"My high school friends have begun to suspect I haven’t told them the full story of my life".

Friend : “Why did you leave Sierra Leone?”

Ishmael : “Because there is a war.”

Friend : “Did you witness some of the fighting?”

Ishmael : “Everyone in the country did.”

Friend : “You mean you saw people running around with guns and shooting each other?”

Ishmael : “Yes, all the time.”

Friend : “Cool.”

Ishmael : I smile a little.

Friend : “You should tell us about it sometime.”

Ishmael : “Yes, sometime.”