Kidnapped

Sneaking onto boats

The thing about an amusement park is that it’s really, really busy, which was good for us because it didn’t take long to attract a crowd.
    I began to do some backflips and handsprings and front punches and layouts and all that chaz, Harry still had the bow and arrows from the volcano and he was shooting them pretty good, Liam found some heavy stuff and was lifting it and Marisa was juggling and walking around collecting money.
    We had a routine down about half an hour later. Harry would “open the show” by shooting a couple of arrows out at targets like cups and stuff, I would go after him and go out doing a front punch through to layout and then some flips after, Liam would close by lifting and Marisa went around the whole time juggling and getting the money.
    Three hours later we stopped, tired and hungry, to count. “We have three hundred!” Liam said. “That’s enough to stay in a hotel.”
    We all cheered, said goodbye to our fans, and then walked away. “What hotel?” Marisa asked.
    “There’s one,” I said, pointing at an old hotel that looked decent, “The Greenside Inn. Why don’t we stay there?”
    “Alright,” Harry said and we walked in. We went up to the check-in desk and found a cashier in a uniform waiting for us, “How may I help you?”
    “We need a room.” Harry said.
    “Okay,” the man began to type in a computer, “We only have one available room left. It would be 250 for one night.”
    I fought back a laugh as Marisa blushed like crazy, “Um, how many beds are there?” Liam asked.
    “Two,” the man said, “Both twins.”
    “It’ll do,” I told him, “Can we have the key?”
    “Well first I need to know how long you’re staying and I need your signature and...”
    “We’re staying just for tonight, and we can pay in cash. That okay?” Harry asked as Marisa handed the man 250.
    He counted the money and looked back up at us, “Yes. Enjoy your stay.”
    We took the elevator up to the 14th floor where we were staying and Marisa opened the door. The room was small, dusty, old, and pretty much disgusting.
    “We payed 250 for THIS?” Marisa asked.
    Liam shrugged, “I guess hotels in Madagascar charge a lot.”   
    “I’m going to take a shower,” Marisa said. Then she turned to me, “Last time I took a shower you took Harry’s motorcycle and almost got us killed. Don’t leave the room.”
    “Okay, okay,” I said and she went into the bathroom.
    “Well what now?” I asked and I heard as Marisa turned the water on.
    “Now we figure out how to get back to the US,” Liam said. “We could take a boat, a plane, whatever.”
    “I think that we’ve had enough of planes,” Harry said.
    “Yeah,” Liam responded, “Okay, a boat then. Where are we gonna get a boat?”
    “Don’t a lot of cruises come to Madagascar?” I asked.
    Harry nodded, “Yeah tourists like it here.”
    “Alright, then why don’t we just sneak on one of those?” I asked, “No money, no security, any of that stuff. It’ll be easier.”
    Liam raise his eyebrows, “How are we gonna get on a cruise boat without anyone noticing?”
    “Are you kidding, brah?” Harry asked, “After everything that’s happened I think that we can sneak onto a boat.”



    So, when I got out of the bathroom I learned that we were sneaking onto a cruise. We saw one dock into a nearby shore and thought to get some sleep before we went on and some food. We went downstairs to the buffet and just chose a few food since we only had 50 bucks.
    “Real food,” Kayla murmured.
    “I know,” I said back.
    I got some pork chops and a piece of warm bread with butter, and pretty much so did everyone else. We sat down at a small table.
    “Hi!” A voice suddenly said.
    We all looked up from gouging our plates to see a young woman holding a baby and a little girl holding her free hand.
    “Um, hi,” Liam said, wiping his mouth.
    “Are you kids here on vacation?” She asked. She seemed too perky.
    “Um, who are you?” Kayla asked.
    “Oh,” The lady said. “Sorry. My name’s Julia. These are my two kids, Lizzie and John.”
    “Nice to meet you,” I said, trying to be polite
    “Yeah,” Harry said, answering the question. “We’re here for a week.”
    “By yourself?” Julia asked.
    “Um, no,” Kayla said. “Our parents are in our room.”
    “Oh, okay,” She responded. There was something strange about her.
    “So.....bye!” Kayla said, waving.
    Julia raised her eyebrow and walked away.
    “Well that was strange,” Harry said.
    “Tell me about it,” I said.
    When we got back to the room, we decided that someone should stay awake during the night so the cruise ship didn’t leave. Kayla and I slept first, which I liked.
    When Liam and Harry woke us back up at three in the morning, We sat on the dusty couch watching Friends and eating a bag of chips.
    “I love this show,” I said.
    “I know,” Kayla said.
    Suddenly, I heard a huge horn.
    “Um.....” I said, turning to Kayla. She ran to the window.
    “The ship’s leaving,” She said.
    “Liam! Harold!” She said, jumping on the two beds.
    “What?” They said after waking up.
    “The ship is leaving!” I said. “Right now!”
    “Oh, crap!” Liam said. They jumped out of bed and we all got our shoes on and I wadded the extra cash into my pockets. We ran down the stairs because the elevator would take too long and managed to weave around pedestrians- well, most of them.
    “Are you leaving?” The man at the front desk said.
    “Yep, sorry,” Harry said, chucking the key at his face. “Thanks for the stay!”
    We sprinted out of the hotel and ran to the dock. I saw people mostly leaving the ship but some were boarding it. It was a huge white thing with lights lit up everywhere and I could see a lot of pools on the top level. It wasn’t off of the dock yet, which was good, but another horn blew which I thought was the warning.
    “We have to figure out a way to get on,” Liam said.
    Kayla ran to the front entrance which was guarded by three men.
    “Tickets?” One of them said, holding out his hand.
    “Wait!” Kayla said. She put a worried expression on her face. “My mommy’s in there! She’s gonna have a baby soon and I need to get her to the hospital!” She leaned into the boat. “MOOOMMMMMYYYY!”
    “Whoa, don’t have a panic attack, kid,” Another guard said. He raised his eyebrow a little cuz Kayla didn’t exactly look like a five year old.
    “We’ll get your mommy,” The man said.
    “Wait!” Kayla said. We were just standing behind her, staring. “I’m pregnant too!”
    “What?”  A guard said. “You look like 13.”
    “Don’t judge!” She responded.
    “I’m not, it’s just....”
    “Just what? Haven’t you ever seen a 13 year old pregnant girl? Come on!”
    The guards turned to stare at each other, which was when Kayla ducked under them and ran in yelling “Mom!”
    We kind of had no choice but to follow her. The guards were chasing her right in front of us.
    “Hey! Come back!” They were yelling.
    “I need to find my pregnant mom!” Kayla yelled, weaving in and out of people.
    If we weren’t in such a hurry I would’ve stopped to admire the boat. It had a huge chandelier at the top and marble tiles and a ton of fish tanks with exotic fish that were very bright.
    “Fishies!” I said, stopping.
    “Marisa!” Liam yelled, grabbing my hand.
    “But the fishies!!” I said back.
    He dragged me after the guards.
    Suddenly, they stopped running.
    “Where did she go?” They said, scratching their mostly bald heads.
    “Hide!” I yelled, and Harry, Liam, and I jumped behind a fish tank.
    “Yay,” I said, tapping on the glass.
    “Where did Kayla go?” Harry asked, looking around.
    “Guys!!!!” A voice yelled. I turned and saw Kayla hugging a random woman who was fat and looked really confused.
    “I found my mommy!” She said to the guards.
    “Mam,” The bald man said, “Is this your daughter?”
    “Um.....OW!” The lady said, a weird expression on her face. “Yes. Of course.” She started stroking Kayla’s head, and I couldn’t help but laugh under my breath.
    “Are you sure?”
    “Positive.” She gave a smile.
    The guards turned to each other and shrugged. “Well, alright.” Then they left.
    When they were out of sight, Kayla and the woman both stopped smiling and we walked over to them.
    The lady pushed Kayla away. “Who the hell are you?!”
    “Pregnant 13 year old, what’s wrong with you?” Kayla said, then casually walked away with us behind her.