We walked up to the port and I glanced around to try to find the Ship. I automatically knew which one it was. It's black sails blew in the wind, and the crew rested along the edge of the dock.
"Welcome to the Black Pearl, Campbell." The man said my father's name as if he had known him for years. Suddenly I grew suspisious but, I said nothing about the man.
"The Black Pearl?" I questioned my father.
"The name of the ship." He said without blink. He was acting as if pirates were nothing. I couldn't help but feel as if he were hiding something from me, and a cold chill ran down my spine. I finally took my first step on board the ship and was greeted by the captian.
"Welcome aboard, miss Selesta." He said. No one even had to tell me who he was. It was obvious he was in charge. He stood with a certain amount of athority, but he didn't seem like I thought a pirate captian would. He actually seemed rather nice, and I couldn't help but think, maybe I was wrong about pirates after all...
"Selesta, this is Captian Joseph Sparrow. He has a son around here somewhere, about your age."
"Aye, I do, Selesta. His name's Jack. If you'd like to find him, I'd not be able to help ye with that! He hardly stays in one place!" The captian laughed, and walked off. The way he talked of his son had me intrigued. I suddenly wanted to meet 'Jack', but because of what the captian said, I wasn't sure if I'd get the chance. The captian then reappeared with a woman. She was small, about my size, but she seemed friendly. "Selesta, this is Lola. You'll be sharing her cabin. If you'll show her where it is, Lola..."
"Of, course Captian." She said, with a smile. "So," she said, leading me down a staircase, "Your father's Cannonbell. You must be proud."
Her words hit me like a cold wave. "My father's who?" I asked my eyes fixed on her.
"Your father, Cannonbell?" She stared at me as if I didn't know what a queen was. She continued walking down a dark hallway, shaking her head. "I can't believe that man didn't tell you the truth. Well, I'm going to tell you, whether he knows or not. Selesta," She said, unlocking the door to a room, "Your father has been a pirate on the Black Pearl for years." She stepped inside the room, and I began to look around. There were two beds, a dresser, and a small mirror on the wall. Lola, once again began to talk. "Your mother died at the same time we, meaning the Captian and Crew, decided to go to the Caribbean. Your father knew he would have to bring you with us, and I'm guessing he decided to tell you that he just now joined the crew."
"But, why didn't he just tell me the truth?" My heart was beating so quickly I didn't think I'd ever recover.
"Selesta, he didn't want to hurt you." She kept it simple and made it clear that was all she was going to say. "I just thought you should know the truth instead of living in ignorance."
"Thank-you, Lola. I appreciate it." I sat down on the empty bed and tossed my bag in the corner. I began to calm down, and I started to realize where my father was coming from. Lola then began to rumage through the dresser. She pulled out a pair of pants and a shirt and threw them on my bed.
"Here, these don't fit me anymore, and you'll want them later."
I picked up the pants and stared at them. 'How can these possible be comfortable?' I thought. 'Oh, well. Lola said I'd need them.' I pulled off my dress and tossed it into my bag. I picked up the pants and the shirt and put them on. Surprisingly, they felt ten times better than the dress.
"We should go back to the deck. It's going to get light soon and we've got to get out of this port before we get caught." We stepped back into the dark walkway, and she locked the door back.
"Oh, and Lola," I remembered, as we walked back to the main deck, "Do you know anything about Jack?"
"Selesta, I know just as much about Jack as someone can find out. Just let me warn you, that's not much!" She laughed, and for a while I forgot about my father.
