Natasha E

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“The Lost Pirate” by Natasha E

Submitted to Contest #263

The boy sneezes. No one says anything. A nearby pirate–Mercer, perhaps, or Nelson–hands the lad a tattered handkerchief. Warily, he accepts the cloth, swiping at his nose with the carelessness customary to teenage boys. He clenches it tightly in his fist when done. Hook assesses him with a critical eye. Skinny, lacking any ferocity in his expression, and altogether disheveled from his time floating aimlessly along the sea. Shame the crocodile didn’t eat him. A shiver runs through the poor kid. He draws his arms closer to his c...

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Lifelong lover of words. Finally brave enough to publicly share them.