Authors Note: well hey people here is my next chapter to this Fanfiction. It was a little rushed so its alright but anyways please tell me what you think and please, please, please Review!!

Chapter 4 Ports

As Strat walked down the brown dirt road the hot golden sun warmed him. It was very hot out and Strat was very uncomfortable. He was almost at the port. He wanted to stop and rest but he couldn't as Annie was deep in his heart. She gave him wonderful strength and hope.

The day was getting warmer. He had the name of the ship but it left in a few hours. He had to hurry it was the only ship that he could sneak on to but it left in a few hours. . It did not go through Ellis Island or any other place like that and you did not need a passport. It was illegal but it was cheap and not to many questions asked. He couldn't afford anyone recognizing his name and risk the asylum, and unfortunately for him his father's name is very recognizable in the United States.

He finally reached the port. His ship didn't leave yet, in fact he was early. He went around looking for information about his ship. He saw a Spanish boy telling directions to people. Hey he was in luck the boy spoke English.

"Can you help me find my ship?"

The boy took the papers and replied,

"So your on that ship over there. It leaves in about a half in hour, be sure to get your stuff on board as the captain don't wait for nobody."

Strat walked through the huge crowd of children saying their goodbyes to their parents and sailors rushing through the crowd to their jobs. Now strat had another problem where to go. He found a sailor with golden hair who looked like he wasn't too busy. Strat asked,

"Where do I go?"

Let me see your ticket, hmmm, you are in the down quarters, hey follow me.

"Out of curiosity what is the difference between lower class and down quarters?"

"Well for one our kept secret, and you have to stay down below about all the time, you should bring your own food as you get one meal and the leftovers and they always don't have a lot, oh and the people are mostly, children, elders, and family members who can't afford another ticket. Also if you need identification papers they will be fake, we do provide them. But you have to be careful because the down quarters are risky if you get caught."

The sailor stopped talking and directed Strat to a door that led to a staircase. The sailor walked away and handed the tickets to the ticket man.

The down quarters were dark and musty. There were about 12 other people there, six spoke English and the others spoke Spanish. They were together in a group. Strat set his things down. Then he quietly said hello to the people who were in a deep conversation, and scurried off to his bunk. The bunk barely had a mattress and the blanket was thin and course. That didn't bother him too much; he had Annie in his head.

He was tired but also hungry so he stared at the wall thinking of Annie. The ship was moving it took him a while to get use to the motion. A few hours later dinner was served it contained a small ration of brittle meat, bland tasting soup, bread, and water plus a teabag. But he gave the teabag to a small child who didn't get one and had a touch of seasickness. It was nighttime so after his small meal he laid down to rest in his bed.

Strat feel asleep and started to dream of Annie's soft brown hair. He had vivid dreams of their futures together. It showed Strat holding the soft palm of her and a young child running around. It seemed unrealistic, but he could not think like that he had to be completely positive, any negativity could ruin his quest to find her.

Strat woke up in the middle of the silent night and said,

"Annie, where are you, I love you."

Strat quickly went back to bed after his outburst, so he could avoid waking anybody up.

So how did you think? I know it wasn't the best but still please review. I have an idea for the next chapter but I'm not completely sure. I apologize for the long wait. So please Review. Thank you.