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Blanca
Age 17 |
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As the cool fresh morning air blew on to my face, it
would help me wake up. I
was getting into the car along with eight of my family members; we
were on our way to the outskirts of town to go pick berries.
I was only 9 and I was already working to help support my
family. The long hard day of work would start even before the sun
would rise up on the horizon. As
I walked through the rows of the strawberry field, I hated how I would
see slugs. By the time I
started picking berries the bottom of my pants and shoes were all wet
from the freeze that was on the plants.
After a few minutes of picking berries, my hands were freezing
cold and really dry. The
afternoon did not get any better as it started to get hot outside.
Sometimes I would imagine myself at home sitting on the sofa,
eating popcorn. |
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