Dec 31 : Remincing

Dear Diary,

It's New Year's eve today. It's a surprise how fast time flies by. It has been one year since you come with me. Even if I didn't write every day.

Last new year's eve I was still strolling on Oldbourne street. This new year's eve, I'm busy in the army base. So many things happened in just one-year time.

When I read back what I wrote on the 1st Jan, I noticed that I wrote that I want to stop getting older and that I'll ask that to the Santa this year. But then, I completely forgot this year's Christmas! If it's not from one soldier that said today is the last day of the year, I'd already completely forgotten about it.

Life in the army base is not any less chaotic than the battlefield. We aren't fighting to the death or sacrificing our lives in the front line, but we are fighting with death and time and do our best to save the injured soldiers from dying. Different fights but nonetheless the same chaos.

But since I kinda missed Christmas, let me make a wish now. My last Christmas wish is for world peace. My wish for the next year is for the war to end soon. I don't want to see any more death. Let's just go back to the previous life where the war didn't happen. It's almost 5 years now. I think this country has enough war already.

How many more people does this country want to sacrifice?

Do you still remember that strange uncle I told you about? Apparently, he is one of the unit captains. I'm not sure how the army system ranking is, but I know for sure he leads a team of his own. I only met him twice in these five months I'm staying here. The first time when he saved us and yesterday was the second time.

He came back bloodily, and when I saw him like that, I immediately feel my heartbeat increased. The doctor was the one treating his injuries and he told me that the uncle broke his legs. He is taken out of the roster directly after the doctor's diagnosis. But he is still alive, despite all those heavy injuries that he got.

He is still unconscious as of now. I hope he'd regain his consciousness soon.

All in all, today is the last day of the year. Hopefully, things get better next year.

And a happy birthday to myself. Congratulations on living passed yesterday and living passed the last year. I'm proud of myself for staying alive even in this unfavorable situation.