Angel Williams
(Age Ten)
"Clap for Angel Williams she won the essay writing competition."
A round of applause rang from the little children in the classroom and my eyes flared up in satisfaction with a wide smile, my fingers curled in appreciation as I turned to bow to my fellow pupils, and bowed to my teacher.
A brown box handed over to me while my little fingers clutched it tightly to my chest with excitement. The first time I've been given anything, and winning our annual essay writing awards elevated my hopes for the future. I worked harder last year. I got second place and with my limited reading time with chores allocated to the children at the orphanage reading seemed like a luxury, but I did push myself harder reading whatever I could find, and studying the scriptures
