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Summary
“I am Israel,” the boy says, “and I hereby declare myself a sovereign country.”
England shrugs, France claps, and Egypt walks up to him and punches him.
The boy—Israel—growls and leaps towards Egypt, who barely manages to evade him; Israel lands on Syria instead, and Syria motions to Iraq to join in the fight. In mere seconds, the formal event turns into a brawl, hands and feet and screams and groans. It feels like an eternity before one by one nation falls, the sound dies down, and Israel stands among them, brown eyes piercing the room. He looks a little bit small and a lot confident, and he stands as if it is where he is supposed to stand.
America stands still, stupefied.
The year is 1948.
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