Zoe was sitting in an uncomfortable plastic chair flanked by two parental figures. "Okay, you packed everything right?" The maternal figure asked worriedly. "Yes...for the millionth time." Zoe muttered under her breath. "I told you once I told you a billion times! Don't exaggerate your numbers!" The paternal figure responded with a chuckle. "Are you sure you want to do this, its a big responsibility, and South America is a long ways away...You double-checked the bags right?" The Maternal figure mused quietly at no specific individual. "Its June!" Zoe responded who was currently preoccupied with staring at the ceiling nervously. "I'm only going to miss, what? A week of school? And no one does anything on the last week of school anyway." Zoe.looked around the empty waiting room, then at the boat yard, which was deserted all but a small group of dock workers in bright orange vests getting off shift."Why are we here at five in the morning anyway?" Zoe crossed her arms and slouched down in her chair "The boat doesn't leave till nine?" Zoe kicked the two suitcases at her feet, but they stubbornly decided not to tip over, and rolled just out of reach. "Zoeeeee!" Her little sister chose this time to barge in. "Make sure to get gifts okay?" She said, while jumping around the room. " And I'm going to miss you soo much!" She said and "and did you know there were shops upstairs? There are like...a million!" She paused for a minute. "Remember to get gifts okay?" "Okay okay" Zoe said with a smile. "But we still have a couple hours left, so don't try to get rid of me just yet"
She couldn't wait to get on that boat.