Chapter 3

What I saw was a magnificent killer whale; the name was a misinterpretation for this gentle giant. I watch as she gracefully swim though the waves and she jumped high into the air doing summer salts, twisting and turning. Then I could hear the mourning and singing type sounds coming from it that sounded sad and happy at the same time. I touched my face and felt it was wet, I did not realised that I was crying, as I was crying I heard my name been called, saying, ‘Isi why are you so sad? It was like it was inside my head yet not at the same time. I realised it was coming from the whale and I wondered how and said, ‘You can talk,’
‘No, it is you that can understand our langrage, you are a child of Isola,’ The Whale transmitted to me.
‘But I’m not from Isola, I never heard of Isola,’
‘You have Isola blood in you; you must have someone in your relations of Isola!!’
I could not think of an answer to this, as I could not understand, the whale must of read my mind as it said, ‘I know you don’t understand all this, but one day you will.’
I change the subject and asked, ‘What is your name?
‘We don’t have names like humans, but you can call me Orca. Are you hungry?
‘No, but I am thirsty,’ I was looking at the ocean wondering where Orca was going to find me fresh water!!
Wait there and it swim off into the distance.
I called after her, ‘Where are you going don’t leave me!?’
I’ll be back and it was gone leaving me once again all alone

Several minutes later it returned and I felt a splash of water that had come from its air hole on her back followed by something solid landing beside me, it was a plastic bottle full of water and I took off the top and gratefully drink from it.
I asked, ‘Where did you find this?
At the sunken ship, there is a lot of debris floating on the surface of the ocean.’
‘It will need cleaning up I explained,’ Remembering mom always complaining about people throwing litter about, and telling them to clean it up.
‘Don’t worry, the birds are having a field day,’ Orca Explained. ‘Are you hungry’ and promptly dive into the ocean and came up with a fish and threw into my barrel.
I complained saying. ‘I can’t eat uncooked fish; my mom usually cooks it,’
Orca said. ‘Ohm I’m sorry, you humans are so fussy, I’m sorry we don’t have cooking things in the in the ocean!!! I find some human food. And Orca once again swim off and returned this time, she had something in her mouth and she came up to my barrel and I could see it was a coconut and she said, Take it, it won’t bite’ I took it.
I said I don’t want to complain, but I can’t cut it open,’
‘Sorry, I just realised that children are not allowed to have sharp instruments. I ask Freddy the shark to make a hole in it, he owes me a favour’,
‘EEEK, a shark,’ I said scared at the prospect of sharks.
‘It’s alright he’s a friendly shark been tamed by the islands potions,’ Orca explained.
‘Oh that makes me feel much better,’ I said.
‘I’ll prove it.’ and she gave one of those whistling sounds.

A few minutes later I saw Freddy the shark appear and then it came up to my barrel and it said I don’t do this for every one, now what do you want?’
‘Open this coconut.’ and showed it to Freddy the shark.
Bring it closer and I make the hole I held it up and Freddy the shark took it in its teeth and I was very surprised how genteel it took the coconut into its teeth then it use an incisor to cut a hole in the coconut enough for the coconut milk to come out.
It said. ‘Don’t tell any one about this I got a reputation to keep up; after all I am a shark. ‘Don’t worry I won’t tell, I never talk to sharks very often,’ I said giggling.
Freddy the shark said, You must careful you know there are much more dangerous sharks and other creatures out here in the ocean and little girls should not be out here floating in barrels.’ Off it went away swimming.
Then I sat back and drank the coconut milk and it tasted wonderful as the food that mom had left was going a bit stale.

Orca said, ‘Freddy is right and you must go away from here.’
'I said ‘But how, I don’t know how to steer the barrel.’
I will escort you to the nearest shore then I have to leave you.’ Then Orca dived deep into the ocean and the next thing I felt my barrel leave the ocean and found my self on top of Orca’s back and she said, ‘Hold on tight here we go.’
I suddenly sat down and held onto the side of the barrel, but I needn’t had to as it appeared I was not moving at all, the only clue that we were moving was the wind that blow thought the air holes in the barrel and sometimes a slight tilt as Orca turned in the ocean. As Orca swim, I began to feel sleepy with the coconut milk and the slight breeze blowing though the holes. I soon fell asleep.

When I woke all was quiet and I stood up and there was no sign of Orca, I knew I was in a different part of the ocean and I could hear birds in the distance. I missed Orca and started calling out, ORCA, ORCA, WHERE ARE YOU, ORCA!!!??’ Then I heard a voice. ‘Ah quit that noise, can’t a creature get some peace and quiet round here I’m trying to sleep.’
‘What the…. Who’s that? I look around and then tried to look over the barrel on standing on my tiptoes as I found the voice was coming from under the barrel. 'Show yourself.' I Said timedly, and it peeped it's head out from under the barrel and I smiled and explained you’re a…

To be continued