CHAPTER 3 ruN liKe hell

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14 YEAR OLD RAFAEL hugged his parents. 14 YEAR OLD ADRIANA hugged her parents. 

Then they both started walking to school to get on a small boat with the rest of their school mates that would take them onto the large fishing ships, where they would live and work on until they have turned 18 years old.

Rafael and Adriana along with the rest of their school mates walked to the ship's edge and saw the boats coming up near the ship's side. 

Then they all started climbing down the ladder and got into the small boats. 

Rafael and Adriana got in a boat and they started sailing away toward the fishing ship docks.

The sun started to set. 

The boats arrived at a large aircraft carrier ship serving as a dock for the large fishing ships. 

Rafael and Adriana climbed up the ladder onto the dock with their other classmates. 

Then they got lined up on the deck of the aircraft carrier dock by the ship guards. 

The Captain of the fishing ship walked over to them and welcomed them.

"Welcome aboard." said the Captain.

Rafael and Adriana walked on board the fishing ship in different lines

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Rafael and Adriana walked on board the fishing ship in different lines. 

A line for guys and a line for girls. 

The ship guards led them toward the two buildings at the tail end of the fishing ship where they had hotel type rooms for them to live and sleep in. 

The buildings had 3 floors. 

They each got to the entrance doors of the buildings where the guards handed them each a folded work (prison) uniform. 

Rafael and Adriana gave each other one last look before they went inside the buildings.

Rafael walked in line down the hallway of the building. 

The rooms were on each side of the hallway. 

He got to the end of the hallway where there were stairs going up 2 more floors. 

He went up the stairs to the top floor and saw the guards putting a guy into a different room as they went down the hallway. 

A Guard put Rafael into one of the rooms and closed the door. 

Rafael saw a few older guys in the room.

Rafael worked taking freshly caught fish out of large nets, separating the fish, putting them in wrapping paper and placing them into wooden crates. 

They were given 30 minutes to eat lunch. 

Rafael walked through the cafeteria holding a tray of food.

Then suddenly, he stopped as he saw a Girl (Julieta) walking with her tray of food in his direction

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Then suddenly, he stopped as he saw a Girl (Julieta) walking with her tray of food in his direction. 

Rafael was taken aback by her beautiful brown eyes and long black hair. 

Julieta saw Rafael staring at her and Rafael was so overcome with embarrassment that he looked away and kept walking. 

He sat down at a cafeteria table next to Adriana.

"I saw that." said Adriana teasing.

"What?"

"You 'Like' her don't you?" said Adriana teasing.

"Maybe I do, so what?"

"Well, good luck talking to her."

"Why do you say that?"

"I heard she doesn't talk to anyone."

"Why not?"

"Who knows. I heard that she and her family are really Religious Catholics and keep to themselves. The other girls say that she prays every night."

"What's her name?" asked Rafael.

"Julieta Venegas." said Adriana.

THE NEXT DAY, Rafael sat at a table with Adriana and looked over at Julieta sitting at another table and thought of how to talk to her. 

He got up and started walking over to Julieta. 

Then he stopped and chickened out. 

He turned back around but Adriana was standing in his way and stopped him.

"You chickening out?" asked Adriana.

Rafael tried to walk around Adriana but she stopped him and she said out loud to Julieta—

—"Hey Julieta! Rafael wants to talk to you!"

Rafael frowned at Adriana and Adriana smirked at him and pushed him toward Julieta. 

Rafael walked up to Julieta and said—

—"Um, hi. So umm..."

Julieta stared at Rafael expectantly, but Rafael's mind went blank and then he just walked away embarrassed. 

He sat back down at the table next to Adriana.

"Bravo." said Adriana teasing.

"Shut up." said Rafael annoyed.

4 YEARS LATER, 18 YEAR OLDS RAFAEL AND ADRIANA walked off the fishing ship onto the aircraft carrier dock. 

Rafael and Adriana's parents were standing in a large crowd waiting to greet them. 

Rafael hugged his parents and Adriana hugged her parents. 

Then Rafael saw Julieta greet and hug her parents. 

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