Christian C.
Period 1
May 2, 2012
Elmer Cruz's Journey
My name
is Elmer Cruz, I was born in Cuscatlan, El Salvador on May 20, 1962. I’m the
oldest of six brothers. My mom worked at the market selling fruits and
vegetables and my dad worked fixing roads so he was never at home. Since I was
the oldest brother, I had to take care of my brothers and make sure they do all
the tasks my mother gave us. I was around sixteen years old my the civil war
broke out. The war was not that bad from where we lived, but I got to see thing
I’ve never seen before.in the San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador, hundreds
of people got killed every day. We used to go to San Salvador with my mom and
my brothers every weekend to buy food and stuff for the house. My little
brothers and I got really scared every time we saw dead people on the streets.
My mom used to tell us to close our eyes every time we saw a dead person. But
the truth is that I never covered my eyes. I was a very curious guy. Even if I
was scared, I kept watching the dead bodies and wondering how they looked when
they were alive. I used to have nightmares of my little brother Vicente being
beheaded before my eyes. But I thank God nothing bad happened to us during that
time.
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