Staring at her reflection in the mirror, Allie blushed, flushing her cheeks even more than they already were from remembering her experience as she wrote it in her diary. What she had written could not go into her journal, which she left lying around for quick access. Her diary was kept well-hidden, deep within the confines of a small trunk, she kept her ‘personal, female things’ in, and hopefully, out of the sight of prying eyes. Eli’s sudden call for her or Christopher had come unexpectedly. She was sure they were miles from Charleston by the time Christopher dragged her ashore; however, they were only a mile out into the harbor; they came ashore near Fort Johnson on St. James Island. When she fell in the water and Christopher Andrews dove in after her, Eli said that he had followed them in the boat, trying to watch for them as they occasionally surfaced; however, once they cleared the remaining structures along the wharf and were out in the harbor, it became harder to spot them. After temporarily losing sight of them, Eli said that he had been sidetracked, rowing the small boat to the north side of the harbor before realizing that the flow the tide was to the southeast. He said he had lost all sight of them by then and feared that both of them had drowned. …show more content…
“Why would a crow do such a thing- aren’t they just a bird?” “In no way are they, just a bird, Allie Mae,” exclaimed Eli. “Crows can be trained to do all sorts of things; they are highly intelligent, clever creatures.” Seeing Allie’s look of doubtfulness, Eli