As Nora stepped off the boat she could feel herself sway, it had been
so long since she had last been on land. Breaking off from her wistful
thoughts she scampered down the ramp. Suddenly, she caught her breath.
This city was much bigger than she would have ever dared imagine. Dublin
was completely dwarfed by the sheer quantity of people she could see
milling through the streets.
She felt a large hand close over her shoulder. Whirling around, she came face to face with a jolly old man.
"You look might lost," the man cackled, "I'll help you get through customs."
She thanked him but told him that she would be fine by herself, and truthfully she was fine, somehow her Dad had known exactly what kind of identification to give her. She swept right through customs and was then truly on her own. It was starting to get dark, so she decided to try to find somewhere to stay. She knew her prospects weren't good because she didn't have time to find any American money.
She wandered around for about an hour, trying to orient herself in this new place. She was beginning to get tired so she abandoned her hope that she would find someone who would give her a place to stay. She came across a tiny park which, if she curled herself in the right position, had just enough grass. She lad down and almost immediately drifted off to sleep.
Memories from Ireland and her old life colored her dreams. Sometime during the night someone lay down nest to her, thinking it was one of her baby brothers, she cuddled up next to him.
She felt a large hand close over her shoulder. Whirling around, she came face to face with a jolly old man.
"You look might lost," the man cackled, "I'll help you get through customs."
She thanked him but told him that she would be fine by herself, and truthfully she was fine, somehow her Dad had known exactly what kind of identification to give her. She swept right through customs and was then truly on her own. It was starting to get dark, so she decided to try to find somewhere to stay. She knew her prospects weren't good because she didn't have time to find any American money.
She wandered around for about an hour, trying to orient herself in this new place. She was beginning to get tired so she abandoned her hope that she would find someone who would give her a place to stay. She came across a tiny park which, if she curled herself in the right position, had just enough grass. She lad down and almost immediately drifted off to sleep.
Memories from Ireland and her old life colored her dreams. Sometime during the night someone lay down nest to her, thinking it was one of her baby brothers, she cuddled up next to him.
