Life of a child in an informal settlement

When I woke up the roof was leaking from the rain last night.when I got dressed for school I went to go to the bathroom outside.I hated the fact that I had to go to the bathroom outside,it had a horrible smell and there was no door and there was no privacy.I heard rumours that a kid about 5 years old fell into the toilet because he was too small,and another kid died from a disease when he went to the bathroom.When I was about to leave my house.my dad shouted at me to get ready for school even though I had already got dressed then he shouted at me to get out of the house.My dad is an alcoholic from when my mom left him,he’s always drunk and my stepmom makes all our money.Once I was finished going to the bathroom I forgot my breakfast,but we didn’t have food,so I had to go to school on a empty stomach.

When I got to school every kid was nice to me because my family was below poor and my dad was drunk.When I got to class I looked at all sixty kids,when school started I was one of the lucky ones to get one of the ten work books.At lunch the school gave us our first meal of the day.when school ended I had to walk to get water for the family then I had to study under a lamppost because I did not have lights in the house.

When I finished my homework and my studying I started to walk home.When I got home I walk through the open doorway.I wish we had a door and I hope for a better life with food  and a working toilet.

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  1. Anonymous28 May 2019 at 10:42

    Thank you Liam. Some good insight shown. Be sure to read carefully and edit your work before submitting.

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