High Tide

2

I arrive at the dock and the girls fill me in on what they did while I arrived.

- Lena - says Maxine, one of the girls from the raid, as she approaches me with a worried expression - Do you think that even with the destroyed dock we can continue boarding and disembarking?

Maxine is a strong girl, with small spots on her face from the sun and sea salt. He looks at me for direction, aware of the fragility of the situation.

- We must, Maxine - I respond with determination, without wasting time - We cannot stop following the trail.

I look at the destroyed dock, but all I can think about is action, I cannot let the attacks interrupt the mission.

- There is never a trace Lena - Maxine replies, with a tone that betrays her accumulated frustration - We only go where we assume they are going, but we never manage to see them before reaching the rapids.

Maxine crosses her arms and looks towards the rapids in the distance, where the sea turns into a whirlwind of currents, I can only hear disappointment in her voice.

- I still do not understand what structure their boats must be able to pass the rapids.

I frown as I watch the water, walking to the edge of the dock, watching the turbulent waters, trying to figure out the mystery that has thwarted our attempts repeatedly.

- It is not the structure Lena - Fara, another of the girls, interrupts with a defiant smile - It is the captain, preferably it must be someone who knows how to manage a boat and that the boat is not a wreck. – Fara says with a provocative tone, looking me directly in the eyes hoping that her comment will spark some reaction. You know you are touching a sensitive nerve.

- I really do not understand how you do not have something better to do besides coming to bother those of us who do intend to help - I respond - Well, what can I expect from someone who under his five senses agreed to be with León. – I launched my response coldly, ignoring Fara's provocations while she indicated to the girl's which quadrant to go to make sure everyone was okay.

- We do not have time to fight - I say with an authoritarian tone that silences any attempt at a response - The blow was not that strong; they were only in the center and there is no point in trying to reach them. So, we are just going to take the normal route and offer help.

I look at the girls with determination, ready to continue with the mission. Tiredness and frustration cannot stop me, and I am determined to do what is necessary to protect its people.

While on the tour I could only think of a way to track one of their ships and attack it, I could not see the town and even think that any of this is okay, pirates have been tormenting the entire island for decades and no one has stopped. say something or try to prevent it. The councilors simply wash their hands of it saying that their weapons and tactics are better, that they cannot do anything about it and that we simply must follow protocol to avoid getting hurt.

It is not fair that children do not know what it is to have a day in peace for fear that the month's blow has not yet passed, that we have to teach our children that if they hear noises on the dock they should go home immediately and get under your bed, that having something of value means looking for a place where the pirates cannot find it or that from time to time they take girls and boys to train and torture them until they become merciless and heartless beings.

How can you feel like you have a life if it can be taken away from you at any moment? How do you know what happiness is if you have never really felt it? How do you explain to your children that they will never be safe? How do I know if I will be able to understand something clearly at last of the next day? How could you live like this?

These are things we all think, but no one dares to say aloud. It is the life we ​​all have, but no one dares to try to change it.

I do.