Sparrow's Pearl

Reunions

As everyone else searched the ship, I stayed on the top deck with Jack and Mr Gibbs. I had started pacing, praying that no idiot had let Dorian out or that he had gotten out himself. As the three of us stayed silent, we heard the creaking of the stairs and all our heads turned to face it. Unfortunately, it was only one of the young crew members, Graham.

"Captain?" He said, taking his hat off as he made his way towards us.

"What can I do for you, Master Graham?" Jack said, sounding fed up.

"It's about Dorian."

We all started to listen closer, crowding around him.

"Tell us!" I demanded, scaring Graham a little.

He stuttered, obviously nervous."Well, it's uh...what I'm trying to say is-"

"Spit it out lad!" Gibbs said.

"I let Dorian go!"

We were all the silent. No one was really sure if we had heard it right. But the look on Graham's face told us that we were right, and he was telling the truth.

"WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT!?" I screamed, shoving him backwards. He fell onto his bum, trying to scramble away from me.

"I didn't mean for anything like this to happen! I swear!" Graham protested. I grabbed him by the collar of his coat, shaking Jim as I spoke.

"Do you have any idea how stupid you are!? You've put everyone in great danger!"

"I know, I know, I know! I didn't realise at the time though!"

"What sort of an idiot let's out someone who is potentially the devil!? IT. MAKES. NO. SENSE!"

"He offered me so many things though! I'm desperate to get off of this ship and live the life of luxury."

"You want to get off of this ship, eh?" I pulled him to his feet and dragged him to the railings. Forcefully, I pushed him onto his back so that he was almost hanging off if the ship."HOW ABOUT I THROW YOU OFF!?"

Graham started pleading for his life and apologising over and over. I kept pushing it, jolting his body to make it seem like I was going to let go as I shouted at him. Jack and Gibbs pulled me back, making me have to let go of Graham. Graham ran away and disappeared from sight. Taking deep breaths, I tried to calm down.

"And you wonder why you're relationships don't last long." Jack stated. I glared at him, making his smile turn into a frown.

"How could he? How could he believe that he would get what he wanted? That's the oldest trick in the book!" I exclaimed, still in awe at how Graham could fall for something like that.

"Well, at least we know who won't be getting crew member of the month."

"Jack, stop trying to be funny. We need to act like adults."

"I'm just trying to lighten the mood of this melancholy situation."

"Melancholy? Really, you don't think it's something like fucking terrifying?"

"I tend to look at things in a different way to what they actually are."

"Why am I not surprised?"

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Another hours passed and in was getting sick of waiting around. I unsheathed my sword and ran down the stairs. Jack and Mr Gibbs tried to stop me but I ignored their protests. We were getting no where and if someone didn't step in soon things were going to get ugly. I wasn't afraid anymore, I was running on adrenaline and anger; if no one else was going to find Dorian, I would.

Pushing past many crew members, I stopped every fe seconds to ask where they had checked. Most of them had checked all of the rooms but their numbers started to thin out once I walked down a certain corridor. At the end of it was Dorian's secret room.

Approaching the circular door, I could see the peeling paint and the rusting hinges; never in my life had I loathed a door so much. It felt darker, more sinister even, as I got closer. Holding the door knob, I slowly turned it, jumping at the unexpected noise of it clicking open. Surprisingly, the creaking noise didn't reach anyone else's ears. Knowing that he wouldn't reveal himself straight away, I closed the door behind me. My mind was screaming, suffocating at the thought of seeing him again. Then he spoke.

"You know me too well darling."