The School is No Good?

Jawan laid in bed listening to the gun shots outside. He was used to that. Usually Jawan found he could even sleep through the shootings and the sirens. But tonight Jawan found it hard to sleep.

The gunshots were making him think of his older brother who was shot just going down to the carry out.

Then he started thinking of his dad. He only remembers seeing him a few times. Jawan could barely remember him but he still thought about him once in awhile. He wondered if his dad was still alive. He thought how much different it would be if his mom was still alive. Jawan loved his grandmother, but she was very sick and he could hardly care for her. His grandmother could barely afford to feed him and his sisters.

Jawan thought, "I wish it wasn't so cold in this place. I bet even the rats are freezing tonight."

Then Jawan thought about school tomorrow. He thought about how he liked going to school and seeing Ms. Howard.

Then he became sad.

"Next year", he thought, "they are closing down my school and now I am going to have to walk a long way to that other school."

He sighed.

He thought about how they are saying his school was not any good.

Jawan began to feel more restless and even angry. 

"Man", Jawan thought, "they say that we should be learning more. But that school is the only good thing in this rotten place."

Jawan thought about not having that school anymore. He became even sadder. He went back to listening to the gunfire.
Grant