I’m getting to it. When Atabei was a child she had a very normal childhood filled with happiness and play until her brother passed away. She used to play with her brother Wells but when Atabei was at her grandmother's house, her brother was at the beach with Atabei’s mother. Wells got stuck in a rip tide and hit his head on coral which was pink but very strong. It was strong enough to knock Wells unconscious and for him to drown. Atabei’s family was never the same. Atabei was never allowed to go anywhere without a parent until she was 11. In 1697 that's when her life was forever changed. There has always been talk about how the Spanish were going to pass the control onto another country like the Dutch or the British or even the french. No one in her town payed much attention to all that talk cause they knew it would never change. That was until one day when a french white man arrived in the middle of the town with news. The french had taken over and would soon be taking over much of the land and have new laws. At first nothing happened, but by the time she was 23 her family had been completely split up. Her mom had been taken to a sugar plantation when she was 19 and her father was taken when she was 16. For a while now she had been living on her own and was used to
I’m getting to it. When Atabei was a child she had a very normal childhood filled with happiness and play until her brother passed away. She used to play with her brother Wells but when Atabei was at her grandmother's house, her brother was at the beach with Atabei’s mother. Wells got stuck in a rip tide and hit his head on coral which was pink but very strong. It was strong enough to knock Wells unconscious and for him to drown. Atabei’s family was never the same. Atabei was never allowed to go anywhere without a parent until she was 11. In 1697 that's when her life was forever changed. There has always been talk about how the Spanish were going to pass the control onto another country like the Dutch or the British or even the french. No one in her town payed much attention to all that talk cause they knew it would never change. That was until one day when a french white man arrived in the middle of the town with news. The french had taken over and would soon be taking over much of the land and have new laws. At first nothing happened, but by the time she was 23 her family had been completely split up. Her mom had been taken to a sugar plantation when she was 19 and her father was taken when she was 16. For a while now she had been living on her own and was used to