Elizabeth lead the way into the large home. Jack wandered in pulling
Camillle in behind him. He looked to the staircase, his eyes wandering up
it. "Hmmm...Home sweet home." Jack said, gazing at everything.
Elizabeth looked to one of the servants that was passing by,giving Jack a curious look. "Maud..." She began. Maud was quite a pretty girl, she looked to be around twenty. Her eyes were a deep blue, and her hair was a honey color. "Could you take Camille here...get her some good clothes?" Jack passed a glance at the grand-father clock. It was thirty minutes after eleven. Time flew by and Jack wondered this for a moment before snapping out of his thoughts.
Maud held out her hand for Camille with a soft smile.Camille slowly put one of her small hands into hers. The servant began to walk out the staircase. Jack had turned, staring at himself in the mirror, quite the handsome devil he was. All of a sudden he heard his name being screamed. Instantly he knew it was Camille.
"Jack! Come with! JACK!" She screamed, sounding like she was near to tears. Jack bit his tongue between his teeth lightly, trying to ignore her. "JACK!" She screamed at the top of her lungs, and it echoed throughout the room.
"Jack, go with her!" Commanded Elizabeth.
He scolded to himself then turned back, following them up the stairs. Camille looked at him cheerfully, smiling. Jack looked into her face, her eyes were watery and fresh tears could be seen on her cheeks. Jack raised an eyebrow, he had only met this little girl some hours ago, and she was crying over him. "You listen to this,girl...In spite of everything, don't ever let them see you cry."
Camille gazed as Jack, and almost tripped over the top step because of it. "Who's them?"
"Everyone, anyone. People. Do you understand?"
Wiping the back of her hand on her cheeks, she nodded. Maud looked at Jack then to Camille, "Let's get you some clothes now...Would you rather have Jack come in with us, or stay out here?"
"Come with!" Said Camille quickly. Maud nodded, then opened a door for the two of them. The little girl ran in and Jack sat in a chair against the wall. Maud came in and shut the door behind her. Walking across the room, she opened the curtains and opened the windows.
Jack, at first, squinted at the sudden light from the sun shining in. A soft breeze blew throughout the room and Jack sighed, somehow finding relief from it. But he wished he could be back on his ship, with his crew on what seemed like the endless ocean. His ship though was at a near-by island... He came to the town sometimes to get rum, gamble, spend his money, and have a good time. If he knew that he'd wake and soon have a little girl on his hands, he wouldn't come. She was cute though, he admitted to himself, watching Maud put a dress on Camille, then started to try and fix the loose spots.
He groaned to himself, he couldn't be getting attached to her. What if her father wasn't as bad as she made him out to be. There could be a search for her. They could think Jack kidnapped her...He be thrown into the jail, again. Or he could get 'a short drop and a sudden stop'. Neither sounded too good. Jack looked at Camille again, the maroon dress fitted her now. Maud was brushing out her brown hair. "Camille..." He said, and she looked at him, "Come here for a moment."
She smiled and ran as best as she could in the dress to him, "Yes?"
"Where do you live?"
"Your not going to take me back, are you?"
Jack shook his head, "No...just want to know."
Camille nodded, "Its on the edge of town...by the forest... Past an old bakery...The house closest to the small and old cemetery..."
He smiled, "Alright then... You'll have to stay here...Can you do that for me? Stay here with Elizabeth? Please?"
She seemed reluctant but nodded slowly.
"Now there's a good girl...I'll be back soon, promise." Jack nodded to Maud then briskly left the room, taking every-other step down the staircase, strolling out of the large doors.
He wet his lips, and set off to her home.
Elizabeth looked to one of the servants that was passing by,giving Jack a curious look. "Maud..." She began. Maud was quite a pretty girl, she looked to be around twenty. Her eyes were a deep blue, and her hair was a honey color. "Could you take Camille here...get her some good clothes?" Jack passed a glance at the grand-father clock. It was thirty minutes after eleven. Time flew by and Jack wondered this for a moment before snapping out of his thoughts.
Maud held out her hand for Camille with a soft smile.Camille slowly put one of her small hands into hers. The servant began to walk out the staircase. Jack had turned, staring at himself in the mirror, quite the handsome devil he was. All of a sudden he heard his name being screamed. Instantly he knew it was Camille.
"Jack! Come with! JACK!" She screamed, sounding like she was near to tears. Jack bit his tongue between his teeth lightly, trying to ignore her. "JACK!" She screamed at the top of her lungs, and it echoed throughout the room.
"Jack, go with her!" Commanded Elizabeth.
He scolded to himself then turned back, following them up the stairs. Camille looked at him cheerfully, smiling. Jack looked into her face, her eyes were watery and fresh tears could be seen on her cheeks. Jack raised an eyebrow, he had only met this little girl some hours ago, and she was crying over him. "You listen to this,girl...In spite of everything, don't ever let them see you cry."
Camille gazed as Jack, and almost tripped over the top step because of it. "Who's them?"
"Everyone, anyone. People. Do you understand?"
Wiping the back of her hand on her cheeks, she nodded. Maud looked at Jack then to Camille, "Let's get you some clothes now...Would you rather have Jack come in with us, or stay out here?"
"Come with!" Said Camille quickly. Maud nodded, then opened a door for the two of them. The little girl ran in and Jack sat in a chair against the wall. Maud came in and shut the door behind her. Walking across the room, she opened the curtains and opened the windows.
Jack, at first, squinted at the sudden light from the sun shining in. A soft breeze blew throughout the room and Jack sighed, somehow finding relief from it. But he wished he could be back on his ship, with his crew on what seemed like the endless ocean. His ship though was at a near-by island... He came to the town sometimes to get rum, gamble, spend his money, and have a good time. If he knew that he'd wake and soon have a little girl on his hands, he wouldn't come. She was cute though, he admitted to himself, watching Maud put a dress on Camille, then started to try and fix the loose spots.
He groaned to himself, he couldn't be getting attached to her. What if her father wasn't as bad as she made him out to be. There could be a search for her. They could think Jack kidnapped her...He be thrown into the jail, again. Or he could get 'a short drop and a sudden stop'. Neither sounded too good. Jack looked at Camille again, the maroon dress fitted her now. Maud was brushing out her brown hair. "Camille..." He said, and she looked at him, "Come here for a moment."
She smiled and ran as best as she could in the dress to him, "Yes?"
"Where do you live?"
"Your not going to take me back, are you?"
Jack shook his head, "No...just want to know."
Camille nodded, "Its on the edge of town...by the forest... Past an old bakery...The house closest to the small and old cemetery..."
He smiled, "Alright then... You'll have to stay here...Can you do that for me? Stay here with Elizabeth? Please?"
She seemed reluctant but nodded slowly.
"Now there's a good girl...I'll be back soon, promise." Jack nodded to Maud then briskly left the room, taking every-other step down the staircase, strolling out of the large doors.
He wet his lips, and set off to her home.