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We&039;ve been driving for what feels like hours but I know it hasn&039;t been anywhere near that long We paused another five (ht have been six) times to pick up more people but it&039;s been a while since we last stopped There are noenty-eight of us in here I think It&039;s a relief to be with so many people like me but space is limited and it&039;s hot and bloody uncomfortable in here I assu us? My hoone seems a million miles away I know that the distance betweenwith every minute I spend trapped in this bloody truck

The tarpaulin cover over our heads blocks out ht so it&039;s difficult to seemyself over to one side of the vehicle and someone nearby has been able to lift up a sh the gap, just the edge of the road rushing by We&039;ve not slowed to take any turnings for some time We must be on a major road and it must be virtually empty I&039; over the clattering engine of the truck and the rumble of the wheels on the tarmac The world feels alien and desolate and the disorientation of the journey makes it a hundred times worse

The few faces I can make out nearest to me appear beaten, empty and expressionless No-one understands what&039;s happened to thehtened and confused to talk and so remain silent and subdued There&039;s no conversation, just the odd whispered word I wish there was so else to occupy my mind all I can do is re fortaken, and what&039;s going to happen e get there? Someone near the back makes a half-hearted attempt to open the back of the truck For a few seconds an escape seems possible until we find that the tarpaulin has been secured from outside We&039;re trapped in here

There&039;s a girl sitting next to itated I&039;ve consciously tried not to stare at anyone in the seh to know that she&039;s young and pretty although her face is tired and grubby and is streaked with tears She&039;s in her late teens I think, ainstfor some ti? She looks up at me and makes eye contact for the first time

&039;I feel sick,&039; she whi to be ill&039; I&039; with vomit Please don&039;t throw up, I think to est, &039;it&039;s probably just nerves Try and take some deep breaths&039;

&039;It&039;s not nerves,&039; she says, &039;I get travel sick&039;

Great Without thinking I hold her arm and start to rub her back with my other hand It&039;selse

&039;What&039;s your naht be able to distract her and take her

&039;Karin,&039; she replies

And now I&039; to say What can I talk to her about? If she&039;s anything like me she&039;ll have found she&039;s suddenly become a homeless, fa to make s

&039;Do you think we&039;re going to be in heresuddenly shallow

&039;No idea,&039; I answer truthfully

&039;Where are they taking us?&039;

&039;Don&039;t know Look, the best thing you can do is try and take yourelse to concentrate on and&039;