Patrick is 9 years old and he lives with his single mother and 7 other siblings. Patrick's mother is unemployed and she only works on people's farms to secure a meal, the father abandoned the home and got a new family leaving Patrick's mother alone with kids. Patrick's mother hawks dried fish for another person and at the end of the day she is paid some thing which is usually too small to be enough for the whole family, to supplement on a daily income Patrick has to join his mother in the hawking business on some days and that means missing a class. Patrick would like to become a lawyer when he grows up , he loves playing football with his friends during his free time and helping with house chores at home.