War Brothers

As Jacob enters the school, he notices one of the armed guards glaring at the students and figures that it’s due to their relative socio-economic privilege. Jacob and Tony have a happy meeting with Paul, until they’re told off by the assistant headmaster. In the dorm, a teacher tells them of a new student entering the school, a 12-year-old named Norman, who will be staying in their dorm.

After prayers, Jacob introduces himself to Norman. The three boys test him in mathematics, which is the reason for him being at the school, and find that he can multiply large numbers in his head. That night, Jacob laughs and tells stories with his friends, afterward going to bed considering how lucky he is to be at this school. Unable to sleep, he quizzes his friend Paul in the dark about what America and flying in planes is like. Jacob drifts off to sleep but is awoken at 2:00 am by the sound of gunshots.

The boys in the dorm bolt upright in fear, knowing immediately that they are under attack by the Lord’s Resistance Army. Someone begins to bang loudly on their door, and