Hi @ubani1. As always, thanks for posting in The Ink Well. As you know, we are making every effort to make sure our content is non-violent here in our community. While we mute the very bloody stories, we really prefer not to do that. And we simply ask our writers not to include violent acts. We won't curate stories that mention people being gunned down or brutalized. Please read our article about violence and brutality so you fully understand our stance on this.

As @yaziris was saying, these are also not things a grandfather would tell his children in a bedtime story.

Here are the lines that we would ask you to edit, if you want The Ink Well to curate your story:

After I watched my mother die right in front of me, during a peaceful visit at the barracks.

But unfortunately, the barracks were attacked by masked gunmen before my mother and I could run for safety, she was accidentally shot in her chest in the crossfire, pulling me down to the ground, as my hands were held to hers.

One of the soldier's helmets fell on metal and it alerted our opponents, as they rain fire on us, killing everyone except me.

He lost one of his legs. Slowly, I crawled towards him and carried him on my shoulder, running like I was chased by zombies. It caught the attention of both sides, as my opponents started throwing bombs at us, I tried dodging them.

Thank you.