Short Story

People say all things happen for a reason.  This story just happens to be the perfecct example of that crazy thing called fate.

It was late afternoon.  The ship was on its way to Paris from New York.  It only took Captain John twenty minutes.  To realize that they were stuck in the doldrums.
"Carl!"  Captain John shouted.  "Come up here quick, wqe have a situation."  Carl walked to Captain John, and he said "Okay, we're sutck in the doldrums."  "No! We're never going to make it to Paris on time." Said Carl.  "Stay calm Carl." Replied Captain John.  "Lets not alarm the passangers yet."

Meanwhile a father and his son were sitting, looking out into the sea.  The little boy's name is Dalton and he is traveling with his father to Paris to meet his mother for the first time.  All of a sudden Dalton's father collapses to the ground.  Luckily a doctor was aboard the ship.  "Move! Move! I'm a doctor!" Shouted the man.  He inspects the man and about thirty seconds later he announces that the man has died from a heart attack.  Dalton began to cry.  An older man comes over and pulls Dalotn off of his fathers dead body.  He takes him to the otherside of the ship where a woman is standing alone.  The old man asked the woman politely, "could you please watch this little boy for a couple of minutes?"  She says yes.  Dalton continues to cry.  The woman then says "do you want to see a magic trick?" Dalton nods his head.  She then pulls out a deck of cards.  He stops crying and is in awe of the magic trick.  "That was really neat!" says Dalton.  The woman replied "Thanks! I learned that trick back home."  The woman then said "My name is Kate by the way."  He says "I'm Dalton."  Kate replies "I love that name! That's my sons name."  Dalton says "oh well I've never met my mom."  Kate replies "Dalton where are you heading?"  He says "Paris, France! I'm meeting my mom  for the frist time ever at the Effiel Tower."  "Dalton, so am I!  You are my son!"  Dalton has a very confused look on his face.  She begins to explain that she had been exchaging letters with his father for the last three months and they finally decided that they are going to arrange a meeting.  Dalton runs up to her and gives her a big hug!  They both begin to cry because they are so happy to finally meet eachother.  They have been reunited at last. 

On the other side of the ship Captain John and Carl are still trying to get out of the doldrums.  All of a sudden Carl sees a large, dark shadow off in the distance. He says "What is that!?"  Captain John replies "I'm not sure, but whatever it is, it's heading this way!"