Friday 13 January 2012

Day 3

A fisherman, Caleb was used to dealing with wounded men. Depending on the severity of the wound, and the man, it was unpredictable at best; as such, he approached the stranger with caution.

"Where are we? Is it safe?" ranted Kai.

"It's OK, you're safe; everything is OK."

Overcome by exhaustion and with no choice but to trust Caleb, Kai collapsed onto the ground, arms wrapped tightly around his chest.

Caleb walked slowly towards the man on the floor and without a second thought, got to work doing what he had to do: With one powerful heave, he slung Kai over his shoulder, making sure to take with him the package the stranger had clutched so intensely.

He began to walk back to his cabin, wondering how on earth he would explain this to his wife.