Day 32

Dear Diary,

We lost Rashida and Omar. I am lucky I did not lost Bibi is because our belts are tied together. There is water in the boat! The water level is up to my waist! Bibi and I scoop the water out of the boat with our vegetable tins. It is hopeless. There is still a lot of water in the boat. Even the sailors are in the water, struggling to get up onto the boat. We are very cold. We continued scooping the water, as I thought about my Dad's ancestor, baking loaf after loaf of bread. Bibi was totally exhausted. Bibi had been scooping for a very long time. A lot of men can't believe that she can keep going for that long and don't understand. I know why. The reason is that her father was a baker that have perseverance.

Day 31

Dear Diary,

I dreamt about the football team I'm in, the peaceful life in Australia, my parents are among the spectators. My hips hurt. Suddenly, I heard Bibi's scream. Then I woke up. Bibi is holing tightly on me, screaming at the top of her voice. A huge dark wave is crashing onto us!

Day 30

Dear Diary,

Then people started to shout. There is another boat coming towards us! For a moment I thought it was Mum and Dad's boat. The men on the other boat are holding weapons! I realised that they are pirates. I hold Bibi closer to me. Several pirates jump onto our deck. I thought the smugglers would fight with the pirates, but instead, they shook hands with the pirates. Rashida thinks that they are abandoning us. She is right, they took all our money and wanted to run away. The pirates are very cruel. One of them drag a woman to the deck and took off their blankets and coats. I understood now. They are not looking for money, they are looking for girls without their parents. Bibi and Rashida are in trouble. Omar and I quickly helped them to disguise as boys. Then we practised football skills, hoping that nothing would happen to us. The pirate grinned. He tried to kick my football but failed and he fell down. He turned furious. He kicked me hard on my hips. It hurts a lot. I beg Bibi not to attack the pirates. She did not. Omar was holding her tightly. Rashida rubbed my hips. Tears began to trickle down my cheek. Finally the pirates are gone.
My hips are really painful but I felt grateful that we all are safe.
The smugglers had abandoned us.
We are all starving.
We are alone, in the middle of the ocean, a group of desperate people and three scared sailors.
I prayed hard.

Day 29

Dear Diary,

We had been on the boat for six days. Bibi was sad. It was her birthday. Everyone wished her 'Happy Birthday'. I pity her. We plan to hold a party for her when we reached Australia. We talked about what the government would give her. Later, we found out that Rashida was born in Australia. She told us about her story. Her relatives were killed in the war. She had to returned to Afghanistan to met her grandfather. The government wouldn't let her go back to Australia. I felt sorry for her relatives. Then I thought about my relatives and parents.

Day 28

Dear Diary,

After I woke up, I don't feel seasick anymore. The sailors suddenly tell us that the price for the trip. We have to pay more. I was dumfounded. We have to pay or else the sailors will turn back to afghanistan. Omar, Bibi and I do not have any money. We are stunned and frightened. I handed them the two loaves of bread, but the sailor claimed that it is not enough. Then Rashida handed them a watch. Her watch saved us. I heaved a sigh of relief. I thanked her profusely. The sailors start the boat again.
As we continued our journey, I prayed hard that this incident would not occur to my parents.

Day 27

Dear Diary,

I felt very nervous. This is the first time I baked a bread myself. Omar like it. I felt seasick. We can only reached our destination one week later.

I thought about the day when we reached Australia.
My family reunion.
The soccer team.
A kind government.

day 26

Dear Diary,

We had not reached our destination yet. I am feeling anxious, afraid that the sailors will do something harsh on us. I also explain to Rashida how is a bread baked. There is water in the boat, it had reached our knees. I think that something is going to happen but the sailors don't care.