hole in my life pg 68-100

Jack has just got an offer from a friend Rik who comes regularly to Jack's fathers business. Rik has offered Jack 10000 dollars to sail some hash from the island to New York. Jack immediately says yes to this offer. In his mind the 10000 dollars would pay for any college that would accept him. Also he says all the writers go to New York so this trip could help with his writing. Jack tells his parents he got a sailing job and is going away. On the voyage Jack is partnered up with someone named Hamilton. Hamilton is a very angry and rude person. He yells at Jack Gantos a lot. The voyage takes about six weeks. Jack writes about his everyday experiences in a empty book he finds. He talks about Hamilton and what everyday brings on their journey. I stopped reading where Jack arrives in New York and he goes to a burger place and is trying to reach Rik.

To me Jack didn't think this whole plan through. He didn't think about if he gets caught what the consequences will be. He just saw the dollar amount being offered to him and he jumped on the idea of it. If I was Jack I would of stayed and helped with my fathers business which is stated is not doing well. He would of worked on his writing there and still went to college. Jack thinks this is a good idea because it is for his college but if he gets caught his whole life is going to go down the drain and he could face prison. This just sounds like a all around bad idea and I want to know what happens next in this book because it is starting to get really good.