“My parents are in Lafayette, and my brother's going to school in Houston now, ... Benji was left in New Orleans, and he actually survived the storm, but he escaped from his cage when my parents went back to salvage what was left of the house.”
“I don't have my car anymore, so it's hard to get around, ... My parents used to call me every day, now I can't even call them. I just get a busy signal.”
“This experience has given me a second chance, ... I wanted to come back, because I would like to leave this school on good terms. But I still want to go home.”
