SAVE US

I don't understand politics. 
All I know is that for the last three months, my school has been closed, until further notice. 

On January 6th, 2015, a non-stop blockade had been announced by the opposition party. The blockades are to be continued till the government steps down from power and a non-biased election is held. 

I have read that much in the headlines of all the newspapers and television channels that have been circulating since that day. Countless talk shows are airing everyday and numerous personalities appear to have their say. They claim they know exactly how to stop this, they know why all of this is happening. It's always someone else's fault. Then why is it that none of them are doing anything? Every day the newspapers are filled with discussions and so many people talk in the editorial sections saying that they know the root to the problem. Then why isn't anyone doing anything? I don't understand them. Why did the opposition party suddenly decide to take such drastic measures? Or why would this help them to achieve their goal? Again I don't understand.

Sometimes I hear the elders speak in our living room. These days we do not have many visitors. My relatives are afraid to leave their houses. But whenever they come and sit for a cup of tea, this seems to be the only topic they talk of. They also talk of our chauffeur, Rahim mama who was a victim of a petrol bombing and is now in the hospital. I don't understand why anyone would want to hurt him. He was so nice to everyone. 

I miss my friends, my teachers, and my classroom. I remember the projects that hung on its walls made by our team during science fair. I remember the welcome chart that covers our class' entrance door. It had taken me 2 nights to complete that project. I remember how my teacher was so impressed with my work that she assigned me another one. I look at the table and see the chart neatly rolled up. I never got to submit it. I feel anxious, I feel irritated. But most importantly, I feel the fear of a disrupted education. 

I am sitting for my A Level examination on May, or was supposed to. Many exams had been cancelled for the January session and some examinations were taken back to back, squeezing the schedule in a day. I don't want any of it. I just want to completely finish my education. It is not an unearthly desire, just a very ordinary one.

 I am a probably a child so I don't understand. But surely the elders do? Can you all not fix this? I want my old life back again. I want to go to school again. Can you not give me that?

The writer, aged 16, is a grade 11 student.