4th December, 12 Tuesday Cloudy
It was a cooldark dawn. I woke up at 5:00 in the morning, I ate a quick breakfast and went to do farming. After farming for three hours, there was sweat all over my body. I was very tired, so I went back to the house to take some water that was full of dirt. It was very tasty! I was so thirsty that I drank much. Suddenly, my younger brothers and sisters were crying. I immediately ran to them and comforted them.
In the afternoon, I went to a rubbish mountain to find some food. There were thousands and thousands flies. I called it “Mount Treasure” because sometimes if I am lucky, I could find some treasure like old newspapers and some bags. I sold them to earn money for my family. I climbed up on the top of the mount and found a lunch box that was filled with rotten meat and bread. I gobbled it up without thinking twice because I was too hungry! Then, I stood up and yelled, ‘I am the KING OF RUBBISH!’ David heard my yelling and shouted back, ‘NO, YOU are the KING OF FOOLISH!’ We all giggled at that.
I am already a seven–year–old boy now but I still couldn’t go to school. My family is very poor. My siblings and I are suffering from malnutrition because of shortage of food. Sometimes we eat corn bread and sometimes we eat corn dough only.
I always miss my brother. He was abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army when he was ten years old. I never see him again. I think he has no hope to come back.
My city is in poverty. It was undeveloped too. Everyone is in hunger. Some of my friends are dying because the medical technology is poor. The city is suffering from war, rebellion and starvation.
My dream is to be a doctor when I grow up. I want to cure their sickness and educate them the knowledge of hygiene.
I hope I will live in a peaceful and prosperous city. Children there have their rights to education and freedom.