Authors notes: The chapters will get longer I promise.
Chapter one
Boarding?
The carriage pulled up to the docks and the door was opened for them. Christine could not take her gaze from the massive ship. Meg poked her in the arm.
"Christine, are you coming?" Meg asked hopping out of the carriage. Christine nodded and followed them out.
"I can't believe we're going on this ship." Meg said.
"Girls, come on we have to board now." Madame Giry said.
The two of them nodded and followed Madame Giry. Christine stopped to look at the sky. It was a bright baby blue with not a cloud in sight. She could hardly contain her happiness. She could still remember Madame Giry coming into the ballet dormitories with the news. Two months ago a note had been set to the Opera Populaire requesting the company to perform on the ship. They were all being paid large sums of money to do this. Other Opera groups and theatre troupes were also invited. In the note it said that those who they really enjoyed, being it singing, ballet, stagehand and so forth they would hire them to stay on the ship and perform for the people on the ship. They promised that those who they asked to stay on the ship would be paid large sums of money beyond their comprehension. Christine and Meg were tremendously excited when they got the letter. Now, the two of them stood in front of the massive ship with dumb struck expressions on their faces.
"Girls! Let's go!" Madame Giry said snapping them out of their reverie.
The two of them followed Madame Giry up the ramp and they got checked into the ship. The luggage carrier took their luggage to their rooms while they walked on the deck and checked the ship out. Christine and Meg walked to the bow of the ship and looked out at the people still coming on to the ship.
"This is so exciting." Meg exclaimed.
Christine nodded in agreement. It felt like hours while they stood there waiting for the ship to finish boarding. Finally, at 13h, the ship departed from its harbour and took off on its grand voyage to New York City.
