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As I sailed here, I plotted all of the ways I’d make Captain Hook scream. But now that I’m standing in front of him, a scream doesn’t seem quite as satisfying as a moan.
When he spots me across the room, his instincts take over and he lifts the pistol and pulls the trigger. The bullet hits the wall just over my shoulder and the plaster pebbles, plinking to the floor. “You missed me, Captain,” I say and toss a peanut shell. “I missed you too.”
some days I am aware that I am driven mostly by fear. Fear of who I am. Fear of who I’m not. Fear of what happens when I face myself in the mirror. To be bold is to be truthful and I am built of lies.
“Is there anything else you can tell us?” I ask. The girl gives me a begging smile. “Perhaps you and I go back to my room and have a little fun and we can see if anything shakes loose.” The Captain is now glaring at her. “Please accept my apologies.” I reach across the table and pat her hand. “I plan on fucking him tonight so I must decline.”
“Tell me, Captain, are you sober? Do you know what you’re asking for? Because once you have it, there is no turning back.” “Are you insinuating you’re a drug?” I smile showing all my sharp teeth. “I’m insinuating that once you have me, you will not be the same after.” He snorts. “You are an arrogant prick.”
His green eyes meet mine and flare yellow. “It’s your turn to shut the fuck up.” He’s serious now, his voice deep and raspy. “You get six words. More. Harder. Stop. Slower. God. Fuck. Now stop being so difficult and let me take care of you. All right?”
And you yourself have admitted you don’t feel love.” He considers my question for a long time. I take another drink from my glass relishing the burn of the liquor, wishing it was rum instead.
“That’s another lie,” he admits. “I am capable of love. But everything I have ever loved has left me.”
