My name is Beno. I am 13 years old and I am studying in std 8th. When I was five years old, my father went fishing, but he never came back and left us as orphans. I have a sister and three brothers. My mother had a petty shop to earn our daily bread. We were poor, but a loving family.
Though I am studying, I had never heard the word tsunami, this unexpected terrible force, which within no time wiped out all our little belongings. We were left without anything, so we took shelter in the camp.
Many organizations came forward to relieve the tsunami victims, but it did not reach real deserving people. Many needy ones were neglected and they suffered lot. For our family, we were also left with out any help and we continued to be in the same helpless situation.
I met one of my classmates who was at St Adrian's Reachout Centre. She was very happy and looked smart, so I enquired about the centre and with my mother I went to meet Sr. Selvi. When he heard our sad situation, Sr. Selvi admitted me into the centre. Now I am happy and doing well in my studies and learning many more things in the centre. My ambition in life is to be a collector (district administrator) to serve the needy and unfortunate ones to brighten their lives.
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