By: Maya M
Mexico, Grade: 7

I write now in my room at St.Meena's. Christeen Fabiona died today. The Sisters are cruel. The dumped little Christeen's body in a pit and buried her up. We barely eat and often go hungry. The little sweatshop we work in is airless and hot. A little girl collapsed from working 14 hours a day. The doctor came to examine her and she died 2 hours later. They said a hasty prayer and buried her. Death, Sickness, and Hunger, the demons of life. This might be the last time I write in you.