Esther's Blog

A day in the life and home of a child in an informal settlement . Hi my name is Becky, I felt scared and angry at the same time today. I was sleeping in my cozy bed ,(well, not really cozy) until my older brother, John, (who is also my big bully) burst into my room and started shouting at me,” Hey! Sis, wake up! Now!” But I just ignored him even though it’s Friday! Finally I just stood up in my bed and felt too sleepy to even bother what he was saying,” You have to come to my gang,(called Cool Style Gangster) we are going to play “Picking on Becky” John cried,” But John! Dad promised you before he die, he said you have to protect me from your gang and all the dangerous things around me!” I shouted, but he just rolled his eyes at me,” Come on! And dad is not here anymore so get over it already!” He screamed,” Or else I’m telling mom!” I shouted,” Oh no you don’t Becky, cause… I’m telling mom! Sorry but you once cutted mom’s favorite dress for your project and you saw mom how she wa

Hi my name is Gladys. I felt really scared after all that nightmare day it made me furious and scared at the same time. A man name Raymond came to our school because he was the singing inspector. He was wearing an enormous knickerbockers , thick stockings like a hunter,he has a sphere face,eyes like blueberries,and called everyone to come to the big room but the bigger boys like Jack Long and Paulus,they only do exams it was so unfair and not equal. Then all of us have to sing the doh ray me song. He called Benny and Charles to sing first,but instead of singing they stand still as if they don’t know what to sing they didn’t even know Blue Bells of Scotland or Ministrel boy, Mr Raymond got angry and roared at them,”What can you sing. Sing anything,”Charles said in a weak voice,”We can sing Pretty Polly,” “Then sing it,” he shouted,but he does look like a angry bull ready for the battle. They began to sing but it was so terrible that I have to block my ears with a tissue or a cloth. Char