Chapter 4 - Ship 24
The next day, Hailey woke up at the sound of her waterproof cellphone ringing. Her syes were droopy and lifeless, a sign when shes sleepy, bored, or upset.
She picked up the phone.
"Hello?" She said.
"Its me, Hannah." Said Hannah.
"Oh, hi! Its been a long while. So, whats up?"
"Something youve been waiting for for all your life."
Hailey got excited. "What is it?"
Hannah chuckled. "Youre staying with me in Krawk Island for a year!"
"..." Hailey was speechless. Shes never been to Krawk Island and hasnt seen Hannah for years.
"Darn. I gotta go back to work. My breaks over. Oh, and your parents have your ship tickets, which costed lots of dubloons. Ya better be there. See ya!"
"Bye!"
They hung up.
Haiey grabbed a random pillow, took a deep breath, and squeeled into it. That was how excited Hailey was.
The next day.
"Done packing, yet?" Asked Mr. Blackberry from downstairs.
"Almost." Said Hailey from her room.
After a couple of minutes, Hailey came down the stairs, dragging a big, heavy luggage.
"Heres your tickets, dear." Said Haileys mother. She gave her the tickets.
They hopped into the car and drove to the ship station. It took a while of walking from the parking lot to Ship 24, the ship Haileys going to take to Krawk Island.
"Five more minutes till ship leaves!" Announced the shoyru on speaker.
Hailey gave the ticket collecter the tickets. the ticket collecter gave her a sheet of paper, which had a map of the ship and her room number.
"Room 42." Hailey read.
Hailey gave her parents kisses and hugs before walking aboard the ship.
Theres she put down her big luggage.
"Ship 24 is leaving in 60, 59, 57..." As the announcer counted down, Hailey ran to the side of the ship, where her parents can see her.
"Bye, mom! Bye, dad!" Were Haileys final bids of farewell.
"Bye, Hailey!" Said her parents in unison.
"5...4...3...2...1!" the ships horn honked loudly and ship sailed off into the distance
Hailey walked to the front of the ship. She loved the feeling of the fresh, cool wind run through her hair. And the smell of the seasoned chicken being served in the cafeteria.
She went to her room. There was only a bed, a cuboard, a table, and a chair. Really plain. She sat on the chair, took out the amulet and a silk string. She tied it onto the amulet and wore it around her neck, making it seem more of a necklace than an amulet.
She looked at the amulet. It had symbols at the edge of it. 'Probably ancient symbols the wizards used,back then.' She assumed. 'It looks familiar, like if i already knew how to translate it.' Suddenly, she felt a jab of pain in her left hand. She looked at it. Her eyes widened. It looked like someone had carved a equalateral triangle with a fire in the middle, using a pocket knife. Blood flowed out of the markings. Her teeth clenched in pain as she wrapped it around her hand using a medical cloth.
Haileys stomach growled. She took out her map of the ship and followed the given directions to the cafeteria. Seasoned chicken and poutine was placed on her table. Immediately after the waitress left, hailey gobbled up her food. After every single piece of her food was devoured, she yawned and went to her room, where the snuggled into the blackets on her bed and fell asleep.
Hours paseed. And all of a sudden, the ship shook. Hailey woke up, shocked. There were screaming outside. She heard of couple of them say, "The ships being hit by cannons! The pirates are attacking us!" Hailey looked out the window. Cannons were coming their direction. "Darn" She groaned to herself. if she stayed in the boat, shed get blown up. She jumped out the window. The cold, salty water sent shivers down her spine. She swam to a safe distance away from the ship. Then the cannons hit the ship. Then some more cannons hit the ship. Soon, pieces of the ship went flying into the water. She grabbed onto one of the pieces nearest to her. luckily, it was a flat, hard, and big wooden board. The gentle waves slowly rocked her to sleep.
Authors notes : YAY! The chapters are gettin longer!