LOVE AND WAR ( A story of peace and blood)

knew, and left hearts to grieve in silence. Eve Robertson had no memories of her real parents,

, and chaos consumed everything. Her parents were caught in the crossfire, another casualty of a war that never asked for permiss

and broken stories. For years, Eve waited. Every birthday passed with a candle and a wish for

Robertson, a warm but strict woman with strong hands and a deeper heart. They already had two children, Mike an

sky was soft with light, a

sat on a bench as Martha too

ns to be part of a famil

y, her big green eyes fu

l never have to be alone again. It means

ven though I don't have

rom her forehead. "We'll be your real pa

warmth of belonging overwhe

a small suitcase, a photo of her bir

eality rarely wa

. Mike, a brooding 16-year-old with a cruel streak, and Juliana, a vain 14-year-o

," Mike muttered that

ok at those hand-me-downs. She's

he family she longed to be part of. She was placed in the small room beside

loved th

ana's hair one morning,

from the kitchen table once,

smiled, sti

n the living room, she overheard Mik

he clutches that old p

it praying for ghost parents to show u

e they ran away from

ached, but she made no sound. She just returned to folding-on

was cruel, school

aised her for her intelligence and discipline. She aced her tests,

r, Miss Kendall, to Martha one evening. "Y

od. The librarian reserved books for her. Shopkeepers waved when

love came only from two hearts; Andrew and Martha. Mike and Juliana grew col

et their hatred

when she received silence in return. She prayed for Mike. She hoped for Juliana. Dee

rength to rise above pain, cruelty, and loss-would one

a dream, a sharp mind, and a heart big eno