love from the other end

THE BEGINNING

               

20 april, 1865

I walk trough town after a long day of working in the mine. My neck hurts and my bones are crushing, I can't keep working and living like this...

"OUCH!"

I fell on the ground and i felt a hand reaching out to me.

"sorry young man!! i wasn't looking where i was going"

i look up to see a old man with short hair and a masculine figure and wearing posh clothes, he must be in his 50s.

"Nah it's okay, i wasn't looking either"

i see that the old man was looking at my clothes, of course he might be disgusted, that's how all those rich people are.

"young man, what's your name?"

"Thomas"

"Thomas.. Thomas let's make a deal!"

i looked a bit surprised, making a deal with a stranger is never a good idea.. but i was curious.

"what kind of deal?"

on the man's face was now a tiny smirk.

"you see that poster over there?"

i looked to my left to see a poster that was saying; "YOU HAVE NO JOB? YOU NEED MONEY? WELL YOUR IN LUCK, WORK ON THE BOAT SULTANA FOR SOME GOOD CASH FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS".

"I will pay you 1000 dollars each day if you come work on my boat!"

i slowly turn around to look at the man's face hoping that he would be joking, he would never give so much money... right?

"ha ha.. very funny"

" i am dead serious"

"HUH!?"

"so will you do it?"

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26 April, 1865

"SHIP IS PREPARING TO LEAVE, EVERYONE ABOARD!!!"

I see my wife tearing up. She asks if I am going to be okay on this journey... honestly I am scared not knowing what could happen...

"You will come back for me won't you?" I look at her "Of course"

I see she doesn't believe what I am saying, after all I never told why I wanted to go on this trip, heck, I never liked the sea to begin with... she must think that I want to leave her...

"SHIP IS READY TO GO, EVERYONE ABOARD" I hear the captain scream again.

"I have to go!!" I quickly runaway "WAIT!!" I turn around to see the eyes of my wife red and watery "I will miss you"I smile "me too Jenny".

It was a battle to get on time on the old ship, but thankfully I madeit. I turned around and waved goodbye to my precious and beautiful Jenny.

THIS WAS THE END OF PART 1!!

and let me tell your that it was hard pheww, try writing and eating cup noodles at the same time!