Maya Dialectical Journal

Day 1 It’s been awhile since Brother’s gone to the capital and explain why we couldn’t pay taxes; that we weren’t even part of the kingdom anymore. But I fear that the Pharaoh will not be merciful like everyone seems to say. Mother is praying all day and night, begging the gods that neither me nor my sisters are demanded as slaves or sacrifices in retaliation to our plea. Little sister Bea seems worried while Maya couldn’t be bothered. I don’t want to leave. A few years ago they commanded Father to bring a peace offering so they wouldn’t wage war on us, and he was killed on his way back home. Their cruelty towards us was immense and unforgiving. If we lose my older brother Mun, I believe Mother will finally lose it. If we have no males left, we are simply a target for troops to take us prisoner and do with as they please. If that happens, we’ll be separated; Bea and Maya will die without us, and that’s what scares me the most. I don’t want to lose them. I don’t want to be alone. I’ll be so scared without them. What did we do to anger the gods? …show more content…
They said that we were now part of the kingdom again, and must pay taxes. For our insolence, we must pay by giving our oldest daughter, which is me. Mother wept for days and I had to leave. The other slave girls have been kind to me at the palace. Zoa, a girl whose family was slaughtered shortly before she was taken, invited me to run away with her and a few others to a neighboring kingdom, where a nobleman family has offered to protect us. I’ve decided that I must get home, and I’ll get there no matter