All of us from the ship were taken to a field surrounded
by a wall. We were unchained and began to move around. Suddenly I saw
Moeyon! He had been in another part of the ship. We hugged and danced
around as best we could we were so happy to see one another. I thought
that if we could stay together, things wouldn't be so bad even if life
was hard.
Then a loud horn sounded and men came rushing at us from all directions.
I had no idea what was going to happen. One man grabbed at me and turned
me in all directions. He pulled at my hair and looked in my mouth and at
my teeth. Then a second man did the same thing to Moeyon. The two men
seemed to be talking about us, although I didn't understand what they
were saying. They drew back a little bit and continued to talk with one
another. But they kept pointing to us so I knew that something was going
to happen.
I learned from a men in charge who knew our language that one of the men
was from a tobacco plantation in a place far away called St. Mary's
County. The other was a blacksmith from Annapolis. The man said that
there was going to be an auction. That meant that whoever paid the
highest price was going to buy us to be their slave. We would have to
go with whoever bought us.
Now I am afraid that I will be separated from my brother again. I try
hard not to cry as the men continue to look us and talk about us as
though we are not here.
