- xP U K A K
my mother pushes me to side and into the care of
aumanil, the matriarch. I look up at her, slightly
worried for the other calf. a crunching noise comes
from the direction my mother is in as she latches
onto the shark's tail. I watch as she sinks with it in
her mouth. then I look to the other orca and swim
up to her. nudging the calf with my nose and then
racing back to aumanil. waiting to see if she would
follow. I once again look to my mother, wondering
if she would come back up for air. I move closer to
aumanil, thinking of being chased by that big shark.