On the island, everything is perfect. The sun rises in a sky filled with dancing shapes; the wind, water, and trees shelter and protect those who live there; when the nine children go to sleep in their cabins, it is with full stomachs and joy in their hearts. And only one thing ever changes: on that day, each year, when a boat appears from the mist upon the ocean carrying one young child to join them and taking the eldest one away, never to be seen again.
Somewhere out there, beyond the boat, was more. She couldn’t see it yet, but it had to be there. The alternative was too awful to imagine. So she decided she would believe in it. She would believe in it as hard as she could. Her future and her past were waiting. Out there were answers. She hoped she was ready for them.
— About 9 kids residing on an island, where every year a boat arrives carrying a new kid only to take the eldest kid away forever. A metaphor for growing up and facing our fears & worries of the unknown. Great read!
