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worry – they’ll deliver them right to our rooms.  When we’re done with the muster, they’ll be there,” said Kevin.
    “Oh, yeah, okay.  That makes sense.”
    “Why’d you look so worried?  Are you carrying some contraband in there or something?”
    “What?!  Oh, my god, no.”  She was all flustered.  
    He started laughing at her, but not in a mean way.  Sarah was intrigued by the look on her brother’s face.  It’s almost as if he was … charmed or something.
    “Oh, you were joking.”
    “Yeah, I was joking.  I’ll bet you’ve never even touched anything remotely considered contraband in your entire life, right?”
    Candi looked down as she walked, not answering right away.  Sarah could tell she was embarrassed and wrestling with some inner demons.  She wished she could read the mouse’s mind.
    “Yeah, you’re right.  Never.”
    Kevin patted her shoulder.  “Good for you.  Don’t get mixed up in that stuff.  Stay straight.  It’s not good for the body or the mind – and you’ve got a good thing going on there.”  He smiled lecherously.
    Sarah saw it as a chivalrous attempt to take Candi’s mind off of whatever was making her frown right now.  She couldn’t figure out why he kept flirting with Candi, though, since she definitely wasn’t his type.  Maybe he was just trying to make her blush.  The girls he usually ran with weren’t the blushing type, and Candi’s face was on fire now – like it usually seemed to be whenever Kevin was around.
    “Yeah, okay.  And thanks.  I think.”  Candi looked at the ground, refusing to meet his gaze.
    Just then they reached the door to the inside of the ship.  The interior looked dark compared to the outside where they were nearly blinded by the bright Miami sun reflecting off the side of the dazzlingly white ship.
    Frank took charge.  “Okay everyone, get your ticket and your IDs out.  And let’s make a plan for meeting up later.”
    Sarah looked down at her ticket, frowning.  She looked over her mom’s shoulder to see her ticket.
    “What the hell, Mom?  You guys have an ocean view with balcony and you have us on the inside without windows?  Are you friggin’ kidding me?”
    Frank stood there with a fake smile frozen in place.  He spoke carefully through gritted teeth.  “Yes, that’s right.  Kids below decks and parents above.  Someday when you’re buying the tickets, you can spring for a balcony.  Until then, deal with it.  Okay, sweetie?”
    Sarah huffed out a breath of air and stormed off, knocking a couple of guys out of her way, ignoring the catcalls that followed her.  
    ***
    If Sarah had turned back she would have seen Candi and Jonathan sharing a look.  They had no idea what the big deal was.  Who needs a window in a room you’re just going to sleep in anyway?
    Frank continued as if the tantrum hadn’t just happened.  “Let’s meet up after the muster drill for dinner.  We’ll do the first seating at the Nautique Restaurant at six o’clock.”
    Candace and Glen nodded at one another.  “Sure, Frank, that sounds great.  We’ll see you later, then.”  Glen turned to Candi and Jonathan.  “Kids, just get settled in and do the muster drill, then we’ll see you for dinner, okay?”
    Candi and Jonathan agreed immediately.  Candi knew they were both thinking the same thing – freedom!  She was happy to be getting away from their parents.  Not that she was planning to get into trouble, but it wasn’t often that she and Jonathan did things with other teenagers and no adults around outside of school activities.
    “It’s party time, guys, let’s hit it.”  Kevin clapped Jonathan on the back as he walked by.  Jonathan stumbled forward, catching himself before he fell into his father.  
    They all entered the dimly lit interior, using the map given to them to find their rooms.
    Candi noticed that Sarah and Kevin were traveling down the same hallway as she and Jonathan.  Eventually, they