Diary Entry: 4

March 24, 1782

Dear Diary,

Man has it been rough these past years. It was horrible, it was a major chaos, a nightmare, it was even...disturbing. I mean, the blood on the ground, flying pieces of people's bodies, ugh, speaking of it wants to make me barf. I...I really...don't want to talk about  it. I'm lucky that I'm alive right now.

But ever since the war was started, I was banned from my diary. Well, not really, because I have been fleeing from village to colony to tribe, day and night, provided with the least amount of water and food. I couldn't write in the diary on my horse, even when I thought I was in a safe place, because there was danger in the air, and who knows, someone can just sneak attack me and I would've been killed.

But I shouldn't take pity on myself, I should give it to some of the Thirteen Colony people; some of them tried to support the British, but that wasn't the smartest move. Anyways, if they had been caught, and most of them did, they would be horribly tortured by the Thirteen Colonies, I don't even want to talk about it. Even people who didn't want to take sides, who wanted to stay neutral, like me, were also targets. It's a good thing that I didn't get caught.

The people who took the side of the rebellion against the British are called Patriots...I think. Anyways, they were so aggressive, I don't even know how to explain it, I guess they were just so tortured by the British and they wanted to win this war so badly, that they had to act this way.

But the war finally ended, and I used to be so happy about that, but things just got worse. (Well, not really.) The people from the Thirteen Colonies who have took Britain's side in the war, were forced to leave, and some of them chose to, due to the torture that the Thirteen Colonies have caused because of their...I don't even want to say it..but I have to...fine. ...have caused because of their 'victory.' The people who were forced to leave, by their neighbours, the ugly Patriots, (OK, maybe they aren't that ugly, but still, they were just so mean,) they were called Untied Empire Loyalists, Loyalists for short.

May 11, 1783

 Dear Diary,

Almost 70, 000 refugees have left 'United States,' and most of them headed to 'Canada.' Almost 2000 of these people were First Nations, but luckily for them, when they allied with the British, they were granted with land from their assistance in the war.

Anyways...I have been ordered to send Loyalists' letters, and they were all about the reason that they betrayed the Thirteen Colonies, which was their colony...before. I have also heard stories from them in person (I am traveling with them.) Well, I'll get back to you if I can, but don't get your hopes up. I've got a lot of things to do. (And one of them is reading other people's confidential letters. Well, don't blame me, I'm just so tempted to read it. I learn a lot from doing so.)

Love,

Kristen Taylor