I thought this was a great story overall. It was a great story but it was really sad and violent. This story reminded me of war and war crimes. These two men were really bad men that came to the village to do whatever they wanted to whomever they pleased. One kid got his head chopped off for being brave and trying to stand up. It was the tall one who committed this crime he was very vicious as described. The sly one was the nicest but he seemed like a rapist because at the end he put his hand on the girls breast. He seemed to Lure her in with a fake story of how they are similar and then most likely had sex with her without her wanting it. In my head I envision the tall guy as an abusive man and the short one as a sneaky pervert. It seemed like these two men were soldiers of the opposite side and we’re committing war crimes. It seemed to have taken place in Africa because of the use of machetes. Usually by now most solders would have fire arms. It reminded me of the type of stuff that goes on in the world now and it really saddens me.