If I had a family - Ana Isabel Herrera

If I had a family:                            

If I had a family I would be the happiest girl in the world. My name is Ibra and I’m nine years old and I’m from Senegal. My parents died two weeks after my first birthday. If I had a family I would be very lucky. If I had a family, we would live in a house; I would help my parents to clean our house and to fix the garden. If I had a family I would celebrate Christmas with them and I would decorate our house. If I had a family, my dad would take me to school, he would help me with my homework and he would be very funny. If I had a sister, she would probably be my best friend, I would play with her every day and I would share my room with her. If I had a brother we would play sports together and with my sister, he would take care of me and he would be fantastic. If I had a mum, she would be the person more loved by me in the world, she would give me advice and we would be friends. If I had a family, I would have a pet. If I had a pet, I would want a dog. If I had a dog, its name would be Tommy. If I had grandparents I would like to go to their house and they would give me some bars of chocolate. Having a family doesn’t mean that you go to school, but if I had a family they would try to give me a good life. My cousins would come to our house at the weekend and we would play in the garden. Once a month the whole family would eat together and we would play team games. Sometimes I dream about having a family, it’s difficult but I will try it. Now, I’m writing this letter from the orphanage, and I want you to adopt me or someone, I have been waiting for that moment for a long time and I will never lose hope.

Best.

Ibra.