Today mama said to stay close to the camps; I am not sure why she would ask me because I always go for a walk a distance away from the camp. I had other plans in mind then staying close to the camp anyways,I thought to myself I could take care of myself, after all I am almost 14 years old.
Marca’ s mother had started to show her were to find food and gather nuts and berries. Mama still hasn’t got the chance to she is repairing out hut, so Marca said she would show me. She asked me what I wanted to learn first. I told her I wanted to spear fish because Arvo always brags about it being so much fun. I could tell she really liked the thought of getting to teach me so I had turned around and gave her a smile to let her know I was excited.
About an hour later we could hear the ocean water crashing against the rocks. Marca lead me to a calm circle in-between the rocks and handed me a spear. She had handed me the spear and with a smile pointed at a small school of fish that just swam into the area to feed. Then she was showing me how to hold the spear, she was telling me that we could go berry hunting after…then she stopped talking instantly. she had looked at me and fear had swept across her face. I looked in the direction she was staring at and then I gasped.
