A Pirate Stole My Heart

Chapter 3

~ Chapter 3 ~

I opened my eyes after my nap and for the second time that day, I awoke to unfamiliar surroundings. I blinked a few times as I remembered where I was: I was in my new room, on a pirate ship.

The room was simple. The floor and the walls were a deep reddish brown color and there’s a bookcase with a few books in it at the other side of the room. I examined my bed, which was very soft and comfortable, considering it was about 5 feet off of the ground and only held up by chains. There was a single circular light hanging from the middle of the room that was lit with a candle.

After I was done checking out my room, I knew exactly what I was going to do next- figure out how to get down from this bed!

I looked around the bed but saw nothing other than a small bureau that was a few feet away at least.

I frowned. I knew i couldn’t reach that, but I had to try.

Gripping the chains, I slowly extended my leg to reach the bureau. I almost touched the tip of my toe to it when one of my hands slipped and I let out a scream.

I heard footsteps coming closer to my room and relaxed as much as could when I was just dangling from one hand in the air. Finally, help! Turning my head to the entrance, I smiled weakly at the figure that appeared.

“Um, help me, please?” I asked.

I heard a familiar chuckle.

“You have to give me back my gold first, Aria,” said the captain.

“Why?” I asked shyly.

“Because the gold is mine and I want it back,” he said with a smirk.

“No”.

“No?”

“Yes, no”.

“Hm… okay…”

“Now, please help me down, my arm hurts a lot”.

“No”.

“No?! Please captain whatever, my hand is slipping!”

“A real pirate doesn’t need help”.

I stared back at him in surprise.

“What?” I asked quietly.

“If you want to survive on this ship, lass, then you are going to have to deal with more dangerous things than hanging off the side of your bed.”

“Wha- oof!” I rubbed my backside where I had landed.

The captain chuckled again. “Charles,” he said as he walked out.

“What?” I said, still rubbing my backside.

“My name,” he replied with a smile. “My name is Charles Jones”.

I watched him as he walked out and then stood up.

“Captain Charles Jones,” I whispered with a small smile playing at my lips.

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Picture is just a cool pirate map :)