18 - The Gift

When he came around, Kari found himself lying flat on his back against something cool and hard. He opened his eyes as he forced himself to sit up and groaned at the headache thumping behind his eyes.

A bleary look around showed him what appeared to be jewelers shop and he was sitting on the polished stone floor near the back of the shop. Prue sat next to him and held out a large green, round object. The top was cut away and he could make out something fleshy and white lining the inside. Inside that appeared to be water.

“What is this?”

“It’s a coconut. This is a young one, good for drinking as it has lots of water inside. You passed out from the heat so you need to drink to make sure you recover.”

“A young coconut?” He stared down at the object in his hands in confusion.

“Coconuts are fruit. The young coconuts are green and have lots of wat