*Perhaps a pet.* Captain Hook's frown returned at a snail's pace. *It might be difficult to obtain food for the pet* he thought. Captain Hook began to roll his eyes another time. He continued to frown. *I imagine Cecilia instructing me to look after her pet. It will probably flee and run up a tree. I also imagine Cecilia instructing me to remain near her pet until it abandons the tree branch. I imagine my shoulders slumping due to the long day.*
Captain Hook began to focus on Cecilia another time. How Jasper caused her to suffer. How Jasper was nice when he was a boy. *I recall dreading darkness as a mere boy. I recall Jasper being nice and almost cute. I recall him placing a stuffed crocodile in my arms. The crocodile's multiple teeth will always haunt me. I don't always dread darkness as a man. I remember dreading crocodiles* he thought. He rolled his eyes another time.
*How did Jasper cause Cecilia to suffer?* Captain Hook thought. His body tensed again. His scowl came back.
*Cecilia was my sibling's prisoner for some time. She revealed additional tears after she was with me. Although I was a pirate, I was still a gentleman. I embraced Cecilia. I guess Jasper didn't wish to hear her as she sobbed. I remembered her refusing to marry me. Jasper appeared and scowled. He wished to know if Cecilia tried to take his younger brother from him. That was when Jasper decided to sell her to a freak show. He took Cecilia to another area of the ship and eventually returned with her.*
Captain Hook's scowl remained. *My betrothed's hair and tongue were gone. I remembered her long teeth with new tears.*
Captain Hook trembled with rage another time. *I began to visit Cecilia at a freak show for many years. I suffered with her in a tent. I came across three enemies near the tent. A knife thrower. A sword swallower. A fire breather.*
Captain Hook rolled his eyes again. *The knife thrower always assumed I was going to capture Cecilia. He also always yelled for animal control or assumed I was a petting zoo animal wandering. The knife thrower sometimes viewed me as I kissed Cecilia in my long underwear.*
Captain Hook's eyes settled on Cecilia another time. *The fire breather never said a word to me if I walked by him. His words consisted of mere fire. The sword swallower always smiled with a blade down his throat. His eyes always followed me after I walked by him. I always recognized them due to their long tresses and fancy garments.*
Another smile formed.
*I bought Cecilia from the knife thrower a few weeks ago.*
