Chapter 9

Chapter Nine:

It is almost full moon and all the kids are outside to play under the light of the moon.

The women and some men sat about round tables laced and decorated with animal skin which looked like that of a tiger and they were all talking happily.

"Go away, you are a girl! You can not play with us!" A little boy said.

"I will not go to play anywhere and you do not have the right to tell me that! I play where I want to play." The little girl answered.

Their voices interrupted the fun the older women and men were having. They turned and saw nine-year-old Karen already in an aggressive mood, ready to fight Paulo, their neighbor's son.

Before they could stop them, Paulo smacked Karen across the face which made her fall hard to the ground, bruising her face and knee.

Karen yelled in pain as she looked at her wound. She was so furious at this point and she wanted to retaliate.

She got up and used her foot to hit Paulo hard in his tummy. Karen got a strange feeling of power at