Chapter 4
Victoria sat upon railing of her balcony watching the Caribbean sunrise over the sea. It was breathtaking. She always liked to watch it every morning, when all was peaceful and quiet. Not many people in Tortuga were like her, not into the nature of things, mostly the sea. She sat there collecting her thoughts for about an hour, when she heard a knock at her door, inside. She ran inside and opened the door to her room. In walked her father.
"Hello father." She greeted hugging him.
"Good morning, dear" he replied. "Could you run to town today and pick up some flowers for your mother. She's got a sore stomach today." He told her.
"Of course, father! What kind?" she asked.
"How about roses. White ones." He suggested.
"The best kind!" she smiled. "Thank you darling" he said kissing her on the forehead. He left her to get dressed. Although they lived in a less wealthier town, than others, her family was rather rich. They lived out of town but close enough to walk. Her maid came in to dress her, she never liked corsets but her mother said it was always ladylike to wear one. She wore a simple afternoon dress and wore her long brown hair down in curls. Then she ran down the stairs and saw her friend Ben just inside the front door.
"Hello Ben! What brings you here at this time?" asked Victoria, surprised.
"Well, my mom brought a new man home. Let's just say he doesn't like me all that much! So I thought I would come and see you." He explained. Ben was Victoria's best friend, he was a year older than her and his mother was a prostitute. Her father didn't like her hanging around with him, but Ben grew on him after awhile.
"Great! Then you can join me as I go to the florist in town." She said. As they passed the bakery they saw a sword fight happening, things like this caught her interest. She ran over to where the commotion took place. There was a townsman nicknamed Snake involved.
"I should have known Snake was involved." Ben said, shaking his head. Snake was duelling a pirate.
"Ben! There's pirate's in town!" she smiled excitedly.
"There's always pirates in town." Ben replied.
"But they are new ones!" she exclaimed.
"Alright then." he fallowed her to the florist.
"I want to meet one of them! They are so intriguing!" she gushed.
"You're the daughter of a rich man and you wish to meet a pirate? I don't understand you Vicky, I really don't." he said.
"Do you ever wonder what its like to be so free?" she asked him.
"Not really." He flatly answered her.
"Well anyways, sometimes I even imagine I live with them. Sailing on a beautiful ship." She imagined.
"Now that you mention it, it would be nice. But what are the chances of that happening?" he asked.
"Well not great, but maybe one day." she got cut off as they went to pay for the flowers. They walked out of the florist and saw her father walking across the road.
Victoria sat upon railing of her balcony watching the Caribbean sunrise over the sea. It was breathtaking. She always liked to watch it every morning, when all was peaceful and quiet. Not many people in Tortuga were like her, not into the nature of things, mostly the sea. She sat there collecting her thoughts for about an hour, when she heard a knock at her door, inside. She ran inside and opened the door to her room. In walked her father.
"Hello father." She greeted hugging him.
"Good morning, dear" he replied. "Could you run to town today and pick up some flowers for your mother. She's got a sore stomach today." He told her.
"Of course, father! What kind?" she asked.
"How about roses. White ones." He suggested.
"The best kind!" she smiled. "Thank you darling" he said kissing her on the forehead. He left her to get dressed. Although they lived in a less wealthier town, than others, her family was rather rich. They lived out of town but close enough to walk. Her maid came in to dress her, she never liked corsets but her mother said it was always ladylike to wear one. She wore a simple afternoon dress and wore her long brown hair down in curls. Then she ran down the stairs and saw her friend Ben just inside the front door.
"Hello Ben! What brings you here at this time?" asked Victoria, surprised.
"Well, my mom brought a new man home. Let's just say he doesn't like me all that much! So I thought I would come and see you." He explained. Ben was Victoria's best friend, he was a year older than her and his mother was a prostitute. Her father didn't like her hanging around with him, but Ben grew on him after awhile.
"Great! Then you can join me as I go to the florist in town." She said. As they passed the bakery they saw a sword fight happening, things like this caught her interest. She ran over to where the commotion took place. There was a townsman nicknamed Snake involved.
"I should have known Snake was involved." Ben said, shaking his head. Snake was duelling a pirate.
"Ben! There's pirate's in town!" she smiled excitedly.
"There's always pirates in town." Ben replied.
"But they are new ones!" she exclaimed.
"Alright then." he fallowed her to the florist.
"I want to meet one of them! They are so intriguing!" she gushed.
"You're the daughter of a rich man and you wish to meet a pirate? I don't understand you Vicky, I really don't." he said.
"Do you ever wonder what its like to be so free?" she asked him.
"Not really." He flatly answered her.
"Well anyways, sometimes I even imagine I live with them. Sailing on a beautiful ship." She imagined.
"Now that you mention it, it would be nice. But what are the chances of that happening?" he asked.
"Well not great, but maybe one day." she got cut off as they went to pay for the flowers. They walked out of the florist and saw her father walking across the road.