Ch.24 Stories
"You see, Will," Josephine started as Will got comfortable, "After the
explosion, I washed up on an island. A couple that was walking on the beach
found me. They were the Madelins.
"So you took their last name," Will interjected, "What's with Jaclyn?"
"I was getting there," Josephine said. "I lived for eight years and then I met Captain Sparrow."
"How?" Will asked.
Josephine looked at him exasperatingly.
"For clarification purposes, I, at that time, used the last name Madelin. Now my 'parents' were throwing a party and I escaped into the powder room to avoid a certain someone," Josephine said.
"Who?" Will interjected.
Josephine ignored him. "I saw invaders, through a window, and they were coming up our front walk to our door with guns and torches. I came out to warn everyone when the doors burst open and the pirates came through. They killed most, a few got away though." Josephine paused. "I was hiding behind the banister of our stairway during this, or I should say my stairway during this as my parents were dead, and crept back to my room and hid in the closet to try and avoid being found when the pirates explored the house looking for treasure. After they left my room I came out of the closet and lifted my carpet to access my secret compartment where I keep my weapons. I grabbed my sword and my daggers and then I sneaked out and hid behind the banister again."
"What sword and what daggers? Do you have them now?" Will asked her.
Josephine drew a dagger from under her dress sleeve. "This dagger, but I have two more of the same likeness." Then she drew her sword. "And this sword."
Will took them from her and looked at the dagger first. "Wonderful craftsmanship. The design on the hilt is superb." He took the sword and looked at the blade. "Nice edges." He balanced the sword on his pointer finger of his right hand.
He looked up and smiled at her amazement.
"I didn't know you knew about weapons," Josephine said.
"There's a lot, about eight years worth, you don't know. I know mostly about swords and daggers, not guns as much. I'm a blacksmith," Will said. He handed them back to her.
Josephine put them away. "How did that happen?" she asked.
"After you finish your story, I'll tell mine," he replied.
Josephine sighed. "Well, then I fought Sparrow, and I won too. He asked my name. I just felt like I shouldn't tell him my real name, so I said it was Jaclyn. I had him pinned, but I couldn't kill him, though I have perfect right to. So I let him go. Then he turned on me and pinned me against a wall, but he didn't kill me either. Then he ran off and I left my house after gathering everything of value remaining and left, never to return to that horrible memory. So that's how I met Captain Sparrow." Josephine said with a touch of anger.
Will thought he sensed anger in that last statement, and more to the story, but didn't press her. "She tell me all of it soon enough," he thought.
They sat in silence.
"Your story?" Josephine prompted.
"Oh, yes. When the ship blew I had just jumped in the water. I found a huge piece of the ship and crawled onto it and rested. The next thing I new, I had this gorgeous angel looking down into my face."
"What gorgeous angel?" a voice from the stairs said. Josephine and Will turned. It was a young woman, about Josephine's own age. She was slim and pretty and had a dark blond color of hair.
"Ah, Elizabeth!" Will said as the young woman walked over. "That would be you, darling."
"Having a story sharing time are we?" asked Elizabeth smiling.
"Something like that," Will replied. "Josephine, my fiancée, Elizabeth. Elizabeth, my younger sister Josephine."
"Nice to meet you," Josephine said smiling. Elizabeth smiled. "The same to you," she replied. She turned to Will. "I didn't know you had a sister, Will," Elizabeth said. "We haven't seen each other in a while," Will replied. "How long?" asked Elizabeth. "About eight years," replied Josephine. "Really?" asked Elizabeth. "Oh, I interrupted your story, Will. Please continue. We'll have time to talk and ask questions later." She got up and went to the kitchen. "Well, I had been taken aboard the Dauntless, a ship that had seen my burning ship, and sailed with them here, to Port Royal. The Governor vouched for me, and I was apprenticed to a Blacksmith. Now, though, I have my own shop," Will finished. "How did you meet Captain Sparrow?" Josephine asked him. "Well," Will said, "It's a long story..."
(Note* the story he told Josephine was Pirates of the Caribbean. But he omitted some parts. Ex. He changed the story so there was no Aztec gold. He gave the reason that he was just going after Elizabeth and enlisted Sparrow to help him. And the pirates were just killing for sport instead of for the ritual. In answer to why- it was a whim, a feeling and he went with it. End Note*)
"So you took their last name," Will interjected, "What's with Jaclyn?"
"I was getting there," Josephine said. "I lived for eight years and then I met Captain Sparrow."
"How?" Will asked.
Josephine looked at him exasperatingly.
"For clarification purposes, I, at that time, used the last name Madelin. Now my 'parents' were throwing a party and I escaped into the powder room to avoid a certain someone," Josephine said.
"Who?" Will interjected.
Josephine ignored him. "I saw invaders, through a window, and they were coming up our front walk to our door with guns and torches. I came out to warn everyone when the doors burst open and the pirates came through. They killed most, a few got away though." Josephine paused. "I was hiding behind the banister of our stairway during this, or I should say my stairway during this as my parents were dead, and crept back to my room and hid in the closet to try and avoid being found when the pirates explored the house looking for treasure. After they left my room I came out of the closet and lifted my carpet to access my secret compartment where I keep my weapons. I grabbed my sword and my daggers and then I sneaked out and hid behind the banister again."
"What sword and what daggers? Do you have them now?" Will asked her.
Josephine drew a dagger from under her dress sleeve. "This dagger, but I have two more of the same likeness." Then she drew her sword. "And this sword."
Will took them from her and looked at the dagger first. "Wonderful craftsmanship. The design on the hilt is superb." He took the sword and looked at the blade. "Nice edges." He balanced the sword on his pointer finger of his right hand.
He looked up and smiled at her amazement.
"I didn't know you knew about weapons," Josephine said.
"There's a lot, about eight years worth, you don't know. I know mostly about swords and daggers, not guns as much. I'm a blacksmith," Will said. He handed them back to her.
Josephine put them away. "How did that happen?" she asked.
"After you finish your story, I'll tell mine," he replied.
Josephine sighed. "Well, then I fought Sparrow, and I won too. He asked my name. I just felt like I shouldn't tell him my real name, so I said it was Jaclyn. I had him pinned, but I couldn't kill him, though I have perfect right to. So I let him go. Then he turned on me and pinned me against a wall, but he didn't kill me either. Then he ran off and I left my house after gathering everything of value remaining and left, never to return to that horrible memory. So that's how I met Captain Sparrow." Josephine said with a touch of anger.
Will thought he sensed anger in that last statement, and more to the story, but didn't press her. "She tell me all of it soon enough," he thought.
They sat in silence.
"Your story?" Josephine prompted.
"Oh, yes. When the ship blew I had just jumped in the water. I found a huge piece of the ship and crawled onto it and rested. The next thing I new, I had this gorgeous angel looking down into my face."
"What gorgeous angel?" a voice from the stairs said. Josephine and Will turned. It was a young woman, about Josephine's own age. She was slim and pretty and had a dark blond color of hair.
"Ah, Elizabeth!" Will said as the young woman walked over. "That would be you, darling."
"Having a story sharing time are we?" asked Elizabeth smiling.
"Something like that," Will replied. "Josephine, my fiancée, Elizabeth. Elizabeth, my younger sister Josephine."
"Nice to meet you," Josephine said smiling. Elizabeth smiled. "The same to you," she replied. She turned to Will. "I didn't know you had a sister, Will," Elizabeth said. "We haven't seen each other in a while," Will replied. "How long?" asked Elizabeth. "About eight years," replied Josephine. "Really?" asked Elizabeth. "Oh, I interrupted your story, Will. Please continue. We'll have time to talk and ask questions later." She got up and went to the kitchen. "Well, I had been taken aboard the Dauntless, a ship that had seen my burning ship, and sailed with them here, to Port Royal. The Governor vouched for me, and I was apprenticed to a Blacksmith. Now, though, I have my own shop," Will finished. "How did you meet Captain Sparrow?" Josephine asked him. "Well," Will said, "It's a long story..."
(Note* the story he told Josephine was Pirates of the Caribbean. But he omitted some parts. Ex. He changed the story so there was no Aztec gold. He gave the reason that he was just going after Elizabeth and enlisted Sparrow to help him. And the pirates were just killing for sport instead of for the ritual. In answer to why- it was a whim, a feeling and he went with it. End Note*)