Slavery

=  // __Runaway slave__ //= My name is Arvilla Brown I'm 15yrs old from Huntsville,AL and I'm a slave. I had to take care of my masters five kids, and do the house chores. The skills that i have are writing, because I get to listen to my master's wife go over the kids homework, and cleaning because I've been cleaning since i was able to walk. My dad was hanged when he tried to escape, and all i have is my mom Mshala, and my big brother Jerimiah. Jerimiah's best friend and his wife are planning to escape slavery,and he wants Jerimiah, my mom and I to go with them, but i dont know why, because he tried to escape before and he was caught, and he had to get an "R" burned on his right cheek. what if we got caught. My fear of punishment was being raped or worse even hang, and they would throw rocks at my body, and laugh. My brother begged me and i gave in, even though i new the consequence i might face. We figured we would escape when it was going to rain, it would be better that way then going when it wasn't. We left in a hurry, having nothing but the clothes on our back, and some scraps of food from the previous day. Three days has past and no one has found us, of course we are scared to death about being found