By: Amrita T
United Arab Emirates, Grade: 7

Dear Diary,
I feel so lost and tiny here.I'm scared, and so are my brothers and sister.My parents are trying hard to find a home, and right now we're living in tents on the side of the road like so many others. My father has found a job, but the money is not enough.My eldest brother is also looking for a job.My mother is taking care of the children and grandma, and I am also trying to find a small job, because grandma is ill with a very high fever and needs medicine.I don't know what to do, and everywhere I look, I see people just like me, poor and homeless.Yet we are happy, for we still have each other.Many people have lost their families to starvation, and we are lucky to still have two meals a day, though they are small.I must go now, my sister is crying. Hopefully, there will be better news soon.