My family is on the run from a gang. If we stay we will most certainly die. Many have fled these lands for the same reason. Of course most go seeking a better life but we are going just for the chance to keep our lives. Our parents have spent their life savings buying a guide. They're our best option if we want to make it past the border. I know we have not left yet but I'm already missing my home. Due to the distance we can barely bring anything with us. I also must leave behind my friends and the memories we've made here. And even with a guide our escape is uncertain. If we are caught before we can make it over the border or if we're deported after making it the only thing that awaits our return is death. My thoughts were interrupted by my mother's voice "We leave tonight." The pressure of those words came like a boulder on our shoulders. But we nodded our heads in understanding because if we were to speak we could no longer hold back our tears.