Jamal is in the principal's office again. This time, he is caught jumping down the stairwells. Mr. Davidson predicts he will expel Jamal soon. When Jamal returns to class, Dwayne continues his taunts. After school, Jamal asks Tito to go to the boat basin with him. There, the boys dream of someday having enough money to buy one of the beautiful yachts docked there and sailing away to far off places.
School continues to prove not to be a safe haven for Jamal from the rest of the world. The principal threatens expulsion, and Dwayne continues his harassment. Tito and Jamal have discovered the boat basin, where all of the beautiful yachts are anchored. There they are able to dream about another life and another world. Both boys easily fall into.....
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