The ship halted; the black grains of sand slowed it.

Was this how it should look?

Taking another look at the brochure, I looked up and squinted. The picture looked like paradise.

Were those skulls on spears? Maybe I was just sea sick.

But it looked nothing like the advertisements.

Victoria is a 13-year-old girl who enjoys writing, reading, and drawing, all with her cat, of course.