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Home is that place where you feel safe and not harmed you should be sheltered. Home is a place to sleep, eat and go to the bathroom, It's not a joke though, if you were homeless you wouldn't have a bathroom, no bathroom, no toilet. Homelessness stops now. I was having a dream that I was an orphan and it was horrible (it was as a kid btw). I was poor and depressed but I wasn't able to find an orphanage. I tried to work but the only thing I could do was to use my brain on the streets. Nobody cared, nobody questioned. I was in pain looking for food, day and night, but sadly I didn't have any money so I begged for money and people's doorsteps. After I got some money, I got a midnight snack after not having any dinner before. I was terrified my future would get messed up. I slept somewhere different to explore but it's not as fun as you might think. I would have to sleep on some cardboard and my pillow would be nothing and my blanket is a jacket. My pants were ripped and my shirt was dirty. I asked many people to stay in but they couldn't, instead, they gave me a bit of money. As far as I went I still could not find an orphanage. It was hard until one day I found an orphanage! It was not as good as I thought it was the first step in regression, I know that outside wasn't any better but they still didn't care enough as the average parent would do. I was so wistful I felt rejected. I had a specific time to talk, eat, sleep and it was not much fun. In the end, I was so relieved I'm not an orphan, and we should all be grateful that we have a home, money, food, and clothes. We need to make a bigger act about this like Habitat for humanity is doing, this is a problem. 1 toonie, 1 change. End bad orphanages 4 life.

Farah

Grade 5

Kanata, Ontario

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