It was a tough day. I am on my way to Rach Gia with my uncle Freddy. Once I get there I will wait near the bus station for my mom, my dad and my two brothers. We go two by two. My mom goes to Rach Gia with my big brother, Bernard. My dad goes with my smaller brother. It was a hot day here in Rach Gia and after waiting for around 4 hours all my family member meets up near the bus stop. We are here to get our boat back and start a new life in Malaysia.
We went to my grandpa’s house. The security said that he is dead and now his boat belongs to the state. My dad was devastated. Everyone was very sad of our lost. My mom and my little brother cried while my dad just stayed there thinking about his dad. I decide to check the boat with my uncle so we can get it back. My dad didn’t want to see the boat because there are too many memories on the boat. Me and my uncle think about a plan to get the boat back.
We stayed there for about 20 minutes and my uncle thinks it’s best if we go down jetty and get the boat back because it was on low tide. We can cut the rope and release the boat while later the boat will go without turning the engine on. The others can wait near the small beach. We need to do it fast because there are two guards waiting with machine guns in their hands.
We get back and we had lunch that my mom prepared. I tell the plan to the family. Everyone agreed except my dad. He said it’s too dangerous to go, but my uncle convinced him of letting the plan work. So me and my uncle is the one going under the jetty because me and my uncle are the most agile in the family and we’re not that heavy. My mom lend us her best knife to cut down the rope
It was getting dark so my uncle and I started the plan. We climbed under the jetty silently and we got to the boat. My heart was beating really loud because this is one of the most dangerous things I’ve ever done in my entire life. We cut the rope and the high tide turning to low tide carries us away. After an hour of just going because of the tide we reached the small beach. Everyone went aboard the boat and we start turning on the engine. Good thing that my uncle is pretty much an engineer so he knows what parts of the boat he can handle. My mom and my little brother were scared while my bigger brother went to sleep because he was exhausted.
My uncle has been steering the boat all night. When from the storage a huge muscular man comes out and he was shocked. He told us that he used to fight the army. We told him that we are trying to go to Malaysia for a better life. He listened and he agreed to help us along the journey. I thought he was one of the guards and he was going to capture us and put us into jail, but it turns out he also don’t like the army.
My uncle rest while the captain took over control. He said it will take us about 6 days to get to Malaysia. I think it was a blessing that someone like him suddenly came out and he decides to help our family. My little brother enjoyed everything because he likes the sea. My dad was still devastated for the lost of his father. I guess the old man means a lot to my dad and now we’re just waiting until we reach Malaysia
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