it was around 2 o'clock in the afternoon when my mother and father made charlotte and i take a sister portrait. we only got one photo before we were suddenly kidnapped by two white men.

when her and i were taken, we were forced to work on a farm, all day, with no pay. when we arrived to the landowners house, we were put on the field, we noticed other slaves were there too. our job was to pick cotton.

we had to work in rain, while it was scorching hot, and i was getting worried for my sister, considering she was only 12 years of age. she did a good job, always being the favorite, however, the other slaves who didn't do their job, were beaten. it was terrible.

one day, while my sister and i were working in the fields, one of the slave masters came up to us, and took my sister away from me, i started to cry, but i was beaten and told to keep doing my work. they took her away to a wagon, despite her yelling for me, they still took her to the city to be sold.

i was on my own now. despite the tragic incident, i still did my work to the best of my ability, but still getting beaten here and there. on the 5th day of being on the field, the slave masters said they needed 6 slaves to come with them. the names were: lou, charlie, tom, james, mariam, and mary. there were some children too.

the day finally came where it was time to board the ship, i had no idea where i was going, and no one would answer my questions. we were lined up, all chained together by the neck. it was miserable.

the next day, we woke on the top deck of the boat, i was chained to other slaves, in which i knew none of them. i was scared, and alone and wish that i was with charlotte. the captain explained that we were going to be put at the bottom of the boat later today.

the time finally came when we were going down to the boat, we were pushed, shoved, and beaten until they packed us all together in the small part of the boat, below deck. i did not like it at all. we barely had room to move.

a few months have passed since i've been on this boat, and we're now heading to the americas. we should be arriving in 40 minutes, whatever that means. last night, i was so uncomfortable, they had us practically stacked on top of each other!