Week three. Topic 1

Hello dad it is me Parvana,

I am writing to you to let you know how we are doing now that you're in prison. After you were taken away mother and I walked all the way to the prison to find you. We were obviously unsuccessful and mother got very depressed. She sat on the toshak for days and we were running out of food and I was starving. I had to go outside and buy food all by my self. It was the most frightening thug I have ever done in my life. I was caught by a Talib but he only hit me one before I got the chance to run away. Thankfully I ran into Mrs. Weera on my way home and she got mother back on her feet. Mrs. Weera, mother and Noori all had an idea they thought was a good one. Seems that there was no man in the house to earn money, they thought to turn me into a boy so I could sell and read to get money for our family. I could not believe it and at first i would not do it. I almost cried at the thought of me loosing all my hair. It has been a few weeks since i was turned into a boy, and I am getting used to it easier than I thought I would. Every day I go out expecting someone to stop point and scream, 'it's a girl,' but they never have. I am using Hossain's old clothes and it took mother a while to get over it. The memory of him still lingers in the back of her mind every time she sees me, and I don't like the looks she gives me. I have now been selling and reading enough stuff to buy food for our family and we are doing okay without you. I still miss you so much and can't wait for you to come home. 

From Parvana.