“In search of…..”
“Run, run!!” she cried! “It’s safe now!”
Hope and Jason climbed the stairs, turned left and hid in
the lifeboat.“Stay here and don’t make a sound.We don’t
want to be discovered until we reach the island!”
Jason peeked out of the lifeboat cover and had a last look
at the port of Volos.
Jason, born eleven years ago and raised in an
orphanage,had found his soulmate in a cute orphan
puppy,named Hope.She had been his only friend all
along and knew the story and misfortunes of his life.
“Go find him!’’she kept telling him.“I’ll be there for
you!We can do it!”
“But what if he gives me a cold shoulder?I’ve had
enough with rejection.”
“There’s nothing more important than family.He’s your
twin.The moment he meets you,he won’tbe able to deny
his feelings.We have been through this over and over
again!It’s now or never!”
“I suppose you’re right!Let’s do it!”
The engines of the ship stopped roaring.The two stoways
waited patiently for the deck to be quiet and empty, for
fear of being discovered.They sneaked out and made
their way to the house.
“Wow!Are you sure this is the place?It’s a palace!”Jason
exclaimed.
“Yes,this is where your brother lives.Let’s find a way
in.”whispered Hope.
Suddenly,a ball came over the hedge and landed on
Jason’s feet .
“Could you please give me my ball?”As their eyes
met,they both froze.The two brothers stared at each other
for a few moments and the Peter stuttered “Who are
you?”
Hope approached. “You two have a lot to talk
about.Peter meet your twin brother,Jason .”
“I don’t have a brother”the boy cried. “I was adopted
when I was a baby.Had my parents known I had a
sibling,they would have adopted us both!”He grabbed his
ball and headed for the house.
“I told you so!This is all your fault!Let’s go back home!I
don’t want to hear another word about Peter again!”
Frustrated as Peter was,he went to his parents.After a
long talk,they explained to him that they were
completely unaware of the fact that he had a twin.Mum
insisted on finding the boy and bringing him back.His
father called the chauffeur.“Take us to the port!Hurry!”
Jason and Hope were hiding behind a truck, waiting for
an opportunity to get back on the ship.
“Look!said Hope!” “They’re here!”Jason turned away.
“Leave me alone!I’m done with this!”He started running
towards the port.
“Wait!I’m sorry!Come back!It was very inconsiderate of
me to act like that!I’m so sorry!We have to talk!”cried
Peter with tears in his eyes.
Jason stopped running.He was at a loss forwards.The two
brothers held each other for a while….
“Miss,Miss!!Look who’s back in Volos!!Our friends
Hope and Jason and they say they’ve got a surprise for
us!”
The kids surrounded them and met Jason’s twin
brother,Peter.They were all excited with the great
news,yet sad they’d part with their close friends.
“Don’t worry!You’re all invited to spend the summer on
the island with the boys”,said Hope.
“What about you,Hope?Won’t you be joining us?”
“I wish I could.There’s so much for me to do!There’s so
much for me to learn.”
Adopting a child won’t change the world but for that
child the world will change…, thought Hope and headed
for her new adventure.
