chapter 6,7,8

mondaynapril 26,2010 blog
The attack on Kamator happens unexpectedly one night. There had been no rumors that the rebels were even close so they walk into the village unopposed. During the attack, Ishmael is separated from Junior and the other boys, and he has to run into the bush alone. Later, he hooks up with Kaloko, and they go to look for their friends. Unfortunately, they are nowhere to be found. So, the two boys stay in the swamp with a family they know for two weeks.Every three days, Ishmael and Kaloko visit Kamator to see if any people have returned, but each visit is in vain. The village remains empty with no sounds or even footprints, and Ishmael makes sure to sweep his own prints every time he leaves. Ishmael becomes frustrated with living in fear and decides to leave in search of peace. Kaloko is too afraid to go along, so Ishmael loads his pockets with oranges and walks away. It feels to him like he has been wrapped in a blanket of saddness.On the sixth day, he comes across with other people, a group of four young boys, two girls, a man, and a woman. They are swimming in the river, so Ishmael approached them. The man acted like he doesn’t understand the language Ishmael is speaking, but Ishmael knows he does.Ishmael is now really alone,and no one trusts him. There are no names for the places he passes through, and the people have all disappeared. chapter 8 Ishmael spends a month in the forest before he sees anyone again. This time he arrives at the same junction as six other boys, three of which lived in his village. They had known each other even though they weren’t friends.They tell him they are heading for a village called Yele in Bonthe that they have heard is safe.They travel for more than six days when they come in contact with a very old man who can barely walk. He explains that everyone in his village had run away when they heard they a group of seven boys were on their way. Because of the rumor about the “seven boys,” Ishmael and his new group of friends find themselves in numerous situations where they have to prove they are not dangerous to the people.