22 February 2012
Chapter 5: slave
The ship was beautiful,the wood was smooth and glossy with small gold designs. When we boarded Kiku bowed and said "welcome aboard" I smiled and did a mock curtsy "thank you sir" he smiled and led me around the ship until I knew it by heart. "this is where you will sleep" he said as our tour came to a end. I smiled and walked in. It was small with a hammock and small table to keep my few possessions on it. I nodded and sat on my "bed" as he left. The table held a small brush almost exactly like my old one and a tiny hand mirror. I looked in the mirror and ran a hand through my messy hair and barley recognized myself. My eyes where gaunt with dark circles under them and my cheeks where hollow. Suddenly angry I threw the mirror to the floor and walked out slamming the door,there was no more pretty me,just a helpless lost dirty girl. I went to the kitchens and got a job serving food to the crew. They laughed and belched loudly,disgusting me. They ate like pigs stuffing their faces and throwing food on the floor,I couldn't understand why the captain hired these people being as nice as he was. For weeks I scrubbed floors and wiped tables then retired to my room tired and ready to drop. Callouses formed on my hands and blisters on my feet,the lady I had once been was long gone,I could swear and slap as hard as any wench but I still longed for my old life of rest and parties but that life seemed more like a dream,as if it had never happened. Our ship visited many ports and I barely saw Kiku,he was to busy for dirty servant girls.I still brushed my hair every night and did my best to pray but sometimes I was to tired to remember. Soon I fit in and made friends with the other women of the crew who loved to listen to my stories of the days when I went to parties and wore frilly dresses. I lived like this for at least year and was taught by my fellow crew members how to use a knife and I had soon mastered the art of fighting. My favorite was the long swords the Japanese used and I was just as good as any man,and had many bruises to show for it. I had finally found my place,it wasn't against a wall half dead,or at a party dancing and laughing,it was here on the "Keisui".
Pirate Girl Chapter 5 • Opuss № I