My name is Yuna. I am the youngest out of 12 girls in this section. The other girls are still in the toddler section or infant section. The majority adoptions seem to go from the infant and toddler sections. Once in a while a child between the ages of 5-10 get adopted. This orphanage has never been like heaven but it's not totally like hades either.
I will start by getting the bad stuff out of the way. First we have to deal with Mrs. Choniko, the orphanage mistress of our section color, which is blue. If you are thinking she is like that Mrs. Hannagain from Annie, you are misled. She is even worse than her. Compared to Mrs. Choniko, she would be an angel. We get severe punishments if we do not do well on our chores. This can include having rocks thrown at us as well as no food. Although sometimes Noemi sneaks a few grains of cereal to us and we gobble it down. So in this orphanage there is starvation, and terror. But it's not all bad. This dump has some perks of it's own too.
One thing is that our room has a lot of sturdy ledges, which is great for a young girl who loves to climb. It is also a great way to escape Mrs. Choniko's wrath since she cannot climb. Once I'm up there, I am safe because the only way she could get me down would be to chop it down, which would kill me and get her fired. As much as she hates kids, she wants to keep her job.
I also have the privilege of knowing a little English since the orphanage is near an area that speaks English a lot. I am not good enough to have a full conversation but with help I can get by. But what I love most of all is my bunk. It is hard as a brick and filled with dirt, but it's in a nice peaceful corner where I can just sit on my favorite high beam and daydream about what it would be like to have a family. Despite Mrs. Choniko telling me no one will want me because I am odd, I never stop dreaming. I don't care what it is like. I could have a mom and dad, 2 dads, or 2 moms; it doesn't matter as long as someone loves me. When I do get adopted I am determined to get the rest of my friends out of this prison. But until then, I will just hold my head up and keep dreaming.