Tears in the Pacific (5/5)
The choosing of how many and who was going to be selected became the next big point of contention. Many unfair methods were proposed but Kapena decided the only fair way would be to make it random. It was hard to argue against the random choosing so everyone eventually fearfully accepted. The number was decided, it would be 27 bringing down the colony number in the big island to 70. Running the numbers the big island could sustain about 75 individuals, we just had to hope
Tears in the Pacific (4/5)
He was almost 40 and spoke with great wisdom. As he explained, it was clear we could not survive on the dwindling resources we had on the island. Our original 53 were now 97 and always growing. I guess when stuck on an island, sex happens, a lot. His ideas were quite controversial but seeing the sacrifices we were having to do I had to agree with him. There was the small island across the way. Yes the trip would be dangerous but the island had its own resources. Why star
Tears in the Pacific (3/5)
The weeks passed and it became certain we were not going to be rescued. It would take a few years but with housing, water and an ocean full of food we integrated back into the land. The original 53 let go of their past and embraced the new life, we had no choice but to live. To me it felt like an eternal vacation, no more school, just life and the beach. I did wish my mom had been there with us. I would sit on the beach and look back to the small island and talk to her.
