There were three of us in the boat; Ishnael,another young slave named Xury, and me. I was nervous as we left the port: I knew that with the food and the guns in the boat,this was my best chance to escape. I couldn't waste this opportunity, but we were still near the shore and I was afraid the captain would follow us if he knew we had escaped. So,when we stopped the boat and started to fish,I pretended I couldn't catch anything.