Thank you for sharing this powerful story with us. Could you tell us about what inspired you to write it? I chose to write what I am going through as a young girl to archive my goals and experiences. I hope my readers will take a good message from it. I would also like to share my story with those who live lives such as mine.

Sophia Kaushik is a high school student from California who is passionate about literature and writing. Sophia has been writing poetry and short fiction for as long as she can remember and has had her work published in a number of literary journals. She is a book review writer for her school newspaper and a founder of her school’s poetry club.

I was sitting at home with my mother one Friday morning when my phone rang.   “Blandine, can you come over? I want to talk to you,” said the voice on the other end of the line.  It was my friend Sarah.   I was finished with my chores and my mother gave me permission to go.  Sarah lives in Kashojwa, near Best Future School.