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Chapter 18

The Storm

Back on the West shore the villagers could see a storm in the distance happening and that is when a flash flood happened, the villagers all run towards dry land and shelter until the rain that was coursing the flash floods to happen. Tuna was looking round for her children and could not find her oldest daughter Paima and she asks around if any one had seen her and all the responses were negative. Lulu who was Kai's daughter said 'that she had seen Paima playing with Bobo and Buru and they were playing on the beach near the boat and this was just before it was launce into the water and after that they seem to have disappeared.'
Tuna asked, 'did you notice where they went?'
'No, but I did overhear something they were going to hide in the boat by one of the other children.'
'Who, tell me please?' asked Tuna.
'It might have been little Tin and Toki.' Explained Lulu.
'Right I will go and talk to them.'

Tuna saw Tin and Toki and she asked them if he had seen his friends Paima, Buru and Bobo. Tin said they went on the boat. As Toki looked at Tin as if to say you should not have told her our secret, but was too late.
'Oh no you should of stopped them Toki.' Tuna said trying not to sound too sharp, but it came out agitatedly.
'It's not my fault.' Toki who was taking offence.
'I am sorry', said Tuna, 'I did not mean to sound angry, and I know it's not your fault.'

Tuna realised that Paima must of stored away with Buru and Bobo, and she always liked Bobo as they were the best of friends and Bobo who loved his mom must have decided or influence by Buru to stowaway on the boat. Maybe Paima who did not want to be left behind as she was very found of Bobo went with them. She decided at this moment to go after them the only thing she needed a boat and by the time they built a boat, they would be well gone.

Later, after the aftermath of the storm the villagers got back to work and also noticed that most of the food in the bin had been soaked though making only the top part edible. Tuna was asking the builders if they would help her to build a small raft so she could sail after them. Whether this was a good idea or not.

Storm at sea

'What's happening?' asked Buru.
It's a storm and we better strap you in you bunks so you won't get thrown about and as soon as she spoke the boat give a mighty rock sending them on the floor. The managed to get back on their feet just before the boat tipped in the opposite direction, but this time they were ready and managed to hold onto the sterns on the rare part of the vessel.

Up on deck Kon and Kilu were struggling trying to in keeping the boat steady as it rolled on the high waves that was threatening to capsize them, however Kon had done a great job as the boat as able to fight the incoming large waves and sail along with the pace of the storm keeping the crew safe.
This was no comfort to two of the crew that were beginning to feel the effects of the storm as Bobo and Paima were beginning to feel sick. The actions were not feeling well. They both lie on their bunks groaning and as the boat rolled from side to side made them feel worst. Kai who was a master doctor was looking though the medical box with the herbs they had brought with them, seeing which herb that would cure sea sickness and she found the ones she wanted that she use when villagers where sick and she mixed them in water and told the children to drink the remedy as it well make them feel better. Bobo who was the stubborn of the two kept refusing saying, 'No,' and groaning at the same time.
Paima who was beginning to feel better after she taken the remedy tried to encouraged Bobo to drink it as it made her better and he would feel better too. In the end after a lot of encouragement from his peers and Kai he managed to take a small sip and another sip, then he suddenly ran to the side and was sick. He felt slightly better, so he took the rest of the herbal remedy and soon he felt a lot better.
Then they heard Kuli call down to them, 'We have come out of the storm we reaching calmer waters.'
'Hooray,' cried the children and Kai this time joining in, 'Hooray the end of the storm,' they all ran up on the deck to see the calm sea and it was if the storm never happened. There was no wind and Kon said, 'The bad news is, as there is no wind, the sails are at the moment are useless as you can see and as the crew looked up at the sails noticed there was no breeze to blow them out. They were stuck out in the middle of the ocean and no sign of land, in the still air only the small ripple of the waves was moving as the tide. It was the storm that had brought them too far out to sea. It seemed to the crew they were going to be here for a while until a change in the weather.

To be continued