There Goes The Neighborhood

The beautiful blue sky and the usual light blue sea, a normal day here in the island. I was in the woods looking for random objects I sometimes found like weirdly shaped stones and hunting for berries at the same time. It was my usual task to do as a “young girl” as everyone called me, although I felt like I was old enough to do anything.

After I filled my basket about half full I heard a sudden scream in the distance. It was my father, he yelled words I could not understand from the distance. I dropped my basket,  the berries falling out and rolling all over, and ran as fast as my legs could take me towards the yelling. Took me only a short while to reach the sea which was where everyone started to gather. I went up to my father and asked him what had occurred and he responded saying that he spotted a large unknown ship coming towards the island. I watched him as he ordered the men to have weapons on hand in case it was not a friendly group of people. We always believed things could be solved without the need of weapons but it doesn't hurt to be prepared.

As the unknown ship came closer we all stood behind the men waiting for it to stop so we could ask who they were and what they wanted here. We weren’t frightened of the unknown, but we needed to know it was safe for us the people and nature as well. It got nearer and nearer and I was curious to know what the people, on a large ship and not a canoe, were like and if they looked like us.

The ship stopped a distance away and I could see the shapes of many men on it with the women in sight. They were strangely dressed in so many layers and I have never seen anyone like them before. I wanted them to come nearer so I could study these strange men and ask how they found the island, why they dressed in so much clothing unlike us, and most importantly, what their intentions were.

All I could do was wait, curiosity driving my mind crazy, for the unknown humans to finally decide to either come to the island or for my father to decide that a few men and himself should go on a canoe to get closer and speak to them.