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He said 'Why don't you even say thank you​?​'

from The Icebox and the Doghouse by Joshua Kirch

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**June 19 TRO Declarations**

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I am 14 years old. I came from a province called Jalapa in Guaemala.
I came to the US with my mother, sister, and niece.
My niece calls my mother mama.

We had to leave because my father is abusive.
We crossed the border around 9 at night.
They put us in a cell around 3 in the morning. It was cold.
For the first two nights we didn't have blankets or any mattress.

After two days we saw that other people got aluminum foil blankets
So we asked for them. We were so very tired
Because we didn'tsleep at all ofr those first nights.
After we got foil blankets I have slept a little
But it's so hard to rest because the lights are always on.
All day and all night.

My mom started to get a fever and sore throat on the second day.
I have a fever now, and a sore throat.

This morning they put us in a new cell.
It is so cold.
I was shaking so hard and my little niece was very cold too.

I'm afraid of the guards.
On saturday I was trying to leave our cell to go to the bathroom
And a guard said "Where are you going"
I said "I'm going to the bathroom"
He said "You don't even say thank you"
Then he pushed me in the chest back into the cell and slammed the door.
After that, they locked the door to the cell
And we have to ask for permission to go to the bathroom.
I don't want to ask to go to the bathroom
Because I'm afraid they are going to yell at us.

The food here is not enough.
In the morning they give us a burrito and sometimes juice.
They don't give any milk to my niece who is two years old.
For lunch and dinner they give us spaghetti or hamburger, but not much of it.
For dinner they give us a hot dog.
The food is not good and I feel hungry.

We haven't been outside since we've been here. There is nothing to do in the cell.
We are so bored and scared.

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from The Icebox and the Doghouse, released April 24, 2020

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Joshua Kirch Massachusetts

Joshua Kirch is a musician and composer who started with guitar, and soon moved to classical guitar and performing in a guitar trio; really enjoying the range of repertoire (especially the Renaissance pieces) available. This led him to learn the lute and cello.
His compositions mix electronic elements with classical and early music instruments and themes, as well as more standard rock and folk.
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