Chapter Twenty Two

Amaris knelt at the shore. Her trousers were folded up to her thighs as she washed the wooden bowls in the salt water of the waves, enjoying the beautiful melody of the tide. The sun had set hours earlier but no one was ready to go to sleep just yet. This was their last day on the island. The ship was fixed and ready, they’ve gathered enough fruits and fresh water to last them until their next destination and all that was left to do was celebrate the end of their work with a lot of music and some wild animals they would miss the taste of once they were back at sea.

Many of them were singing and dancing to the beats they were drumming on the wooden boxes. Others chose to sit around the fires savoring their meal in peace and talking quietly amongst themselves. The captain, Amaris noticed, was nowhere to be seen.