Chapter Three: Dallas Abandon

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Sunday 31st July

Today, Harvey has turned six years old. John is turning the same age on 25th November, Caroline will be turning nine on 27th November, LJ will be turning three on 22nd November, and Rachel will be turning the same age as LJ on 20th October. Harvey is excited about seeing what presents he has to open from his dads and siblings and the rest of his family, he also hopes to be going to Florida today. He jumps out of his bed (with the dark blue planet-themed quilt covers and matching pillowcase) and sprints out of his room and goes across the hall to his parent's room, opens the door and enters the room but to his surprise, no one is in there, so he makes his way down to the first floor as he's done many times before, he looks in one of the first rooms that he comes across and spots his youngest brother LJ with the rest of their siblings, he goes over to LJ and asks:

"Where are dad and daddy?" LJ shrugs in response. So much for asking a two-year-old that type of question, Harvey says to himself. After attempting to get a verbal answer to his fairly easy question, the now six-year-old hears the voices of his dads coming into the room where he and his siblings are.

"We can take them all to Florida today for Harv's birthday," he hears his dad saying

"I'm sure they'd enjoy that, especially Harv," he hears his daddy reply.
Harvey turns his head to the left of him and sees his dads standing in the doorway, he gets up from where he was sitting with his brothers and sisters and runs up to his dads who turn and notice him coming towards them. He jumps in between them, making both of them catch him and hold either side of him, then Jack says to him cheerfully:

"Happy birthday, Harvey!"

"Happy birthday, Harv!" Lee says also

"Thanks! What have I gotten for my birthday presents?" Harvey asks trying to hide the fact that he unintentionally eavesdropped on his parents' conversation about what he guesses is his main present - the flight to Florida. Once he is dressed in his usual attire - NASA merchandise and his hat, he goes into the Blue Room where he was with his dad and uncles yesterday, he sees his dads standing next to each other and his brothers and sisters sitting in various chairs that are in the room. He also takes notice that his dad has one arm behind his back holding something he assumes, which must be for him. He watches in anticipation as his dad reveals to him a small blue booklet with a long piece of paper wedged between the pages. He takes it into his small hands and speculates it: PASSPORT (United States seal) United States of America adorns the front cover.

"What's this?" He asks in confusion

"It's your passport," Jack answers

"Why do I need a passport?"

"Open it and see," Lee answers this time

"OK." He opens it up at the page with the holder's information and beside it is a plane ticket for his trip to Florida.

"I'm going to Florida?! Yay!" Harvey says enthusiastically whilst jumping up and down in excitement

"We all are," chips in Caroline

"Wait, what does all of this mean? And why is there a picture of me?" Harvey asks noticing the holder's information on the page beside his plane ticket.

"That's just information saying that it's your passport," answers Jack

"Oh, alright." He looks intently at the information page, which reads as follows:

" He looks intently at the information page, which reads as follows:

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