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Chapter 3: The Unexpected Visitor.
I wasn't expecting anyone out of the ordinary to step in. I certainly wasn't expecting Captain Jack Sparrow to walk in. But he did walk in. Well, maybe not walked. He sort of swaggered in. Or maybe it was a waddle. It certainly wasn't a walk.
I was a little scared. I mean this guy has been a wanted man for years before I was born. And here he comes, just waltzing (or waddling) in, like he owns the place. But if he tried to use one of the many swords, knifes, or daggers that I could tell he had on him, I would be able to take him. It was the guns I was afraid of.
He seemed confused. There was a boy behind him, about 13, my age. If the boy was supposed to be Jack's son, he looked nothing like him. The boy had bleach blond hair, bright, crystal blue eyes, and a beautiful, sort of half secret smile, which was spreading slowly over his face. I felt like my knees were turned to jelly. And I didn't like it one bit.
Jack opened his mouth to say something. He closed it, and passed out. He dropped to the floor. That was the first time I got a good whiff of him. He had a distinct scent of rum on him.
"Is he drunk?" I asked the boy next to him.
"The boy nodded. "He's been drunk like this since we left Tortuga."
"Dad isn't going to happy." I said, shaking my head at the heap on the floor.
"Who is your father?" He asked.
"Will Turner." I said.
"So you'll be Miss Turner?" He asked.
Now not only did my knees not work properly, but my mouth was going dry. "Yes." I said "I'm Caroline."
"David Sparrow." He said. I smiled at him, and his smile grew. Once again, I felt something bad happen to me. Now in addition to the knees and the mouth, my heart was flipping around like a fish out of water.
Then the door burst open again. In walked Dad. He looked from me, to David, to the heap on the floor, and back to me.
"You mind explaining, Caroline?" He asked.
I took a deep breath. 'Well, I was sitting here minding my own business, when the door bursts open. These two walk in, he faints, and that's about it." I said, smiling.
He knew that I was leaving something out. "You have no clue who these people are?" He asked, his eyebrows raised
"Well, this is David Sparrow." I said. "And I'm guessing that's Jack Sparrow, because I've seen his picture on wanted ads since I could read." Said, acting innocent again. "Oh, and because he smells like rum."
Dad smiled. "Right you are." He said. He seemed to be thinking. "Caroline, take David home, and explain to your mother. I'll take care of Jack."
"Ok Dad." I said, and David and I left. He walked through Port Royale in silence, until we approached the house.
"So how's your mother going to take to you bringing a boy home?" David asked, his secret smile returning.
"Well, seeing that the only time I do bring them home is when they're bleeding, and I haven't hurt you yet, she'll be a little alarmed." I said, smiling back at him. I started humming. I wanted to sing, but I was shy, for the first time in my life.
"Mother!" I called trough the house as I closed the door.
"I'm in the parlor!" She yelled back.
I ran into the parlor. She was at the window, which over looked the ocean.
"Mother, when I was covering for dad-"
"Caroline, come look at this." She said. Her voice had a note of urgency in it. I walked to the window. "Tell me if you can see that ship." She said, pointing out the window.
There was a really, really, really big ship outside. It didn't have a flag on it, but it had black sails, and had the overall appearance of a pirate ship. I had seen that ship before, but where?
"It looks familiar." I said.
"So you do see it?" Mother asked.
"Yeah, I can see it. And I think I know what ship it is."
"It's the Black Pearl" Mother, David, and I said together. We all turned to look at one another.
"How do you know about the Black Pearl?" David asked, just as Mother said, "Who is he?"
"This is David Sparrow." I said to Mother. "I've read about the Black Pearl." I said to David.
"A pleasure meeting you, Madame." David said. "But how do you know about the Black Pearl?"
"I've been aboard the Black Pearl." Mother said.
"You have?" David and I said together. This was news to both of us.
"You're father and I both, Caroline." She said, lightly.
"And I didn't know this. why?" I asked, angrily.
"Your father and I were going to tell you, but we just got side tracked." Mother said.
And, once again, the door banged open.
Chapter 3: The Unexpected Visitor.
I wasn't expecting anyone out of the ordinary to step in. I certainly wasn't expecting Captain Jack Sparrow to walk in. But he did walk in. Well, maybe not walked. He sort of swaggered in. Or maybe it was a waddle. It certainly wasn't a walk.
I was a little scared. I mean this guy has been a wanted man for years before I was born. And here he comes, just waltzing (or waddling) in, like he owns the place. But if he tried to use one of the many swords, knifes, or daggers that I could tell he had on him, I would be able to take him. It was the guns I was afraid of.
He seemed confused. There was a boy behind him, about 13, my age. If the boy was supposed to be Jack's son, he looked nothing like him. The boy had bleach blond hair, bright, crystal blue eyes, and a beautiful, sort of half secret smile, which was spreading slowly over his face. I felt like my knees were turned to jelly. And I didn't like it one bit.
Jack opened his mouth to say something. He closed it, and passed out. He dropped to the floor. That was the first time I got a good whiff of him. He had a distinct scent of rum on him.
"Is he drunk?" I asked the boy next to him.
"The boy nodded. "He's been drunk like this since we left Tortuga."
"Dad isn't going to happy." I said, shaking my head at the heap on the floor.
"Who is your father?" He asked.
"Will Turner." I said.
"So you'll be Miss Turner?" He asked.
Now not only did my knees not work properly, but my mouth was going dry. "Yes." I said "I'm Caroline."
"David Sparrow." He said. I smiled at him, and his smile grew. Once again, I felt something bad happen to me. Now in addition to the knees and the mouth, my heart was flipping around like a fish out of water.
Then the door burst open again. In walked Dad. He looked from me, to David, to the heap on the floor, and back to me.
"You mind explaining, Caroline?" He asked.
I took a deep breath. 'Well, I was sitting here minding my own business, when the door bursts open. These two walk in, he faints, and that's about it." I said, smiling.
He knew that I was leaving something out. "You have no clue who these people are?" He asked, his eyebrows raised
"Well, this is David Sparrow." I said. "And I'm guessing that's Jack Sparrow, because I've seen his picture on wanted ads since I could read." Said, acting innocent again. "Oh, and because he smells like rum."
Dad smiled. "Right you are." He said. He seemed to be thinking. "Caroline, take David home, and explain to your mother. I'll take care of Jack."
"Ok Dad." I said, and David and I left. He walked through Port Royale in silence, until we approached the house.
"So how's your mother going to take to you bringing a boy home?" David asked, his secret smile returning.
"Well, seeing that the only time I do bring them home is when they're bleeding, and I haven't hurt you yet, she'll be a little alarmed." I said, smiling back at him. I started humming. I wanted to sing, but I was shy, for the first time in my life.
"Mother!" I called trough the house as I closed the door.
"I'm in the parlor!" She yelled back.
I ran into the parlor. She was at the window, which over looked the ocean.
"Mother, when I was covering for dad-"
"Caroline, come look at this." She said. Her voice had a note of urgency in it. I walked to the window. "Tell me if you can see that ship." She said, pointing out the window.
There was a really, really, really big ship outside. It didn't have a flag on it, but it had black sails, and had the overall appearance of a pirate ship. I had seen that ship before, but where?
"It looks familiar." I said.
"So you do see it?" Mother asked.
"Yeah, I can see it. And I think I know what ship it is."
"It's the Black Pearl" Mother, David, and I said together. We all turned to look at one another.
"How do you know about the Black Pearl?" David asked, just as Mother said, "Who is he?"
"This is David Sparrow." I said to Mother. "I've read about the Black Pearl." I said to David.
"A pleasure meeting you, Madame." David said. "But how do you know about the Black Pearl?"
"I've been aboard the Black Pearl." Mother said.
"You have?" David and I said together. This was news to both of us.
"You're father and I both, Caroline." She said, lightly.
"And I didn't know this. why?" I asked, angrily.
"Your father and I were going to tell you, but we just got side tracked." Mother said.
And, once again, the door banged open.