Ok this one's like insanely short. It was longer when I hand wrote it during Algebra...but it's still important, so you'll like chapter 5 better.
Tulio woke up to the sun shining in his face. He felt strangely happy for some reason. He was actually forming some kind of relationship with Esmeralda. This was so weird. He had never felt this way before. He had never been in love before. Wait, love? Could he really be in love with her? No, not love. It was too early for that. Right? He was interrupted from his thoughts when he heard Miguel and Esmeralda on deck.
"Good morning sunshine." Miguel laughed.
"Hi. What's everyone so talkative about?"
Miguel then pointed out across the ocean. There was a patch of land a few miles away. Tulio let out what sounded like a laugh and twirled Esmeralda around in a circle. Once he realized what he was doing, he put her down and cleared his throat like nothing happened.
"Am I missing something?" she said as she treid to regain her balance.
"Sorry. He does that when he's excited."
They had finally made it. It took them three days to get there, but they made it. Esmeralda was about to get the surprise of her life. That's what Tulio was so excited about. She figured it was a good one since Tulio was acting like a five year old that just met Santa. She was laughing at him when the ship hit the beach. It was very small and she gasped when she saw a human skull.
"This is it?" She sounded disappointed.
"We're not quite there yet. Here, put these on." He threw a pair of shoes at her.
"Do you like hiking?" Miguel asked her.
"Hiking? You've gotta be kidding me."
"Afraid not. It's not that bad. It's all worth it once you get there." She had to laugh at his puppy dog face.
"Oh, fine!" She took the shoes from him.
The next chapter will be longer. I promise!