Summary of "Aline's Journey"

The story, “aline’s Journey” is centered around a girl called Aline and her family.
One day Aline’s father, says that they are leaving on a boat, to a better life, filled with opportunities and happiness in the great and big America.
The story evolves with Alaine, how she get bolder and more confident on her way to America, Alaine felt scared when they were ordered to change into a bigger boat, with more people on it. All of the people from Alanies city was on the boat, Alanie could not get that they would give up their good lives, to travel to America.
When reaching America, their boat is stopped by the water police, saying that they have to stay in the boat. Aline and her family jumps out of the boat, into the water, but when they reach the shore they were welcomed by the police, and put in handcuff.
They were sent to trial, and ordered back to Haiti, but Alines father pleaded to the judge, for his family to stay, because he was planning a coup d'etat at home, to gain freedom and rights in their city, though it failed, so sending them home, would mean sending them to their own graves.
The judge had compassion with the father and lets Aline and her family stay, though sending her father home to Haiti.

The story ends with Alanie and her family without their father, is in a room, scared, afraid and confused. They thought that it would be the land of opportunities, but in reality they would have had more opportunities back home in their city.