Chapter 9.
Two months passed very quickly. The little golden hair boy now was very good at every job about the ship. The captain loved him as his own child. The members of the crew never looked him again like a little, unprotected and weak boy. He wanted so much to help everyone. But one word was the incentive for his willingness, his diligence and his determination. The ''fame''. He wanted to be a captain. And not only one captain, but one of the most famous. He wanted his name written to the history and he hoped everyone to know him someday. The 11 years old boy with his 2 blue eyes gave advices about the job to his best friend. Thomas was so patient, but in the same time so curious. The words which was being told by John, made him to feel confused. At his opinion John was a boy without preoccupations but from the other side he seemed to hide things behind his smile. Many times the red- hair boy tried to ask smith about his past and then was the only time that john became aggressive. '' Break '' heard the voice of the chef. It was time for food. Everyone was sitting at the same table. ''John, in 2 weeks we will arrive to the port. I am so happy'' said Thomas. ''Yes, this is my first voyage. My first bark.'' told Smith and smiled. ''And then we will go back to England for awhile, back to our families.'' exclaimed Thomas. John put down the cup and stopped eating. He went out of the room to watch the clear blue sea. Thomas ran behind him. ''Sorry.. Sorry. I forgot'' apologized the boy. ''I haven't got a family and I will never have''. Told flatly John. ''My friend, now the crew of the ship is your family, tomorrow your woman and your children as my dad use to say to me''. Silence... John thought that the crew of the ship is just partners. He didn't want to feel them as a family like he did with the people at the orphanage because if one day he would lose them, he wouldn't like to hurt himself. And for the woman he didn't change his opinion. ''Thomas, the only I want is to...'' but then some words from Thomas' lips filled the sentence ''...be a captain'' ! John walked again to the room because he felt his stomach empty...
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At a few time the ship would arrive to the port. John was alone at the gunnel. He was looking at the sea when a voice was heard. ''Captain Smith, are you ready to feel again the ground under of your foot'' asked Captain Roger. John turned to meet the captain ''How did you call me sir?'' told with surprise. ''I call you Captain Smith. You have won my trust''. Captain Roger made two steps closer to the little boy and added ''This was your first voyage, we travel to the open sea about two months and you helped so much to be this travel easier'' said the captain and he was so different from the other times, he was, he was affectionate. The 11 years old boy turned again to see the port... ''From this time for me you are a Captain, try to prove it at everyone.. Captain Smith.'' Captain Roger told as he left the boy alone.
…...9 years later...
John was in the same place when a voice made him to turn. ''Captain Smith we arrived'' cried a sailor. ''Ok, drop the anchor'' ordered the man. ''We are back to England'' he thought. ''At a few months i will go to the New World. I can't wait''. He opened his bag and took his new compass. ''This compass is the same with the other, that i stopped to use 9 years ago. But the only difference is that there isn't my name.'' he whispered and left the compass again to his bag. ''Captain Smith we need you'' a voice was heard again...
Thanks all my fans for reading and reviewing my story. At the following chapters we will see John before he went to the New World... Sorry because I am late but I am on holidays...
