42 BLUE BLACK

The sun poured over my back as I worked tirelessly and then felt the sweat going down from forehead to my entire body.

I felt dizzy, but I shook my head to shake it off and resumed my work.

It got extremely dark and the instructor came to me.

The whip was in his hands.

I saw the other workers who I knew were slaves standing and sneering at me.

They wanted to watch me receive the punishment.

"You haven't finished your work have you?" He said. "Thirty whips of the cane."

"But I've finished sir." I said.

He frowned and then I stepped aside to show him the entire mass field that was clear of weeds and had been set up for planting.

His mouth was open, so was everyone else who stood watching.

"B-b…bbut that's not possib-ble." He said in disbelief.

I stood there waiting for his next instructions.

There was a murmur amongst the crowd.

Then he frowned at me.