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“You’re crazy Gabe”Adam Waller said to him as they looked at the huge liner that was the Titanic.”Your other stunts were crazy no doubt but we could really get in trouble for this, more like arrested”he said to him

“Look, I need to get back home”Gabriel Brewster said to him,”Those bastards convinced us to come overseas, saying it would be the best thing for us and then what happens? Theres nothing here for us anymore. Im going back to Memphis”

Both Gabriel and Adam were a part of a small circus troupe called The Cavaliers. When they both were little, The Cavaliers would come to Memphis and perform for a few days. Every time the two of them would show them anything, hoping that they could join the troupe. Year after year they were rejected, until a few months ago. Gabriel was strong even though he was an average sized 15 year old, slim and weighing almost 160 and he was almost at the 6 foot mark. He developed the ability to hold chairs, even tables on his chin and pick them up with his teeth. He has never gotten hurt. Adam knew how to juggle and he made it interesting by juggling candles, he later became part of the clown troupe as well. Soon they were scooped up and were touring America and then the best business prospect came for them, to travel around Europe. They all packed their things and got on the first boat to London and have been touring for a few months. However, the crowds weren’t as big as the ones in America so they made less money.Also unfortunately, a week ago, the ringmaster and the founder of The Cavaliers, Joseph Lincoln passed away. Everyone saw this as a sign to go their separate ways but this left Gabriel and Adam penniless and in another country no less with no way back home. That is unless they stowed away on the most popular ship ever.

“Look you wanna go home don’t you?”Gabriel asked him

“Yes more than anything”Adam said

“Then why not go in style?And who can say that they stowed away on the Titanic no less?Everyone back home wont believe it”Gabriel said,”Come on what do you say? Why sleep under a bridge and steal from restaurants when we have beds and good homecooking back home?”

“I do miss your grandmothers cornbread”Adam said

“Don’t remind me”Gabriel said,he missed his grandmother,she was all he had left.He now felt guilty for leaving her behind for a crazy life as a Carnie.

“Ok,so how are we going to stow away on this thing?”Adam said,”Its so big and theres so many people”

“That’s what makes it easier my friend”Gabriel said with a smile.

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“How does it feel to be a part of this maiden voyage on the Titanic?”a reporter asked Dorothy.

“It feels terrific actually. It is like being a part of history. I don’t think I will have another trip like it. Im glad to be one of the firsts to check out what she can do. The most exciting thing about it is that I get to go home. Its double the pleasure”Dorothy said, making sure to fake the best smile she could possibly muster. If anyone else asked her about this damned boat she was going to scream. She didn’t know what was so special about it. It looked like the Olympique and wasn’t every boat basically unsinkable? She struggled to see what all the hoopla was all about.

The reporter and all the other ones around her tried to ask her more questions but the crowd getting on the boat for first class was thinning.”Thank you for all your questions”she said hurriedly as she walked away and walked up the ramp toward the deck, many bell boys following.

“Why did you leave so early?”Lucas asked her.

“I just didn’t feel like talking about this damned boat any longer. I just want to get to my cabin and relax for once”she said as she rolled her eyes, hating that Fate put him on the same boat as her. At dinner last night, Lucas announced that he was cast in a Broadway play in New York City and that he was leaving on the Titanic as well. He wanted to surprise everyone and he did. However, Dorothy was the only one that felt sick when she heard the news.

“Yes, this boat is getting a lot of press”Lucas said,”Which works out so well for us”

“For you maybe, quite frankly I don’t give a damn”Dorothy said quickly, she didn’t want to ever hear the word ‘us’ come out of his mouth. She quickly saw her cabin and opened the door.

“I will see you later for dinner”Lucas said to her

“Dinner?”Dorothy asked,”I was just going to order from the room-“

“No, there is a special feast for all the first class passengers. I already reserved us seats. See you later”he said and walked into his cabin, which was unfortunately next door.

Dorothy scowled. She hated when people made plans for her, especially Lucas, and he said “us” again. She closed the door and tried to gain her composure.

*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*

“Bye London!”Salomi said excitedly as the Titanic left Southampton’s dock for the first time. She felt like a star even though none of those people were particularly waving to her. Once they were away from the dock, Salomi breathed in the sea air and followed her father and Uncle Vernon back into their cabin.

“Ok lets get this money stuff straightened out before we relax”Vernon said. Not only did they deliver $1.5 million, they were to return with another million, half going to a bigwig in New York and half going back to Morietti. They closed the door and locked it and they took out the briefcase with the money and began to count and separate it.

“Dad, can I please see the ship? Do I have to count?”Salomi asked him

“You know Im gonna need my expert counter. This is a lot of money we are dealing with here-“Abraham said

“Let her go Abe”Vernon interrupted,”Go ahead Salomi, Abe has got me, now you can go free”he said to her

“Thanks”she said with a squeal and then left the room quickly.

“Yeah thanks Dad”Abraham said to him sarcastically

“Let her be a kid, you are only on the Titanic once and besides, I don’t think she should touch anymore money until we get back to California, just to be on the safe side” Vernon told him

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Gabriel laughed out loud as he and Adam came out of their hiding spot and walked along the deck. He couldn’t believe that his plan worked and it was so simple too.”I cant believe it worked”

“Ok yes it worked,now we just have to be normal”Adam said as they tried their best to remain composed as a few workers walked past them.”We have to act like we belong here”

“That wont be hard”Gabriel said as he walked over to the front of the ship and looked out at the London skyline getting smaller and smaller.”Its just good to be going home”

“Where are we going to sleep?”Adam asked Gabriel,”There arent any bridges here that we can hide in”

“Theres probably an empty cabin somewhere that we can break into”Gabriel said,”But who wants to think of sleep now?”he asked,”Its only 9 am”

“Yeah meaning its time for breakfast, what are we going to do about food for the next 2 and a half days?”Adam asked him

“This is a luxury liner, theres probably lots of food waiting around to be taken”Gabriel said and then looked at Adam with a knowing look.

“No,Im staying right here, Im not going to steal anything else with you. I mean what happens if we get caught? They are going to throw us overboard!”Adam said

“Fine,I’ll be back with breakfast”Gabriel said as he walked off, looking for an unknowing victim.

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Salomi watched as some people played shuffleboard and some kids were kicking a ball around. She was on the top deck and this was where the first class passengers mostly leisured. She walked to the rail and looked at what little of the London skyline she could see left.

“Croissant madam?”someone asked her. She turned and saw a man in a uniform carrying a tray of what looked like fancy looking bread.

Salomi didn’t know what a croissant was but she was very hungry all of a sudden. They didn’t eat breakfast yet. “Sure”she said as she took three. The man gave her a surprised look and then left. She inspected one of the croissants and then tasted it.”Oh wow yum”she said as she continued to eat. She now loved croissants, whatever they were. She decided to sit down and went over to a lounge chair. She put the croissants on a small table next to her and sat in it and struggled when she tried to figure out how to get the chair to sit up straight. Then she thought she saw something out of the corner of her eye. She looked and saw that two of her three croissants were gone. She looked up and saw a boy running away. She picked up her other croissant and ran after him, not caring how she looked running so fast in such a frilly dress. She pushed past a lot of people, making sure she kept the blonde haired boy in sight. She caught up to him quickly and jumped on his back.

“Hey!”the boy said

“Give me my food you little rat!”she shouted at him

“You made me drop them now!”he shouted back at her as she flipped him over and sat on his stomach so he couldn’t move, then she gasped. She knew those baby blue eyes so well now, it was the mystery boy that she met yesterday,”Do I know you?”he asked her,then it hit him,”Oh the nut girl”he said and smiled

“And this is how you repay me? By stealing my breakfast?”she asked him,”Get your own, theres a guy with a tray walking around”she said to him

“Well I didn’t know it was you and Im third class, we don’t have people waiting on us”he said bitterly,”Can you please get off of me now?”

“No! I want my croissants!”she said

“You have one right there!”he said to her

“I want more”

“Someone’s greedy”he said

“You should talk!”she said,”Im starving, I haven’t eaten since last night”

“You? I haven’t eaten in three days!”he said to her,”Now will you kindly get off of me girl? Im not afraid to push you”he said to her

Salomi softened a little, she knew how he felt all too well. She knew how it felt to go days without eating, that’s how her life used to be. She never wanted to go back to that. “Sorry”she said as she got off of him

“Why are you apologizing? I just stole from you?”he asked her, confused

“Im apologizing because you haven’t eaten in three days”Salomi said,”They don’t serve breakfast in third class?”

The boy scoffed,”Psshh, have you seen third class?”he asked her,”Guess not”he said to her,”They treat us like dirt, like we’re nothing, Im not even supposed to be up here”

Salomi nodded, her father and Uncle Vernon felt the same way before they got into the counterfeiting business.

“Is there a problem?”a man in a uniform asked as he came up to them.”We had complaints about two young people running and causing a ruckus”he said and then he looked at the boy,”Wait….you arent supposed to be up here-“

“Yes he is….he’s my personal bell boy….my family has hired him”Salomi said quickly. She felt that she needed to defend and help this boy however she could.

“Oh….well keep it down”the man said as he looked narrowly at them and walked away.

The boy let out a nervous laugh.”Thanks you just saved my ass”he said to her,”You didn’t really have to do that….”

“Its fine”Salomi said with a shrug

“I gotta get back to my friend”the boy said,”Hes probably wondering if I got caught or if I got breakfast for us yet”

“Theres another one?”she asked him.That would explain why he was stealing two.Then she saw the waiter,”Excuse me sir…can I have two more?”she asked him. He nodded and she took two croissants,”Thank you”she said and he walked away,”Here. Next time, just ask, I don’t want to have to beat you down again”she said as she handed them to him

The boy smirked at her,”Oh really? Well you might not even catch me”he said to her as he took the croissants from her,”Whats your name?”he asked her

“Salomi”she said with a smile

“Thank you Salomi, Im Gabriel”he said to her

“I’ll look out for you Gabriel”she said to him

“I’ll do the same”he said and then bit into one of the croissants.He smiled at her and left the deck quickly. Salomi smiled as she watched him, she had a feeling it wouldn’t be the last.

*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*

“Guess we are done then”Vernon said as he and Abraham packed up the million dollars that they counted. They were putting the last stacks of bills in when there was a knock on the door. They both looked at each other and tried not to panic.”I’ll take these into my room”he said as he picked up the briefcase and the rest of the money,”Answer it”he said to him and closed his door behind him.

Abraham took a few deep breaths. This business was full of surprises, you never really knew who you were delivering to, unless they were regulars and sometimes you never know what situation you put yourself into. You also never know or want to know if something goes wrong, like getting caught. He opened the door to find one of the workers on the ship. He greeted him with a small cart of breakfast food,he wheeled it in and Abraham stepped aside, checking to see if there was any evidence around.”Um…well we didn’t order breakfast-“

“Compliments of the captain. If you ever want to order, here are our menus”he said as he gave him the menus

“But we don’t know the captain…haven’t met him at all, why would he send us food?”Abraham asked him suspiciously

The man laughed,”He set this up for all our first class passengers. All of you are getting free and delivered breakfast this morning. Its on him don’t worry. Oh and since you speak of not having met the captain…”he said as he pulled out a small envelope out of his pocket,”Here is an invitation to a special dinner in the ballroom tonight at 8 pm. You will be able to meet the captain and the other first class passengers. It’s another way for him to say thank you for picking the Titanic. He has worked really hard on it. Would you like to reserve seats?”he asked him

Abraham smiled,”Yes put three down under Squires”

“Alright”he said as he wrote that down.”This is so we know how much to cook”he said to him and handed him the invitation.”That’s for you and its after five attire”

Abraham nodded,not really knowing what that meant.”We will be there”

“Alright thank you and have a great day”he said to him and left.

Abraham breathed a sigh of relief,then he went and knocked on Vernon’s door,”Its all clear”he said to him.

Vernon opened the door.”Good. The briefcase is under my bed.Who was that?”

“A worker. We got free breakfast-“he said as he nodded toward the cart

“Oh Im starved”Vernon said as he picked up a croissant and some grapefruit.”Oh this is heaven”he said with his mouth full.”How much?”

“It was free,compliments of the captain”Abraham said as Vernon stuffed his face,”I suggest you not eat that way tonight”he said as he made a plate for himself.

“What are you talking about?”Vernon said, mouth still full as he poured himself some milk.

“We have also been invited to a special first class dinner…with the captain”he said as he gave him the invitation,”What does after five attire mean?”

“Wow…snazzy”Vernon said and swallowed,”It means formal attire. The best tux you own and the best dress you own”he said,”Very formal”

“We are going right? You know we have to show off our riches”Abraham said and winked at him.

“I wouldn’t miss it for the world”Vernon said with a grin,”Just as long as they don’t serve that nasty caviar and roasted frog leg stuff. These Europeans eat the nastiest food”he said with a laugh remembering what most of the menu was on the night before at the Ritz. It was going to be fun, eating first class meals, dining with the rich and famous and being waited on hand and foot. This boat trip was going to be the best ever and most memorable. He had a feeling about that.

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