Chapter 21: New Beginnings
The voice of the person speaking behind Ruby sounded slightly familiar. She turned around and was totally surprised to see the man she had met on her first night, sailing on the ship, over two years ago.
“How are you doing Ruby?” he asked.
“Oh, it’s you again!” Ruby responded in surprise. “Ferrel, right?”
“Yes indeed!” he agreed delightedly. There were crinkles in the corners of his eyes when he smiled and this immediately warmed Ruby to him.
“It’s been about two years! So you finally remembered to get back on board!” Ruby joked with a laugh. He looked just as she had last seen him, with his gold-touched hair and brown eyes with golden flecks in them.
“Ah, yes! Unfortunately for me, you are ever elusive,” Ferrel joked.