And this is the room where it happened. It all started 7 years ago on a gloomy summer day in Grand Rapids, MI. At the time, I was 11 years old and quite innocent, seeing I was so young. On June 23, I was walking home from the park while my mom was at work. On my way back on the old, cracked sidewalk, I heard voices from the alley nearby. So being the curious little kid I was, decided to see what all of the commotion was about. I quietly sneaked back farther and farther, until I could see the 5 men surrounding another man. I peeked around the brick wall and could seeing all of the men yelling at the one in the middle. And before I could even figure out what was going on,
“Boom!” the sound of a gunshot rang my ears. The surrounded man fell to the ground. …show more content…
My eyes got huge, then I took off sprinting. I could hear the noise of footsteps behind me, but I never took the time to look back to see how close they were. I was running out of energy when I felt a hand grab the back of my sweatshirt. I gave it everything I had to try and escape them but they were too overpowering. To this day I still cannot remember these events that followed this horrible incident. When I woke up, I was in this tiny 15 by 15 room with one window and one light, one bed and a toilet. I counted the days as they went by, I had no clue where I was, no clue who took me, and no clue why I was in here. As each day went by, i put another mark on the
“Boom!” the sound of a gunshot rang my ears. The surrounded man fell to the ground. …show more content…
My eyes got huge, then I took off sprinting. I could hear the noise of footsteps behind me, but I never took the time to look back to see how close they were. I was running out of energy when I felt a hand grab the back of my sweatshirt. I gave it everything I had to try and escape them but they were too overpowering. To this day I still cannot remember these events that followed this horrible incident. When I woke up, I was in this tiny 15 by 15 room with one window and one light, one bed and a toilet. I counted the days as they went by, I had no clue where I was, no clue who took me, and no clue why I was in here. As each day went by, i put another mark on the