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Chapter 12: The Thoughts of Horrid Anticipation


The sky was now colored in blackness, painted with bright stars that twinkled in the dark. The moon joined them in their silent dance, bringing moonlight upon the sea and everyone and everything that inhabited it. Sitting in the crow's nest, Enola gripped the edge of it with her hands. She was gripping it so hard that her knuckles were turning white. Tears kept trying to pour out of her eyes without her consent, but she forced them away and shook her head rapidly, not wanting to feel like a baby. Tonight, she would need to find a way to escape. She knew she couldn't stay much longer because of what the night would soon bring.

What Captain Ringer claimed yesterday brought chills to her bones and caused vomit to rise up into her throat, but she pushed it back down into her belly where it belonged. She didn't want to throw up, she didn't want to show weakness. She couldn't show weakness to that monstrous beast. If she did, she would have lost the battle already. Just thinking about that horrendous captain made her remember the time when he and his crew first arrived on their dry land. The way his hand had clamped shut around her throat. He was very powerful. Enola had never felt such strength before and it made her wonder if he was human or not.

Since yesterday, Enola stayed in the crow's nest, chatting away with Blood. Blood had brought her food and water and they had eaten together. Throughout that time, Enola tried to forget about Jaymz. She really didn't want to think about the male at all anymore or the kiss that they had shared the other night. However, she kept getting this warm and fluttering feeling in her tummy whenever she thought about him or the kiss. Of course, there was also disgust there because she kept having to remind herself that Jaymz was related to that monstrous captain. Enola made Blood promise that he wouldn't let Jaymz into the crow's nest or anyone else for that matter. Blood informed her that Jaymz was worried about her and that he wanted to talk to her, but Enola wouldn't have any of it!

"I don't want to talk to him," Enola had sneered indifferently. "Let him worry. Let him wonder."

Blood had only given her a sympathetic look and somewhat understanding. During the time she spent with Blood in the crow's nest, Enola had come to see Blood as an interesting fellow. She learned that Blood had grown up learning how to be a pirate with a kind heart. Blood didn't allow foul words to poison his heart and always stayed true and faithfully honest. He claimed that he had come from dry land and that he used to have an older brother, an older sister, a mother, and a father. However, his parents disappeared one day and his older siblings were slaughtered by wolves. Enola had no idea what wolves were, but when Blood explained it to her, it caused her face to pale.

After learning many things about Blood and his sweet and kind personality, Enola thought of him as a friend and she found herself actually trusting the blond haired male. He was very easy to get along with, funny, understanding, and interesting. Blood made her laugh. Still, her feelings towards him were nothing compared to what her feelings were like with Jaymz. For some reason, she still wanted to like and trust him, but at the same time she was disgusted with him and hated him. It was very discombobulating to her and she never knew what to think in the end.

"Ahoy, Enola…" Blood's voice penetrated her ears as he climbed up into the crow's nest, holding a plate of steaming food and a mug of cold water. A smile was dancing upon his lips and his blond bangs were getting in his eyes, which he blew away with one breath. "Ye hungry? I brought ye somethin' to eat, lass."

Turning around, Enola didn't fight to keep the smile off of her face as she gazed at the male in front of her. She was happy and relieved to see him, thinking he would keep her mind off of Captain Ringer and what he planned to do to her tonight. "Thanks, Blood! I am kind of hungry."

"Thought ye'd be, lassie," said Blood with a grin. He handed over the plate of food and the mug of water. "Go ahead."

Enola gratefully took the things he handed to her and set them down in front of her. She took a minute to inspect the food on her plate, which was fried fish and vegetables. Hearing her stomach complain, the female wasted no time in digging in. Blood watched her devour every single thing on her plate in less than five minutes. Then, he observed her as she swallowed all of the water in her mug in one go.

"That was really good," Enola stated after she was done, rubbing her belly with a large smile stuck on her face. "Who makes this delicious food?"

Blood got comfortable in his position and the grin didn't leave his face. "Our cook be Calypso. She be knowin' how te brew up some feisty meals," he answered.

"So…there's another female on this ship besides myself?" questioned Enola, mildly surprised.

"Aye, lass. Aye," Blood replied with a nod of his head. "Calypso."

Enola thought about this for a moment before a frown appeared on her facial features. "Blood…will the captain be asking for me soon?" she asked, her mind going back to those horrid thoughts. She was scared.

As if on cue, the captain's loud and barbaric voice could be heard from below, "BRING ME THE GIRL!"

Immediately, the whole crew, excluding Jaymz and Blood, hurried out of their concealed places and started making their way up to the crow's nest. They were shouting at Blood to hand over the girl. Scared, Enola brought her gaze to her friend, wondering if he would help her and wondering if there was anything he could do about this.

Blood gave her a solemn expression. "I'm sorry, lass…" he muttered sullenly. "There's nothin' I can do 'bout this. Stay strong."

"B-Blood…" Enola stuttered, finally realizing that there was nothing the blond haired guy could do. Enola struggled as hands grabbed her and began to pull her out of the crow's nest, taking her down to the captain's quarters, to her demise.