“Ouch!” I screamed as my mother pushed me to the ground. ”Why did you do that,” I said in “Karta” the language of Sifo, my village. ”That is because Aida if I had asked you to clean the house then you would have said no and would try to hide somewhere. I was a 15 year old girl once to you know.” “How annoying she is just like my father,” I thought. “I know I will run away but I don’t want to go alone.Instead I will call my friend Mansata.” I quickly ran to Mansata’s house when I saw her there washing the clothes. I told her my plan and how we could run away with our mother’s skins and father’s weapons. She agreed and we decided to meet in the field while the sun was at its peak. Later on when I managed to sneak away with all the things I would need I ran to the field where I saw Mansata waiting there. Together we plunged into the depths of the forest. There we were hungry so while Mansata went to collect firewood I decided to hunt for some animals. So we decided to separate. While I was in the woods, I heard a rustle of leaves about a few feet behind me. But Just as I was going to turn around someone clamped my mouth closed and tries to chain my hands behind my back. Succeeding he or she pushes me to the ground. I struggled to get free but with no prevail. When I turned around I saw a white man. I wondered who he was as I had never seen him before. Maybe he was from the outside the forest. I had heard rumors about it. It was supposed to be very dangerous swarming with bad spirits. While I was thinking about this I didn’t realize that the white man had put something on a tissue. Before I could think of anything else, he placed the tissue on my nose and I blacked out. When I opened my eyes, I was in a pen chained and shackled to another woman. I looked outside and that was when I saw the sea. I was amazed at the size but also surprised on how none of us from Sifo had seen this. That was when I saw a white monster called Swallow. Then I felt sleepy and...