9/11 Short Stories

Imagine yourself a child, at home watching television one afternoon with your brothers and sister. Suddenly the doorbell rings. Your mother goes to open the door and it's the police. You sense some kind of confusion and you hear yelling. A policeman grabs you, gathers up your other siblings and says, "Get ready, you are coming with us. You’ll see your mother soon. You will be gone for only a few days. It’s going to be OK" You are terrified. You try to say no and put up some kind of fight. No matter how much your mother protests, she fails to prevent the police from taking you away. You are put in a police car and taken to a strange office where you are surrounded by people who call themselves “social workers”. After sitting for what seems

The worst part was the uncertainty of not knowing what was going to happen. Ella was then lead into a house by her social worker to meet her new foster parents. They seemed nice and friendly. Maybe this won't be so bad Ella thought. After the house inspection the social worker left, then everything changed. All the sudden the foster mother's congenial personality changed. “Listen up you annoying little bitch, I am your worst nightmare, you do not cross me, or annoy me! You hear me?” Days past and her foster mother would get worse. As punishment for “bad behavior, Ella would be locked in her room with only one mean and a cup of water a day. One night, when Ella was coming back from school, she stayed later than usual to avoid coming home. When she got home her foster mother punched her and hit her with a baseball bat. Day by day would pass, and Ella's living conditions got worse and worse. She tried to report her foster mother to her social worker, but her social worker said she was complaining too much. She felt trapped, hopeless, the only thing she held on to was the chance to see her mother and brothers and sister again. Ellas foster mother abuses her physically, and mentally, calling her horrible names and punishing her for no

I know you stole it give it back!” “I swear I didn't take it” Ella promised, but her foster mother didn't believe her. As her punishment she heated up a metal rod, and burned her. Finally the day came where her social worker came to the house and told Ella that she would soon be going to live at her Aunt's house, along with her brothers and sisters, and that she would leave in a week once everything is sorted out. Filled of relief, Ella was the happiest she has been in a long time. Later that week Ellas foster dad came home drunk, and accused Ella of stealing his money.”You little shit! You steal a necklace and now my money, you are going to pay for this!” When Ella denied and swore she didnt, he was walking towards her ready to beat her, and she took the bat that they hit her with, and swung at him, and then tried to run. ”Big mistake you stupid kid” he screams and then came at her and beat her to the ground, and wouldn't stop punching her. Ella died later that night due to head trauma. When the police came, they arrested the parents, and found bruises, and burns all over Ella's