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CHAPTER SIX | All Aboard

The next few days, I try my best to have fun with my family,
even with a weak body. I visit Benjamin daily, and we play all the
games you could think of. I am exhausted and tired a er each

day, and I try my best to get a good night's sleep. The only
dreams I get are ship sailing in the waves with the sun shining

above it. A couple of days a er I submitted the form, I received
the ticket in the mail. I quickly grab it then quietly sneak up to

my room. I put the ticket below my blue jacket, which hides
under my bed. It is so dark under there not even a night owl

would be able to see. The next few days are painful but fun. The
day before I leave to go to the ship, Benjamin calls me. I wonder
if I should tell him my plan as we have been best friends since

kindergarten. I decide to keep to myself, and we enjoy another
day full of Space Defenders and plans against Ash. Benjamin tells

me all about what happens in school. He is sort of like my
mailman. I try my hardest in Space Defenders, and I finally win.

That night I lay in bed with a swollen arm and my leg pains like a
furious lion spotting its prey. I know I have to get a good sleep

tomorrow so I can get up at midnight and aboard the Barbed
Wire. I finally sleep a er hours of flooded thoughts. I am deep
inside a dream. One I will never forget. The waves go back and

forth on the windy night. The moon is up, and the lights are out.
I wake up to the sound of rustling. I lay there in confusion then

head back to sleep. The kid looked like Benjamin. At the front of
the boat, it said The Barbed Wire. I wonder if this is what would

happen when I went aboard. As I woke the next day, I smelled
salty air, and the bright sun held its head high as tall as 50

giraffes. I get up and brush my teeth. My arm pains, and I try my
best to look fine as I go down the stairs. I welcome my family,
and they are delighted at my sight. I usually tell them to bring