Lost in the city of poverty

*sobs* *sobs* "why must I be born in a family that is in poverty? They can't even provide me food, shelter or even water!" thought Emma. Emma is a 15 year old girl who lived in a city- Dharavi. She always had a love and talent for writing, but, due to her family's condition, she could never show her talent. She attended school until the age of 6, which is the last year in kindergarten. At the age of 6, her father lost his job due to a criminal offence that he committed. Her father, Asher Felix Cockhrane, had been charged in court for theft. Due to that, he had to be in jail for 3 years. Emma's mother, Amber Haeley Wong, had been a housewife for many years. Thus, when her husband had to be in jail for 3 years she was forced to find a job to support her 3 childrens. Unfortunately, she did not have a stroll in the park while finding for a job. Due to her husband's rumor of being a theft, everyone did not want to hire her, being afraid that she might be a thief too, Just like her husband. After many months of looking for a job, she finally got a job. But, alas, this job was to be a cleaner in the Hawker Centre. And though she earned money, she could barely feed her children and herself 3 meals per day. she had to stretch every dollar and make the most of the money she earned. After her husband's crime and the low income, she could not pay her children's school fees. Thus, they had to drop out of school. Emma, who had always loved being in school, was heartbroken to drop out of school. She was even more angry when they moved out of their condominium and moved to a small apartment that could only fit 3 mattresses and a small cabinet. From then on, her lives and her siblings lives changed drastically and they had no choice but to adapt to it. Their lives stayed in this way until 3 years later....... Asher, their father, was finally released from jail. He tried looking for a job too and failed many times. But what was even worse was that Covid-19 hit and both Emma's parents lost their job. they were already on the border line of being practically homeless and now that covid-19 hit, they were in the stage of poverty. They had to move out of their small apartment as they could not afford to live in there anymore. Emma, and her family moved to live on the streets and everyday, they had to wear torn clothes and torn shoes. They begged for money on the streets everyday, hoping that people would be kind enough to spare them a few dollars. But people were also having a hard time when covid came so not many people were willing to spare them money. Everyday, their income was below 5 dollars. And they had to starve themselves until they had enough money to buy food.