If I Deliver the Baby Now
“If I deliver the baby now, I want to give it to you to take to America.”
In the early morning at 5 a.m., both the Sudanese army and the Janjaweed surrounded the village with cars. They then came into the village on horses and camels. They wore green—the official wear of the Sudanese military government. They were armed with guns. People were sleeping and did not know what was happening. They started shooting people and killing them. I did not understand what they were saying. I saw two men killed. There were many others. I was afraid to go and look. My family escaped to another village. One of my male relatives helped bring my grandmother, mother, and myself. I hid with my mother and children. They burned the village and took all the animals. It was 2003....My mother died at the border from being mad.... She could not get treatment. My grandmother is at the frontier doing some work....I went outside of the [refugee] camp for firewood. A man found me. I was about 30 km from the camp because there was no firewood nearer. I was with four other women. He was a villager in simple clothes. We started to run, and he grabbed my arm. He put his knife to the ground, ripped my clothing, and raped me. I tried to fight but I did not have the power....
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