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Everyone kept waving, we were still near the harbour but we would be leaving it soon. The blonde and dark headed guys were still waving too, I wonder why they're going to America....maybe they're going to where we are. Me and Daddy are getting mommy from the Hospital, where she's all better now, and then were going to Santa Monica, daddy says it's a seaside place, and the fresh air their will be good for mommy.

I hope there's a fair there; I want to go on a rollercoaster, a really fast one! Maybe they are going there to. "Come on Cora, we've gotta go find our room now sweetheart" Daddy took my hand and gently tried to get me to follow him. "Daddy can we see the dolphins now?" I really wanted to see them, I love dolphins, so does mommy, there are lots of dolphins in Mexico, mommy says, I want to stay and see them.

"Yeah we'll dolphins, and sharks too, out at sea Cora. There aren't any here darling." I looked down at the deck, I wanted to see the dolphins, I looked back at the dark headed Italian guy, I think he's Italian, and his friend, they were still there, leaning over the barriers, I think they were looking for dolphins too. I wanted to stay because they were as well.

"Don't look like that" Daddy said, he didn't want me to be disappointed. "We'll see lots of dolphins, and sharks at sea, there all out there, having there tea, eh?" He picked me up while I giggled at that. "So we'll let them av their tea, and we'll see the sharks later, otherwise they might eat us!" Daddy pretended to eat my shoulder, I laughed hard at that, it tickled. He carried me talking about the sharks until we were inside again and then he put me down.

"All set?" he said picking up his case, "yep" I smiled, daddy always cheered me up and made me laugh, were very close. "Let's go then" Daddy pulled out our tickets from his coat, to check our room number, the hallway was very crowded, People wandering around in all directions, I kept looking back up at Daddy to make sure he was still there, I don't want to get lost, I'd never find my way back.

"Were in G 75, so that's... er.. this way" I took Daddy's hand and we headed straight ahead, then took a left, right, another left, it was making me dizzy, it was like a giant maze, except the hedges were made of stone.

My case bumped along me legs, it took so long I wondered if we'd ever find our room. I bet the lady I saw is in her room now, it must be really big, if I was her, my favourite part of the room would be a four poster bed. My Aunt Millie used to have these magazines in her hair dresser shop, and she used to bring some home for me. I like cutting out all the pictures of rich peoples furniture and houses and I stick them in my scrapbook, I've took that with me in my case.

Once when Daddy had some spare cardboard, I stuck the cardboard together to make a house, and stuck the pictures in there. I cut out and drew some people and made them live in the house too.

I loved playing that game, I've never had a real doll's house, but if Daddy gets enough money in America, he says he can get me one for my birthday. My birthday is July 27th, so it depends how much daddy can save up, but if not this year he promises to get me one the year after, or Santa might bring me one. I bet the pretty lady had a doll's house when she was little, a really big one.

Maybe it looked like her real house.

"Almost there Cora" Daddy said which made me jump a bit, I was busy daydreaming, then the noise was just a muffle, and I didn't notice the crowd so much, but I could hear and see it all now, like it was more in focus.

I looked on a door, "G49" it said, we still had quite a way I thought. "G60, G60, s'cuse me, " I heard someone say, I looked across, it was him! The blonde person I saw. He was on the other side of me, with his friend, someone let him through and now he was ahead of us, with his friend.

If there in G60, they're near us! On a door it said "G58" his room was near here, a few seconds later we came to "G60" "oh, right here" and then they both went in. I don't know why but I really liked him, not just cos he was really handsome, there was something else, I don't know what, he seemed really nice. "Cora, G75" Daddy pointed to the door number, we were here. It wouldn't just be us in here, you share with 3 other people, daddy was one, I wonder who the others would be.

Daddy opened the door and we saw our room. It was small, but everyone could fir in it, there was a desk and a chair, a wash basin, and bunk beds! I wanna go on the top one, it looks fun. "hey, how're doin alright?" Someone said to Daddy, I couldn't see him yet, daddy was in front of me, it was a man though, he was Irish.

My daddy moved out the way so I could come in, he shook hands with the Irish guy, he wore a hat, I liked it. "I'm Joe Cartmel" Daddy introduced himself, "I'm Tommy Ryan, and who are you lil missy?" I giggled slightly. "I'm Cora" I felt shy.

"Hello Cora, that's a pretty name, sounds Irish, right?" I nodded, "It means Miracle, doesn't it" Daddy said while he ruffled my hair, I nodded again, Tommy seemed nice, but I still felt shy.

, I think he knew this as he smiled at me. "I like your hat" I said, Tommy laughed, "Do you eh?" He took his hat off and put it on me, it came over my eyes, making me and everyone else laugh. I didn't feel so shy anymore. Daddy and Tommy talked while we unpacked.

A few minutes later another guy came in, he was form Sweden, and didn't speak much English, I think he would have said more if he knew how. He shook Tommy and Daddy's hand too.

I didn't take long to unpack, I only had a few things, 3 dresses, one top and skirt, socks and knickers, my nighty, my doll and my scrapbook. I got to go on top bunk. I sat on my bed for a while. Daddy and Tommy talked, I joined in sometimes, and so did the Swedish guy, his name was Alec. At four o'clock, we all went to get something to eat.

We walked through the corridor and went outside, it was warm and sunny out, and then through a big room, it had a bar and tables and chairs in it, and two platforms,

"we're gonna dance here later aren't we Cora" Daddy said, I smiled, I loved dancing, especially Irish dancing "Aye, and get very drunk" Tommy said, and we all laughed, then we came to a big room with long wooden tables and chairs, and people were serving food on the right side. We all went to get some, I was really hungry and the sooner we eat, the sooner we'd get to see the sharks and dolphins, and maybe I'd see the blonde guy again...