The Immigrant Child
The troubled journey to a new life
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We were standing in the shop with the same guy standing in front of us, glaring around, his gun held up, like he was ready to shoot. Mom just stared at him with utter distaste and distrust.
“I don’t know where he is!” She stated bluntly raising her chin.
“Humph!” He said and then Mom fell, a gaping bullet hole parting her chest.
“Mom!”
Next was Luke, still trying to protect Katelyn.
“No!”
I tried to step in front of the bullet that was imminently headed for her forehead, but the bullet moved quicker.
“Katelyn! No, no, no, no, no, no! Katelyn!”
The guy stopped then and announced.
“If you tell us where your Dad is maybe we’ll let you live.” I knew he was lying, he would kill both Dad and I if I told him. Besides, it wouldn’t be worth it to live while the rest of your family was killed.
“Never!”
“Then you can die too!” he said his eyes cold. “We’ll find him anyways! Last chance…”
“I’d rather die a hundred times you stupid, horrible…!” I couldn’t think of the words to describe how horrible he was.
“Then die you shall!” he proclaimed loudly and he pulled the trigger. It seemed to happen in slow motion. I could have ducked but I forced my instinct to the back of my mind and instead remained in the line of the bullet. Pain tore at my chest and then all went dark.
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About the Book
In this rollercoaster of emotions, of good vs. bad of happy vs. sad you will see-One family, one boy, their lives changed forever by the greed and anger of others. Thomas is only eight years old and he’s already seen and faced more than many adults ever will. Thrust into a new country, a new house-that’s not yet his home-his heart stays with the country from which he came. He's from Zimbabwe, a country ravaged by war and terror. Forced to leave all he loves behind and face a new country, thousands of miles away from his friends and family. Away from his home, he feels alone. Unable to let go of his past, he's stuck in this new place, taunted by twisted dreams that confuse him, and he has to learn to survive in this country, even if he doesn't want to be there. Can he leave behind the pain of his past and confront his fears? Can he find a home in this new country, or will he stay stuck in his mind, unable to move forwards, or go back to happier times? And if he finally does find a home in this new place will it all be ripped away from him once again?
About the Author
This book was written because I've seen and experienced the things that I portray in this book and I wanted to share these experiences. I did however change the names and characters for the sake of protecting others identity. I feel it's important that other people realise that not everyone has the life that Canadians and Americans do, not everyone is safe. I felt a need to share that and found an outlet through this book. I'm an avid writer and I wanted to show others a different lifestyle, a different story-one that they haven't seen or heard before. I'm 13 years old and my family is really important to me. I also love most animals but especially Horses. I live in Alberta, Canada but I'm originally from Zimbabwe, Africa. I was forced to leave my home there, so with the help of family and friends we settled in Canada and I love it here, here we are so free and safe.