Australia

By Namo C

Fall 2019 ? 4th Grade

The boat rocked back and forth, right and left. The boat shook and leaned to the left. Lightning struck and it was raining hard, clouds filled the sky as butterflies started to form in my stomach. My face was pale white and my palms were all sweaty, I was super dizzy and could barely open my eyes. I looked out into the deep ocean, looking for whales. NO, NO sign of them at all. I only saw the strong currents and little flashes of lightning. At that moment I was thinking about the sinking and me dying. Then I turned around and saw an extra boat which made me think even deeper.

The boat rocked and I heard footsteps going up and down the stairs. I saw a huge bin filled with puke and a lot of blood which left an atrocious smell. I thought about the bin carefully and remembered seeing blood. BLOOD? I thought about it again was it real? Or was it something else?

Later I saw a group of people walking down the stairs carrying an old lady, leaving a trail of blood. People crowded around. There was a sigh and groan from the boat.

The captain made a statement. ?I apologize, that we won?t be seeing any whales today due to the storm and the injuries of our passengers.?

Everyone was disappointed and started to complain.

A few minutes had passed and sunlight started to appear from the darkness. I saw misty and blurry buildings. I knew we were in New Zealand. I looked outside confused thinking that we would return back to Sydney, but I?m not sure if it was a mistake or something.

I looked outside again and saw the opera house and the harbor bridge. I was confused. The opera house was in New Zealand?

If this was a total dream, I wasn?t awake. Are we in Sydney or New Zealand? The boat never turned around, or did it? I was all over the place.