Chapter 4
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Pierre paced around his brightly lit room while Angeline watched him, giggling to herself every so often. Ever since she told Pierre her troubles she had felt a little better, happier at least, but she still missed Alex. She wondered what he was doing at that moment. Maybe he was making a sword, or talking to his donkey, or maybe he was flirting with another girl. She shook off this thought and concentrated on Pierre's pacing.
"Would ye stop bloody pacin'? You're gonna make a path in the tile!" Angeline said laughing.
"I'm just so nervous! I mean, I'm gonna propose tonight! This is crazy!" Pierre said running his shaking hands through his hair.
"You're lucky it's that easy for ye. All ya had to do was ask her parents and now ask 'er."
"I thank God for that everyday!" Pierre said smiling before starting to pace again.
Angeline rolled her eyes and decided to see what her aunt was doing downstairs. Jack and Anamaria had gone for a romantic evening, which translates to a couple of bottles of rum on the Pearl. Down in the kitchen came the sweet smells of her aunt's cooking. She was making paella in a big silver pan. She mixed in rice with a bit of saffron, and then she added shrimp, crab and peppers. It smelt delicious! Angeline went and grabbed a cooked shrimp out of the pot when her aunt wasn't looking. Her aunt caught her though, and snatched it away before Angeline could put it in her mouth.
"Ay! Pajarita no! Do you want to ruin your dinner?" Flora said throwing the shrimp back in the pot.
Angeline pouted at her aunt, "Fine then."
Angeline walked back up to Pierre's room where he was still pacing back and forth. The doorbell rang and Pierre jumped startled. His green eyes danced with excitement. He ran down the stairs pulling Angeline with him. "That's her!" He said with the excitement of a little boy at Christmas. Angeline laughed and followed him to the door. He smiled widely and opened the door to reveal a girl about a year older than Angeline, her dark hair cascading down her back in soft waves, a bright red rose tucked behind her ear. Her green eyes shown brightly against her tan skin, her peasant blouse slinking off her shoulders the way most girls wore their shirts in Spain, her dark purple skirts flowing down to her sandaled feet. She smiled and her pearly white teeth glimmered in the light. Pierre stood entranced by her beauty until Angeline elbowed him.
"Daniela, you look, wow." Pierre said.
"Gracias, Pierre, you look handsome as well." Daniela said in a heavy Spanish accent.
Angeline cleared her throat loudly. Pierre glared at her and smiled back at Daniela, "This is my cousin, Angeline. Angeline, this is Daniela."
"Pleased to meet you Angeline, I've heard so much about you!"
"Really?' Angeline said cocking and eyebrow at Pierre, 'All good things I hope."
"Si, wonderful things!" Daniela said smiling.
"Good, pleased to meet you too." Angeline said giving her a friend smiled.
Dinner went by quickly because Tia Flora's food was so good! After dessert, Pierre cleared his throat and announced, "I would like to take these pretty ladies on a walk." Flora nodded and after each of them clearing the dishes, the three young people walked to the backyard. When the came to the creek, Angeline stepped through it with her boots on without hesitating but Daniela stopped and sat down to take her shoes off. Pierre motioned for her to stand and swept her up in his arms. She laughed and kissed his cheek. Pierre blushed a deep crimson as Angeline looked at him laughing at his face. Angeline climbed up to her branch and sat, waiting for Pierre to start talking.
"Daniela, when I was little, Angeline and I would come here and talk about what we wanted to be when we grew up. We would talk about our hopes and dreams, and all sorts of things. But one of the most interesting subjects was who we would want to marry.'
Angeline rolled her eyes while Daniela blushed.
Pierre continued, "Now Angeline always said she wanted to marry a pirate, like herself but I had always said I wanted a woman with grace, a great personality, a dazzling smile, and one that could cook like my mama. And I have found that in you." Pierre pulled out the ring from his pocket. It shone in the moonlight.
"Daniela Maria Sanchez, will you marry me?" Pierre said, his hands trembling nervously. He held his breath waiting for her answer.
"Si! Pierre, I would love to!" She said happy streams of tears running down her face.
He laughed and the two kissed passionately. Angeline smiled, "Congrats you two! I'm gonna leave ye alone now."
She was happy for her cousin. Daniela seemed like a nice girl, someone that she could get along with. She walked away from the tree remembering the last night she spent in Port Royal. Maybe she should of stayed wrapped in Alex's arms in front of the fire. She had wanted to, yet something told her she needed to be on the Pearl, that she needed to spend time away. But a few weeks were enough, she wanted to go back and tell Alex that she wanted to be with him forever and always. To stay with him far longer than forever. She made up her mind. She was going to go back and to stay this time.
She walked back to the house and told Flora the good news. Flora was so happy, yet so mad at Pierre for not telling her sooner! She screamed and yelped with joy hugging Angeline tightly. Angeline smiled and patted her on the back. Soon Pierre and Daniela came in and there was more screaming and hugging. When nobody noticed Angeline slipped away and walked back to the marina. She sat at the dock where the Pearl was and hugged herself as chills ran down her spine. She walked on to the Pearl and smiled as she saw her mom and dad asleep together against the wheel, both holding a bottle of rum. She retreated to her room and decided to write to Elizabeth to tell her that she was coming and that she wanted to surprise Alex. She pulled out a plume, some parchment, and ink from her father's desk and sat in his chair. She put her pen to the paper and wrote:
Dear Elizabeth,
I've decided that I'm going to come back to Port Royal to surprise Alex. I was stupid to leave and want to be with him very much. Please write me back and tell me when would be the most opportune time to arrive and what I should do.
Thanks,
Angeline Sparrow
She signed her name with a flourish and sealed the letter. She wrote Elizabeth Turner on the front and what she could remember of the address. She walked down to the Postal Office and gave it to the Post Master. He looked at it, recognized the name, and promised that he would get it to Port Royal as fast as he could. Angeline thanked him and paid him with her own money. She then walked back to the Pearl and fell asleep in her bed pleased with her choice.
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Ok I hope this makes up for my late updating! Until next time! TA!
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Dis: I own nothing....but my own characters.
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Pierre paced around his brightly lit room while Angeline watched him, giggling to herself every so often. Ever since she told Pierre her troubles she had felt a little better, happier at least, but she still missed Alex. She wondered what he was doing at that moment. Maybe he was making a sword, or talking to his donkey, or maybe he was flirting with another girl. She shook off this thought and concentrated on Pierre's pacing.
"Would ye stop bloody pacin'? You're gonna make a path in the tile!" Angeline said laughing.
"I'm just so nervous! I mean, I'm gonna propose tonight! This is crazy!" Pierre said running his shaking hands through his hair.
"You're lucky it's that easy for ye. All ya had to do was ask her parents and now ask 'er."
"I thank God for that everyday!" Pierre said smiling before starting to pace again.
Angeline rolled her eyes and decided to see what her aunt was doing downstairs. Jack and Anamaria had gone for a romantic evening, which translates to a couple of bottles of rum on the Pearl. Down in the kitchen came the sweet smells of her aunt's cooking. She was making paella in a big silver pan. She mixed in rice with a bit of saffron, and then she added shrimp, crab and peppers. It smelt delicious! Angeline went and grabbed a cooked shrimp out of the pot when her aunt wasn't looking. Her aunt caught her though, and snatched it away before Angeline could put it in her mouth.
"Ay! Pajarita no! Do you want to ruin your dinner?" Flora said throwing the shrimp back in the pot.
Angeline pouted at her aunt, "Fine then."
Angeline walked back up to Pierre's room where he was still pacing back and forth. The doorbell rang and Pierre jumped startled. His green eyes danced with excitement. He ran down the stairs pulling Angeline with him. "That's her!" He said with the excitement of a little boy at Christmas. Angeline laughed and followed him to the door. He smiled widely and opened the door to reveal a girl about a year older than Angeline, her dark hair cascading down her back in soft waves, a bright red rose tucked behind her ear. Her green eyes shown brightly against her tan skin, her peasant blouse slinking off her shoulders the way most girls wore their shirts in Spain, her dark purple skirts flowing down to her sandaled feet. She smiled and her pearly white teeth glimmered in the light. Pierre stood entranced by her beauty until Angeline elbowed him.
"Daniela, you look, wow." Pierre said.
"Gracias, Pierre, you look handsome as well." Daniela said in a heavy Spanish accent.
Angeline cleared her throat loudly. Pierre glared at her and smiled back at Daniela, "This is my cousin, Angeline. Angeline, this is Daniela."
"Pleased to meet you Angeline, I've heard so much about you!"
"Really?' Angeline said cocking and eyebrow at Pierre, 'All good things I hope."
"Si, wonderful things!" Daniela said smiling.
"Good, pleased to meet you too." Angeline said giving her a friend smiled.
Dinner went by quickly because Tia Flora's food was so good! After dessert, Pierre cleared his throat and announced, "I would like to take these pretty ladies on a walk." Flora nodded and after each of them clearing the dishes, the three young people walked to the backyard. When the came to the creek, Angeline stepped through it with her boots on without hesitating but Daniela stopped and sat down to take her shoes off. Pierre motioned for her to stand and swept her up in his arms. She laughed and kissed his cheek. Pierre blushed a deep crimson as Angeline looked at him laughing at his face. Angeline climbed up to her branch and sat, waiting for Pierre to start talking.
"Daniela, when I was little, Angeline and I would come here and talk about what we wanted to be when we grew up. We would talk about our hopes and dreams, and all sorts of things. But one of the most interesting subjects was who we would want to marry.'
Angeline rolled her eyes while Daniela blushed.
Pierre continued, "Now Angeline always said she wanted to marry a pirate, like herself but I had always said I wanted a woman with grace, a great personality, a dazzling smile, and one that could cook like my mama. And I have found that in you." Pierre pulled out the ring from his pocket. It shone in the moonlight.
"Daniela Maria Sanchez, will you marry me?" Pierre said, his hands trembling nervously. He held his breath waiting for her answer.
"Si! Pierre, I would love to!" She said happy streams of tears running down her face.
He laughed and the two kissed passionately. Angeline smiled, "Congrats you two! I'm gonna leave ye alone now."
She was happy for her cousin. Daniela seemed like a nice girl, someone that she could get along with. She walked away from the tree remembering the last night she spent in Port Royal. Maybe she should of stayed wrapped in Alex's arms in front of the fire. She had wanted to, yet something told her she needed to be on the Pearl, that she needed to spend time away. But a few weeks were enough, she wanted to go back and tell Alex that she wanted to be with him forever and always. To stay with him far longer than forever. She made up her mind. She was going to go back and to stay this time.
She walked back to the house and told Flora the good news. Flora was so happy, yet so mad at Pierre for not telling her sooner! She screamed and yelped with joy hugging Angeline tightly. Angeline smiled and patted her on the back. Soon Pierre and Daniela came in and there was more screaming and hugging. When nobody noticed Angeline slipped away and walked back to the marina. She sat at the dock where the Pearl was and hugged herself as chills ran down her spine. She walked on to the Pearl and smiled as she saw her mom and dad asleep together against the wheel, both holding a bottle of rum. She retreated to her room and decided to write to Elizabeth to tell her that she was coming and that she wanted to surprise Alex. She pulled out a plume, some parchment, and ink from her father's desk and sat in his chair. She put her pen to the paper and wrote:
Dear Elizabeth,
I've decided that I'm going to come back to Port Royal to surprise Alex. I was stupid to leave and want to be with him very much. Please write me back and tell me when would be the most opportune time to arrive and what I should do.
Thanks,
Angeline Sparrow
She signed her name with a flourish and sealed the letter. She wrote Elizabeth Turner on the front and what she could remember of the address. She walked down to the Postal Office and gave it to the Post Master. He looked at it, recognized the name, and promised that he would get it to Port Royal as fast as he could. Angeline thanked him and paid him with her own money. She then walked back to the Pearl and fell asleep in her bed pleased with her choice.
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Ok I hope this makes up for my late updating! Until next time! TA!
AB