Pirate Booty

by hecatehatesthat

100 word drabble, telling of the recovery by Barbossa's men of one of the 882 pieces of Aztec gold, for circetigana's Appeasing the Heathen Gods drabble project.

Disclaimer: I definitely don't own any Pirates of the Caribbean, nor none of their gold neither. Not that I'd tell you if I did.

This 100 word drabble was written as part of (LJ name) circetigana's 882 Ways to Appease the Heathen Gods: A Pirates of the Caribbean Drabble Project, in which the recovery of every piece of Aztec gold is recorded.

Pirate Booty
Appeasing the Heathen Gods: 831

Sally never let go of the delicate porcelain doll long enough to set it on the counter. She dug her grubby fingers into the pocket of her dress and reverently pulled out the gold coin the drunk man had dropped along the wharf. It was larger than her hand, and she had to stand on her tiptoes to show it to the shopkeeper.

He wouldn't take it.

Her empty hand left a vermillion smudge across the spotless white floor, and the perfect doll still clutched to Sally's chest matched the girl's expression: eyes wide, mouth open in a startled 'o.