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person and he made her clean his shoes, fetch<br />
and carry for him. Betty never said anything as<br />
they all treated April badly. April was still at<br />
such a young age to be doing this and people<br />
noticed. They often tried to help her, but if they<br />
mentioned it to Betty she would tell them to<br />
mind their own business.<br />
One day, when April had had enough and told<br />
the teacher why she was being late. April and<br />
her teacher, Mrs Mills, spoke for half an hour<br />
before class started. She told Mrs Mills about<br />
her horrid step-mother and her demanding stepbrother.<br />
Mrs Mills then said that she would not<br />
hit April anymore for being late and that she<br />
understood. April enjoyed classes now as Mrs<br />
Mills helped April and always told her that she<br />
was a bright pupil and very well behaved at<br />
school. April liked her as she was one of the only<br />
people that understood the struggles that she was<br />
going through.<br />
Sometimes at the weekends April enjoyed<br />
helping people with their shopping. The lady<br />
up the street grew vegetables and she had an<br />
apple tree in the garden. She sold the apples and<br />
vegetables from her shed and asked April to help<br />
her out at the weekends. This gave April another<br />
chance to escape the prison which was her house<br />
although she knew that she would have to return.<br />
April enjoyed this, and the lady paid her for
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