the problems faced by them during the rebuilding process.
Rebuilding a town after war
Sumit lives in a town close to the border. For the last 3 months his country is on war with its neighbor country. This war has affected every aspect of Sumit’s life. His father lost his life while defending the country borders. When the enemy aircrafts started bombing on his town he got separated from his family and since then he hasn’t seen any of them. After 3 months of hiding and uncertainty both the countries came to an agreement and the violence ended. The war indeed ended on that day on paper; however the battle of the countless lives of both the countries was nowhere near the end. Sumit was 18 at that time so he was allowed to join the reconstruction crew. He joined them without any second thought for two reasons. First they will provide food and water to their workers. The second reason was that the job will give him better opportunity to find his lost family.
The primary target the construction crew received was to reestablish the connection with the rest of the world as the town was completely isolated by the enemy atrocities. This will make it easier to bring the food and water for those living in the town. The work was going smoothly when it suddenly came to a halt. While making the road Sumit and his teammates found big metal shell. It turned out to be an unexploded bomb dropped by enemy aircraft. Due to this unexpected setback their work was delayed. Sumit used this opportunity to find his family in the nearby camp. He went there with a hope that finally he will find his mother and sister but life does not go as planned always. In the camp registry he could not find the names he was looking for. However, from there he found out that those who could not enroll in this camp due to limited capacity were transferred to the camp in the next town. In few days the roads were completed and the supply of food and water was secured. The food and water received by the town was not merely enough for the people. This was causing anger among the masses. Sumit and his team were assigned to construct a public toilet for the people camp when the riot started. Everyone was already frustrated and unhappy with the situation and an official pushed an old man out of the line, this triggered the riot. The angry mob destroyed the office room and all the officials fled the situation. Police came and took care of the rioters. The construction work resumed in the camp after some days. The local leaders came to the camp and talked to everyone and requested everyone to cooperate with the volunteers. They asked the residents to lent their helping hand in rebuilding the town and restoring its lost glory. The reconstruction of the town’s own water tank started after some days. Sumit kept searching for his family in the hospitals and other possible places. After 6 months sumit and his team received an order to go the next town to help them as they are facing a shortage of workers there. The next day he leaves his hometown for the first time in his life in the search of his family.
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