to the sea

Chapter 8

I woke up that morning and totally forgot where i was. Having a nice place to sleep was a nice change.

I heard a knock "did you sleep good?" Edmund asked.

"yeah thank you again for letting me sleep here, you did not have to do that for me".

"it was no problem the company is nice every once and a while".

"I dont mean to leave so fast it is just i need to keep searching for my dad and since i no longer have transportation i need to find one".

"i have a little tiny boat that i keep hidden".

"no... i couldnt".

"its nor problem and if you want comapny ill come with you".

"that would be nice but i dont want to get you into any trouble because my dad is not the best person in the world".

"it is understandable neither is mine".

"okay if you are up to it then the company would be great. plus i do not know my way around".

he laughed "well then lets get on going".

He packed some stuff in a sack and took me to his secret hiding place for his boat. I had no idea where we were going and plus i am not familiar with this area. I feel like i am going to get killed because i trust to easily. Maybe this is why my mother told me to stay put and not go on these adventures.

i had to trust people i need to find my father.

we were walking for hours it felt like but we made it to his secret boat location and it was a relief he was not lying about it but then i thought if he wanted to kill me so bad then he would of by now. I mean i was sleeping at his place all night and he could of killed me then and there.

we reach his boat and it was small but alot bigger then i thought.

"well here it is" he said.

"it is nice" i replied.

we loaded up and set out for the next island.

he looked at me "so why is your dad such a bad person?"

"he just messes with the wrong people i guess. I do not really know".

he looked confused.

"not to push or anything but why did your parents leave you?" I asked.

he sighed.

"you do not have to answer or anything i did not mean...."

he cut me off "it is complicated my mom was gone, came back, my dad was never really around at all but one day my mom decided to leave me and that was about 10 years ago and that is how it is".

"im sorry i should not of asked".

"no it is fine i am just not used to people asking and i never know the reasoning behind it".

after that it was akward and we did not realy talk after.

we have been on this boat for so long it feels like and we were nearly approaching an island.

once we reached the island i decided to try and form a conversation with him.

"i am really sorry for bringing that all up" I said.

"it is fine do not worry about it it is just a weird conversation for me" he replied.

I smiled.

"why dont we get some food and get more supplies before we head out again" he said.

I nodded. i totally ruined stuff between us and it was obvious. we went our seperate ways and made a plan to meet at the boat before sundown so we can both find a place to sleep for the night since we were not going anywhere till the next day.

this island was way different than the others we have been i do not know why but it just felt different. I went towards the direction with the most people and tried to get as much stuff as i could fit in my bag.

I guess following people has its advantage because i found a little market place with a whole bnch of stuff and stopped and bought a few things.

while walking around this island i met a few nice people because they prbably wanted money or something but overall nice people.

I picked up as many supplies as u could and just set out and find out what this place was actually called.

As I was walking I stumbled across a little girl who look like she hasn't eaten anything in a while.

"Are to play do you want some carrots?" I asked her.

She nodded and I gave her some.

"Are you okay here have some more" I said.

"Thank you thank you" she said over and over to me.

"Can you tell me what this place is called".

"Freight home".

"Thank you are you going to be okay out here?"

"I'll be fine thank you so much for the food".

I smiled at her.

Freight home what kind of name is that but then again there is a lot of ships here so it does make sense in a way.

I was walking and heard my moms voice.

"Not good" I said aloud.

And walked fast in the other direction.

While seeing my mom is always nice I was just not in the mood for her and she must be following me somehow because how are we always running into each other.

If she finds out that I'm not with Henry anymore and I'm on my own with a random person who I just met the other day I will never hear the end of it.

This island wasn't big so avoiding her would be even harder than usual.

It was getting dark and I must go meet Edmund.