Sorry for the wait! My grandparents' house is being fumigated so I have to move George (my Betta fish), I cleaned his fish tank, my hair was being rebraided this weekend, and I had a music lesson. Very busy. I'm also having trouble thinking of story ideas. Please remember to review! Random fact I promised: I am a very picky eater. I have a whole list of foods that I don't like (16 things) and the list is always changing.
KatelynKat: Haha, Emma will find him in this chapter and I'm trying to come up with an idea for the rest of the story. It was difficult to write the fighting between Emma and Angelica, and she should be angry! He just left her on a beach!
Silkmouse: Thank you and that is a mystery!
It was cold and dark at night but there were still people in the taverns. Five minutes passed since Emma left home and she was trying to find Tessa and Sophia's houses in the madness of Tortuga. Emma kept dodging the random things people were throwing. When she saw a nice estate with a pretty garden, Emma knew she was at Tessa's house. She carefully knocked on her elaborate door, hoping not to disturb her parents. She was glad to see that Tessa answered but she looked very confused.
"I'm going to find my father," Emma whispered.
She immediately understood and rushed up her many stairs to go change. Emma walked inside of her house while she was waiting. Tessa came down stairs in a pink silk dress and an oversized pink satin suitcase. Emma's plain blue case could fit inside of it about two times.
"Why do you have a giant suitcase?" Emma asked as we left the house.
"Well," Tessa started walking. "I need my dresses. I seriously cannot live without my dresses. Oh, and my porcelain dolls have to come, too. I only brought three of my favorites; you know the ones in the purple dress, the blue dress, and the green. Anyway, my makeup and hair supplies are necessities."
Emma remembered when Tessa showed her the doll collection. She never had dolls like her because she didn't want them and Angelica couldn't afford to buy them. She really doesn't need all of those things, Emma thought. I like dresses, too, but not as much as Tessa does.
"Are heading to Sophia's house?" Tessa questioned.
"Of course," Emma told her. "We just have to try not to wake up Juliana."
The last time they snuck out of the house at night, Sophia's sister, Juliana, caught them. Sophia's house was a lot like Emma's and it was in the opposite direction of Tessa's estate. After all that walking, Tessa knocked on the door. A shorter and younger version of Sophia answered, much to their dismay.
"Emma Teach and Tessa Hamilton," Juliana started shaking her head. "You shouldn't be out at night."
"Where is Sophia?" Emma asked impatiently. "We need her."
"First, what's in it for me?" She looked up at them.
"You might get some candy if you stay quiet," said Tessa.
Juliana thought for a second, "Good enough."
Emma thought it was strange to bribe the girl with candy but it had to be done. Ten minutes later, Sophia came down the stairs with a red suitcase. She was wearing a long black dress with matching ribbons. As the three girls left her house, Emma asked Sophia what she packed.
"I packed a book or two, a few outfits, and apples. I brought two pairs of pants, two tops, and two dresses," She told us as we walked to a nearby tavern.
"See, Tessa, you don't need the dolls and beauty supplies," Emma said.
They entered the tavern and the first thing they noticed was the smell. Emma looked around and saw a familiar looking man in the corner. It took her a while to realize it was the man in the picture, Captain Jack Sparrow.
Sorry if this chapter seems short! After writing this I realized that Tessa is a lot like me. She has the pretty dolls, a closet full of fancy clothes, and the makeup and hair supplies. So, yes, I based Tessa on myself. I posted a few pictures on my profile. Happy reviewing!
-Princess Maya Leann