Chapter 5: Colleen:
Dinty's POV:
So, I'm now stranded on an island, and I was just given all de leprechaun's gold and I have to keep it out av de hands av an evil bans'ee who would try any trick to make me give it to 'er so s'e doesn't turn to tears fhrever on Christmas. Who ever made up de luck av de oirish must be Scottish. I den looked fhr my boat, but I found it was gwan. Sure, Mag can't steal gold, but s'e can steal a boat. I'm goeng to have to fend anoder way.
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I den gadered some wood to make a raft, but dere is wan problem, it's pohrly made.
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I den tried to make a fire, hopeng de smahke would signal somewan, but de waves was'ed out de fire What are you like?
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I den used some rocks to make an 'SOS', but those rocks turned out to be turtles and dey all left.
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I guess this is it. I'm stuck 'ere with not'eng but gold and I can't spend it hr anyt'eng. And I have to keep it safe from a gold fevered bans'ee What are you like? What am I goeng to do? "'elp!" I den ran to fend w'ere dat came from and dat's w'en I saw de mahst beautiful girl I have ever seen!
"Are you alright," I asked.
"I'm fine What are you like? My name is Colleen." S'e was teareng up. Must have been somet'eng terrible What are you like? "I'm shipwrecked on this island."
"Same as me. I have a big sthry to tell you."
To Be Continued
In the next chapter Colleen makes Dinty an offer.
