Life on the Isle

Chapter 4: Happines to sorrow

Harriette walked out the door and Harry got up with a worrried face.
"Eh, Hettie... Where are you going?" he asked with concern.
"I'm going to find father."
Cj whiped her tears away and grabbed her sisters hand.
"Please don't..."
"This is getting out of hand... Hell it already is!" Harriette yelled and Harry looked at his older sister.
"Harriette... Dad's still drunk. Maybe wait a bit?" he warned and Harriette closed the door.
"Fine. Both of you avoid dad. I'm the only one who comes near him. Got it?!"
Both of the younger siblings nodded and Harriette sighed.
She was wondering how it ever led to this...?

As long as she could remember, Harriette had never ordered her siblings around. She gave them freedom. But then, father's state forced her to take action.

She walked through the Isle absten-mindedly when she bumped into someone.
"Watch where you're- Wait, Zevon?" She said. The boy looked at her with wide eyes.
"Hi?" He asked awkwardly.
So this was Cj's lover. Hmm. A little bit of fun won't hurt right?

"So," she smirked. "You're the one I saw with Cj right?"
He blinked. "I don't know what yoyre talking about." he muttered half-heartedly.
"Hey, it's okay. I approve." She said.
"Really?" He looked up, his face bright.
"Yeah. Just don't hurt her. If you do, Harry and I'll hunt you down and torture you until you're begging for death and just leave you in the middle of nowhere so that you'll starve and die." She said casually.
Zevon gulped. "Right. Don't worry. Cj can take care of herself and I'll help her if she asks me to."

Harriette grinned. Her little sister had a good taste in men. She did pick someone who was willing to let Cj be independent yet just as willing to stay with her, after all.

Then she saw how Zevon hurried away and she chuckled.
"He's going to tell Cj for sure... She won't like it."
She smiled a little and decided to go to the market to get some food for herself and her younger siblings.
She had to take care of them, it wasn't like their father did... at all.

She wasn't able to find much good food, some half-rotten apple and some already opened cans of tuna.
Harry was the only one who could eat that without getting sick... disgusting pig.

Harriette headed home and saw how her two younger siblings were asleep on the couch.
Harry's arm was wrapped around their little sister and Harriette stashed the food away.
She wasn't going to wake them; none of them had a good sleep for the past couple of days.
Harriette put the blanket over her two siblings and watched how Cj snuggled further into Harry.

Harriette 'awe-d' at the sight and kept the food on the table. And just as she expected, that night Cj came marching up to her, looking angry and annoyed, demandinga n explanation as to "why she traumatized Zevon?"

Cj left after she talked to Harriette of what happend with Zevon.
Harry looked at his older sister.
"What was that about?"
"I told her lover what he was starting so he knew what he was getting himself into."
"How much did you threaten him?"
"The usual." Harriette said with a proud smile and Harry chuckled.
"No wonder that the guys are afraid of coming near you. Oh wait, Junior isn't."
"You brat-!"
Harriette swatted her little brother and he grinned.
"I missed times like this..."
"What?" Harriette asked while being confused.
"Not being worried-"
But the male Hook said it a bit too soon.
The two of them heared some scream and they shared a look.
"Cj." they said at the same time as they hurried outside.

They reached her and saw Cj whimpering quietly while father aimed to hit her. Harriette marched up to them and pushed her away. Harry took Cj in his arms and checked to see if there were any injuries.

"I'm fine." Cj hiccuped, feeling a lityle shaken up. "Really. Hettie is the one that needs help."
Harry looked at Harriette. She was arguing fiercely with father. He nodded.
"Yeah okay. But first I'll make sure you get to your room."

"I'll be fine." Cj said and they heared Harriette scream.
They saw blood on their father's hook and a cut on Harriette's face, covering her left eye...
"Harriette!" Harry exclaimed and Captain Hook looked at his son.
"Help her and I'll hurt you too." he sissed.
"Harry, get Cj out of here!" Harriette yelled and despite the fact that Cj didn't want Harry to- he did... leaving Harriette with their father.

"Oh so we can lose Harriette?!" Cj yelled in anger.