An Heir..

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      There was always something different about my daughter. Her father and I were overjoyed on the day she was born, but we realised it only after a few years. For years, our family of pirates has been trying to have a child, an heir. Me and my husband were bouncing off the walls when we found out we were having a baby.
      Our crew raised Ruby to be the best pirate she could, but she never seemed to have interest. We tried our best to get her to understand that she was the heir of our crew, but she didn't care at all.
      "Ruby!" I yelled as I scoured the ship for my 6 year old. "Its time to practice your fighting skills!" She refused to come out of her hiding spot. "No! I'm not going to!" A voice came from my bedroom. I rushed to the bedroom, but Ruby was not in sight. "Ruby, come out. Now." It was getting on my nerves. She knew I was getting mad. "Okay..." She popped out from underneath my bed. "Ruby, this is important. You're going to be the leader of the pirates one day." I tried telling her, for the millionth time.
      She shot me a reluctant glance. "Mom, I don't want to be a pirate. I want to be a witch!"

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