Post 17

Dear Journal
Papa is still at war. To tell us about the war, a man named Richard Pier point came to our village today. He said that he had become a slave when he was 16. He is dark skinned and he is going to lead troops in a group called the Coloured Corps. He is sixty-eight. He said that he will pray for our men that went to war. Mama cries so much these days that her eyes are red and bloodshot. She has big bags under her eyes. They sometimes bleed because she rubs them. It is hard to take care of us. I am scared that Papa will not come back and Mama will be alone.
Margueruite