Hope

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Without warning,&nbsp;my little brother catches an appalling disease!

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we still have hope &amp; we won't give up!

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My heart rate begins to relax, cheerful tears filled my eyes. We arrived back in the deck safely all together. We came just on time. Phew. The doctor’s kits were dancing as he fiddled through the things... "THANK LORD! my brother is ALIVE!" I scream. We thanked James a lot and that we would be there for him whenever he needs. I even considered him a hero.

In return, we gave him some food even though we didn’t have plenty...he still deserved it. Besides he didn’t have any food at all.

Phew! My little brother is alive and feeling better than before and were all safe. My heart was a racing car when I found out he was ill. Miraculously my miserable mother's heart lightened up, as well as all my family and, surprisingly James (doctor). As soon as we arrived in Van Diemen's Land (which took a very long time) we went inside the prison. 5 weeks passed by and there was great news. We were told that the judge has sent us a letter saying that we were able to return home in 3 months because they found out who was the real person who robbed the bakery. The ship that was coming was as slow as a snail. It was very sluggish. We all JUMPED IN JOY!&nbsp;I just hope we get back safely...&nbsp; &nbsp;

My heart rate was beating rapidly, I could see my mother's eyes searching for help with tiny drops of tears, her face goes pale. So with no time to waste my father ran to a sailor and urged for help. We all prayed day and night nonstop! After nearly 3 days of calling for help we finally found someone. His name is James. He is one of the prisoners however, he said that he is a professional doctor, until he got blamed for something he really didn’t do and came on this ship, like us. I felt very sorry for him, but I was thankful he was here to help. Unfortunately, he didn’t have his doctors kit because it was taken on board with all the other supplies that were brought. So together as a team we made a genius plan.

My big sister's role was to keep an eye on the mean sailors that are heading the way my dad and James were going then distract them, my big brother's role was to stay with my mother to make sure nothing happens to her and also if anything does, my brother can tell us. Now let's not forget about me. I was going with my dad because I was skinny and stealthy, I could stuff myself through small gaps because there were locks to the doors. "QUICK RUN!" Whispers James in a worried voice. As rapid as a cheetah, I sprint to the doorway and I find a gap in between the door and the wall. "ah!" I quietly grumble; I'm in. After minutes of searching for the doctor’s kit, I finally found it.

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chapter 1: Date: 1860&nbsp; I'm on the ship today, with no good place to stay, they took my house yesterday, there's no hope left, hey? My starving family and I were all blamed for something we didn’t do; so here we are in a knackered ship on our way to Van Diemen's Land.&nbsp;

Our lovely smiles are upside down, our tears are restless, and our hopeless heart is as cold as ice. I know we should be brave but it's complicated. Yesterday night our house was taken away because we were going to Van Diemen's Land and instead new people had enough money to buy the house so in the blink of an eye... our house was sold!

The weather here is horrible, it's freezing cold like ice. And what concerns me the most is when it thunders like an elephant stampede. I'm so worried about my family more than myself.

My dad is really brave, I would always feel safe around him. My mum is sympathetic and loving, similarly, my siblings are caring and always brighten up my day.

It kills me to think that my home is taken and that we would be tortured in prison. As I said, I worry most about my family more than myself...

I never imagined that this ghastly time would come. It's even worse than any nightmare I've had.

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