How would it feel to be the
thirteenth child in a family who cared nothing for you? How would it feel to be used and abused in a
time where the harsh cold reality of life wasn’t tempered by the warmth and
hope of a better life? Now…put all those
emotions into the year 1747 and put yourself into the mindset of a seventeen
year old young woman who had dealt with exactly as described.
Meet Katie O’Toole, a young Irish
woman, born into a family where she is not appreciated, she is looked down upon
and forced to endure an abusive mother, an alcoholic father, and siblings who
taunt and tease her for who she is.
Through everything, this young woman is resilient and continued to take
everything that happens to her and still be able to take care of her
family. Sounds pretty depressing most
would say.
However, one fateful day,
everything changes! Katie and her family
are taken captive by a group of Indians and forced on a trek through the
wilderness to a destination unknown.
Though they are fearful for their lives, it doesn’t stop her family from
taunting her when one of the Indians, Syawa, begins to shower her with
attention. She is given hospitality that
her family does not receive and ultimately is faced with a decision of staying
with her family or going on an incredible journey with two of the Indians who
hold them captive. How hard of a
decision would that be? Could YOU make
such a decision?
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