I stared at the small hole in the ship basement, thousand of us were bounded by chain both in hand, legs, and neck.
I stared at the small hole in the ship basement, thousand of us were bounded by chain both in hand, legs, and neck.
The European, they have turned brothers into enemy. I cried. The great benin empire has fallen. They have reduce the people to dust. my heart aches. Our fate afterwards is not determined. The door squeak open as captain Hubbard popularly called De baros walked in.
His eyes rotating at the thousand of men, women, boys, priest, able bodied. In the ship.
Call me the guards, he said in a high pitch voice to Mr Smith.
The guards walked in with her khaki and white pant, their guns hang firmly on their shoulder. Those that won't make it throw them off before the ship sink. He said walking out.
Yes sir, they chorused. My heart sank, I shivered. Tears gathered my eyes as I watched them throw humans, my people into the sea.
Hey,you move here.i shook afraid if an to be the next to be thrown away.
Go clean the captain office. It a mess. I nodded. As I trailed behind them.
Why would you ask them to throw the slaves into the sea. Don't you know the value we are going to loose. I heard a man scream at captain Hubbard.
Listen, I can't afford the ship to sink, beside the lifeless one were thrown down there.
And how many are there.
Hundred. Just a hundred bunch of old fools.
At that moment I felt bitter, angry you call human, people with life just hundred.
You, what are you standing there for. The guard screamed.
Sorry sar, I answered as I walked inside cleaning. They have looked away with our artifact our gods, burn our homes and taken us hostage to a foregin land. We traveled by sea for six month. All these happened in the fifth century. When they first visited Africa.
I drank my glass of water as I narrate my experience to the children.
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