Excerpts from the diary of Colonel Amir Khouri:

may 1st

mom gave me this book, told me to write.

i don’t have anything else to do so here goes.

we arrived last night. there was a long line and we had to wait a long time before they let us in. everyone inside had guns, those were pretty cool! i’ve only seen guns on tv. first we had to throw away our clothes, mom said it’s because they had to see that we hadn’t been bitten. i asked about aunt mary but mom didn’t want to talk about it. but it was so cool to see dad!!

there aren’t that many people around, it’s strange. the base seems kinda nice i guess, but i wish i had taken some games with me or something. dad’s too busy.

may 19th

yesterday dad took me to the shooting range! i got to shoot a real gun! it was awesome! he told me i shot well and if i keep practicing i might become a soldier like him! yeah! mom didn’t like it but what does she know.

there’s a huge line of people outside shouting and stuff. the soldiers are letting em in but it’s going slow.

may 22nd

the line’s gone, mom said there was an accident. i was asleep. it’s really quiet here.

may 24th

we passed by the main gate on our way to dinner. the ground was all black. dad’s on a bad mood.

june 7th

the sky’s on fire, mom said they dropped the bombs. i… dunno what to say.

august 29th

people have stopped coming. mom said it’s good, no room for more. i guess it’s pretty crowded, and we used to get so much more food. mom never used to yell at me, now she does all the time. i can’t do anything right anymore. i never see dad anymore.

march 13th

still here, i guess.

?????? who the fuck keeps track of dates anymore??

hahahahaha oh fuck i forgot i even had this thing. like a flashback straight from hell. how old was i even? 11? 12? something like that. fuck. how the hell did i even understand any of that shit? guess i didn’t, hindsight and all that. i can’t believe it’s been this long, hard to remember what things were like before… maybe i should of written more. gotta show this to mom, she’ll have a good laugh over not letting me shoot a gun.

i wish i had my games, i’d be the coolest dad around.