As I looked up at him in total shock he spoke, “Let’s get a couple of things straight. You never question anything I say. When I tell you to do something, you will do it immediately without questioning my decision or authority. And the other thing is respect. You are nothing but a worthless slave and no longer considered a man. Whenever you address me it will be Sir. Understand?”
“Yes, Sir.”
“Now grab those two buckets and let’s get back down to the spring.”
After that swat to the side of my head I picked up the pails and started down the path into the jungle. I didn’t pay a bit of attention to what he was carrying until we got to the watering trough.
“Through here, slave.”
I followed him down an almost invisible path through the thick underbrush. My eyes were finally fixed on a coil
