The Becoming Of A Crayterian

[Doreen]

Having woke Benjen who slept through the whole trip, Doreen met Kara and Frank and headed for the door. From what she saw out the window, she liked what she saw. Blue skies, vast ocean and a lot of activity. Houston was busy, yes, but the blue had a large, brown mat underneath it.
Both her and Benjen stepped out into the Yuma air. Immediately, Doreen's hair caught a strong breeze and waved. She smiled as she looked into the wind and then took a look at where she was.
"Mom," hollered Benjen, "this is awesome!" He was all smiles as he pointed at things. He then turned to Frank in excitement, then Kara, "this is so kool!"

It was another first in the life of Dr. Doreen Naggar as she enjoyed warm, tropical air for the first time. With people going everywhere, it hardly seemed like a war wasn't far off.
"I love it," she said looking out into everything. She then turned to her hosts and repeated with a smile, "I love it already." She looked down at her son who was doing much the same, looking out into what was his new home. Despite a war, she felt like she was somewhere where she wasn't going to be judged for her heritage. That thought brought a tear to her eye. Still, she held a smile as she said to her hosts, "thank you. You won't be sorry for bringing us here."

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