Chapter Four: The Escape
"We're in trouble." I repeated.
"Yep." David said. "We're in trouble.
On the shore stood my father, David's father, Mother, Grandfather, and half the navy.
I looked at David. He looked at me.
"This is your fault." We said together.
"How can you blame me!?!?!" I exclaimed.
"You were the one who wanted to come on so bad." He hissed at me.
"I wouldn't have been able to, if it weren't for you." I whispered back, as the ship, on Jack's orders, headed back to the port.
"So you should be thanking me, not blaming me!" He yelled.
"Hey, do you want the whole damn island to hear?" I hissed into his ear. "No." He whispered into mine, sending shivers up and down my spine. "So how do we et out of this mess?"
I looked at the port. If we docked to the right, we could easily swing onto Dad's ship, and slip out with out anyone noticing.
"Dock starboard!" I yelled to the woman steering. She nodded. I turned to David. "Once we have gotten close enough, we'll swing onto my dad's ship."
"With what?" He asked.
I pointed to the ropes swinging from the rigging. "We'll be tightening it, and escaping at the same time." I murmured.
"Right." He said, and he grabbed a rope. I grabbed the other. We waited for a moment.
"They're ready to board." I said, watching my father. "On three." I said, glancing at him, and he nodded. "One, two, three."
We swung onto Dad's ship. I landed on my feet. David fell to the floor. I laughed. "Come on, we don't have time to hang around." I said helping him up. As I did, I felt his hands on my waist. At first I didn't know why, but when I looked up at him, I realized that he was looking at me differently. He had something in his eyes that I hadn't seen before.
He pulled me closer. I probably should have tried to get away, but I didn't. For some reason, it didn't seem so weird. He looked down at me (God, he was tall!), and I saw that secret smile start to show.
The magical moment was broken by a low ruble of voices. Reality returned, and we both looked at the Pearl. Dad was on it, and so was Mother.
We ran. "Come on, follow me!" I said, jumping onto the dock. We ran into town. I turned right, and knocked on a door.
My friend Emily opened it. "Caroline, I wasn't expecting you-"
"Yeah, Em, I know. But we are in a jam, and need a place to hide."
Emily's eyes traveled over me to David. Her jaw dropped. She had a right, seeing has he was the best-looking thing Port Royale has ever seen.
"Yeah, come in."
We ran in. Emily led us to the courtyard.
"So, you mind explaining why you are running around with some guy that no one knows?" She asked, as we sat down on her giant swing.
"Well, we were aboard the Black Pearl, Dad and half the navy found out, so we ran for it." I said, sitting between her and David.
"And does he have a name?" Emily asked, waving aside the fact that I was just on the most notorious pirate ship in the world.
"Oh, yeah." I said. "This is David Sparrow. David, this is Emily Gardens."
They shook hands.
"So you want to camp out here for how long." Em asked.
"Only until the navy goes back to wherever they came from." I said. "I can deal with the parents."
Emily was string at the door.
I looked too.
"Damn it." I whispered
"We're in trouble." I repeated.
"Yep." David said. "We're in trouble.
On the shore stood my father, David's father, Mother, Grandfather, and half the navy.
I looked at David. He looked at me.
"This is your fault." We said together.
"How can you blame me!?!?!" I exclaimed.
"You were the one who wanted to come on so bad." He hissed at me.
"I wouldn't have been able to, if it weren't for you." I whispered back, as the ship, on Jack's orders, headed back to the port.
"So you should be thanking me, not blaming me!" He yelled.
"Hey, do you want the whole damn island to hear?" I hissed into his ear. "No." He whispered into mine, sending shivers up and down my spine. "So how do we et out of this mess?"
I looked at the port. If we docked to the right, we could easily swing onto Dad's ship, and slip out with out anyone noticing.
"Dock starboard!" I yelled to the woman steering. She nodded. I turned to David. "Once we have gotten close enough, we'll swing onto my dad's ship."
"With what?" He asked.
I pointed to the ropes swinging from the rigging. "We'll be tightening it, and escaping at the same time." I murmured.
"Right." He said, and he grabbed a rope. I grabbed the other. We waited for a moment.
"They're ready to board." I said, watching my father. "On three." I said, glancing at him, and he nodded. "One, two, three."
We swung onto Dad's ship. I landed on my feet. David fell to the floor. I laughed. "Come on, we don't have time to hang around." I said helping him up. As I did, I felt his hands on my waist. At first I didn't know why, but when I looked up at him, I realized that he was looking at me differently. He had something in his eyes that I hadn't seen before.
He pulled me closer. I probably should have tried to get away, but I didn't. For some reason, it didn't seem so weird. He looked down at me (God, he was tall!), and I saw that secret smile start to show.
The magical moment was broken by a low ruble of voices. Reality returned, and we both looked at the Pearl. Dad was on it, and so was Mother.
We ran. "Come on, follow me!" I said, jumping onto the dock. We ran into town. I turned right, and knocked on a door.
My friend Emily opened it. "Caroline, I wasn't expecting you-"
"Yeah, Em, I know. But we are in a jam, and need a place to hide."
Emily's eyes traveled over me to David. Her jaw dropped. She had a right, seeing has he was the best-looking thing Port Royale has ever seen.
"Yeah, come in."
We ran in. Emily led us to the courtyard.
"So, you mind explaining why you are running around with some guy that no one knows?" She asked, as we sat down on her giant swing.
"Well, we were aboard the Black Pearl, Dad and half the navy found out, so we ran for it." I said, sitting between her and David.
"And does he have a name?" Emily asked, waving aside the fact that I was just on the most notorious pirate ship in the world.
"Oh, yeah." I said. "This is David Sparrow. David, this is Emily Gardens."
They shook hands.
"So you want to camp out here for how long." Em asked.
"Only until the navy goes back to wherever they came from." I said. "I can deal with the parents."
Emily was string at the door.
I looked too.
"Damn it." I whispered