Half a month later, they arrived in Perou, a small country where public order was chaotic. Abigail acquired a mobile phone on the first night.
She returned to the ship and couldn't wait to call Josh.
After several attempts, Josh finally answered.
"Who is it?" He sounded a bit angry, obviously not happy to be woken up from sleep.
"It's me, Abigail." Abigail's voice was low, with a hint of coldness.
"Abigail?" Josh almost immediately woke up, and after a moment of confusion, he asked in a trembling voice, "Do you not have a fixed number? Where are you now? Can you come back?"
"I want to come back, but I don't have any identification. Come to Ansela to pick me up and find a way to get me some identification. Bring some money with you. I really need it." Abigail instructed him.
"When will you arrive in Ansela?" Josh immediately asked.
Abigail looked at the captain. "When will we arrive in Ansela?"
"About half a month. It's quite far." The captain replied.
Hearing this, Josh comforted Abigail, softly saying, "It's okay. I'll go over them first and negotiate with them. Are you sure you can come back?"
"If you're worried, come pick me up. It will shorten the journey." Abigail said, then walked over to the captain and asked for directions.
"Okay." Josh's eyes welled up with tears.
"Josh, I'm hanging up now. This phone doesn't have much credit left, so I can only talk to you for a while—" Before she could finish her sentence, the call was cut off due to lack of credit.
International calls are expensive!
Having spent half a month with them, the captain had gotten to know Abigail a bit. When Abigail mentioned money, he couldn't help but ask, "Is this money our share?"
"Yes, of course. You just have to set sail to Ansela. I have plenty of money," Abigail replied.
Upon hearing this, the captain burst into laughter. "Money makes everything easier. We can go anywhere and stay up all night for you!"
Abigail smiled but didn't respond.
Perhaps because she was about to see her family soon, Abigail found each day particularly difficult to bear, and she became more silent.
On the eighth day, Abigail saw a cruise ship.
The captain took out his binoculars, took a look, and then handed them to Abigail.
Abigail looked through the binoculars and saw a very familiar figure standing at the bow of the ship, her eyes moistening.
"Recognize anyone?" Martin asked Abigail.
"Yes. It's Josh!" Abigail's voice couldn't hide her excitement.
Having been away for nearly a year, with two close calls in between, she was finally going back home.
As the cruise ship and their ship slowly approached each other, a gangway was extended from the cruise ship to their deck.
The intensity between her eyebrows is a bit heavy, probably caused by multiple near-death experiences.
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