That night I decided that I wouldn't go to sleep for a while. I was too
happy because Jack had finally come back to me. But then I worried that he
was going to leave me again. I didn't know what to do. I guess the only
thing I could do was wait.
The next morning I got up bright and early. Everyone else was still alseep,which gave me enough time to sneak away from the village. I didn't want anyone to notice that I was up. But I got caught,by Will.
"Hi,"he said.
"Good morning,"I said politely.
"Trying not to get caught again?"
"How did you know?"
"Don't worry. I won't tell anyone. At least not this time. Come on." He took me by the hand and led me down to the shore.
"You come down here a lot?"Will asked me.
"Whenever I'm not taking care of my sister."
"Oh. When is that?"
"Usually in the afternoon. I usually have to take her with me though. I'm afraid that if I leave her alone,she'll wonder off into the forest again."
"What's so bad about that?"
I sighed. "That's where my parents are buried."
"You mean you don't want her to find out?"
"Yes. And no. I want her to found out about it someday. But just not now."
"You're a strong woman. But she's going to find out sooner or later anyways."
"I know that. I just can't stop thinking about the way things were before..."
"I know."
I guess Yakul had decided that he was tired of waiting for me back at home. I could hear him neighing so I guess that meant it was time for me to go for a walk. "I'm sorry. I need to go." I bowed my head and left.
The next morning I got up bright and early. Everyone else was still alseep,which gave me enough time to sneak away from the village. I didn't want anyone to notice that I was up. But I got caught,by Will.
"Hi,"he said.
"Good morning,"I said politely.
"Trying not to get caught again?"
"How did you know?"
"Don't worry. I won't tell anyone. At least not this time. Come on." He took me by the hand and led me down to the shore.
"You come down here a lot?"Will asked me.
"Whenever I'm not taking care of my sister."
"Oh. When is that?"
"Usually in the afternoon. I usually have to take her with me though. I'm afraid that if I leave her alone,she'll wonder off into the forest again."
"What's so bad about that?"
I sighed. "That's where my parents are buried."
"You mean you don't want her to find out?"
"Yes. And no. I want her to found out about it someday. But just not now."
"You're a strong woman. But she's going to find out sooner or later anyways."
"I know that. I just can't stop thinking about the way things were before..."
"I know."
I guess Yakul had decided that he was tired of waiting for me back at home. I could hear him neighing so I guess that meant it was time for me to go for a walk. "I'm sorry. I need to go." I bowed my head and left.