"Hear I stand head in hand."
Has she sat on the cold hard steps with her head in her hands sobbing she began to think what went wrong, was it her fault? Did she backtalk a little to much? She picked up the gun and threw it into the field.
Jessie was about 5'6, 104 pounds, and very tan. Her long black hair and green eyes would make any man go for her, usually the wrong kind.
Jessica James Thomas had been married for six years to a man who beat her since she said "I do." Her wedding night, she had no wedding night she was slapped for laughing when the bed fell apart. Mrs. Thomas had good humor and was very witty which got her into trouble.
Her own family didn't attend the wedding, her uncle hated Mark Thomas and told "It was a mistake!" He was right! Jessie got up with her tangled thoughts and went into town to find her only friend Rusty.
Rusty was 6 feet, brown hair, brown eyes, and skinny like a tooth pick, he had known Jessica and Mark since they moved to Port Royal a year ago. Since they moved her Jessie would run to him everytime they had a fight usually bleeding so he wasn't surprised this time when he saw her.
She had a black eye, busted lip and her dress has blood all over it. He shuck his head and met her half way. " Wot happened this time? " he sadly said. He extended his arm to her. Jessie looked up "It's done, I shot him! That's the last time he beats on me. All is left is for them to arrest me."
"No, you can't, Jessie they'll hang you for sure! You have to get out of hear!" Rusty said rather loudly, the busy bodies across the street looked at him. He smiled at them and took Jessie a side behind the house. " I don't want to see you hang, maybe if we go to talk to Will he might know someone who will give you passage to England."
Jessica looked up at him and nodded. The two began the short walk to Will's shop. Rusty was gone for what seamed for hours to her but only a few minutes in real time.
"Im not sorry and he did desvere it." Will said with a smile, "I know someone who can help, just have to wait tell he shows up. Has to hide from the navy has it were, In the meantime you can stay with me and Elizabeth." Jessie nodded "I'd like that."
"IM going to lock up and we shall be on our way." Will disappeared for a couple of minutes Rusty and Jessica stood in silence when a ship with black sails cought her eye.
TBC
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