Chapter 35. Need

I dressed up and went outside to check up on what they were doing. I spotted Uncle Tomas grabbing a big water container as he talked with Ajax, “We ran out of our water reserves. Now I want you to fetch some water from the river up to here.” He said, “We call it igib.”

“Oh, and where’s the river?” Ajax asked, looking around.

“Go and look for one,” Uncle said, leaving him alone now. Ajax silently grabbed the water container and then headed off.

I decided to get back to the kitchen and cook something for when Ajax returns. He would be hungry after all that work. Time passed by and I could see the wind was blowing harshly.

Lunch and dinner came around yet ajax still hasn’t returned.

“I heard there would be a storm coming,” Elyana mumbled to me and I stood up in alert.

“What? Ajax still hasn’t returned.”

Suddenly, the winds started to get louder and the trees swayed more. Leaves were bustling, and I gritted my teeth.

Ajax must have gotten