No Hope

II - Human Bone

The sound of the bodies colliding with the floor assaulted my ear, so boisterous as in case a mountain fair fell to the ground. The boisterous shouts of the housekeepers and the children filled my ears, making everybody who doesn't know what is going on think that they have fair seen Fiend. as I attempted my best to open the entryway of the cell, I knew deep down that I will miserably fail.

After numerous fails, I abruptly recalled the guard pooch on the entryway that will lead you to the cells. the pooch that has the keys wrapped around his neck. so I began whistling uproarious however gradually.

"Where are you?" I whispered to myself. I have lost my breath from whistling. however, I did not indeed hear a single movement. I began looking around me. after several minutes of considering around a way to make the pooch come here, my eyes landed on a bone. my happiness was torn away in seconds when I realized that the bone is before my cell. A little bit of a long-distance, but not that long.

"Let's just hope that it's not human bone," I said as my hand was sticking out from the cell's entryway, I pushed myself as best as I might but I did not manage to get the hold of the bone. after numerous tries, I knew that it's impossible to get a hold of it. so I have chosen to thrust it in the direction of my cell with my foot. after I managed to get my foot out of the cell. I accidentally pushed the bone further away, making it impossible to reach.

"BLOODY HELL" I shouted as I pulled my foot interior the cell. I began pulling my hair and shouting like an insane person since I knew that this was my only chance. but I refuse to give up. I refuse to give up this easily. However, there was nothing I can do, I was hopeless. 

As if the sky's felt my prayers, a guard walked inside the cell to throw a passed-out man in the cell next to me. I was losing my mind for a second because I was afraid that he would leave.

"Is he dead?" I quickly asked as I stood up. stupid question Cecile. the guard ignored me as he was locking the door. that's when a bloody idea came to my head. 

"Guard, would you like to be a gentleman and help me take this crinoline off?" I asked in a low voice. he looked at me, shocked. he froze in his spot.

"what? I refuse to get this dress dirty. so, I want to take it off. can you help me or do you want me to do it alone?" I said. and with a blink of an eye, he was standing in front of my cell and unlocking the door. 

"How can I help?" he asked. the corner of my lips curled as I turned around.

"open it from behind," I said. and he did as I told him. and in a few seconds, the crinoline fell to the floor, leaving me in my corset. 

"do you like what you're looking at?" I inquired as I turned around to confront him. sweat was shaping on his temple as he admired my body. and without any caution, he pushed me on the divider, making my back feel the coldness of the divider. at that point, he squeezed his lips on mine, and I managed my best to go with the flow. and I constrained myself to understand that I got to do this even if it's repulsive. 

His grimy mouth moved to my breast, I have to finish this before it's too late. I grabbed a fistful of his hair and fortunately, he thought I was holding it since I was getting a charge out of this. and I hit his head as rough as I might with the divider. causing him to drop down on the floor with blood coming out from his head.  

"charlatan," I said. as I have begun uncovering him. I can not run around with a corset. after some minutes, I strolled out from the cell, wearing a military Steampunk. I attempted my best not to appear my face as I landed afoot within the ballroom, bodies on the floor. individuals stowing away beneath the tables. as I strolled around pretending to be a guard.  

"YOU, COME HERE," a voice said behind me. I kept walking as if he was not talking to me but suddenly my hand was pulled, forcing me to turn around.

"did you not hear me calling, bastard?" the guard in front of me said. I kept my head down.

"Leave him alone, he looks new," another guard said as he walked in my direction. my hero.

"come with me, the king wants to see the princess," said the hero. bloody hell.

"go help them clean the mess," the mean one said as he walked away. I quickly turned my head and I started strolling away. I need to leave this place as fast as possible. I walked to the scullery because inside it there is a window that leads to the lawn. I moved as fast as possible. when I reached the bloody window, it was unlocked. I quickly opened it and I jumped without even looking at the distance between the window and the floor. when I reached the ground I fell and I cried out, my leg was on fire, but I avoided the pain and I stood up and started running away from this hell of a household. I ran down the streets as fast as possible as tears fell down my cheeks. I can not believe this, I am free, I am a free bird.

"THAT IS THE PRINCESS" a voice yelled loudly behind me. now that did not last for long. I started running faster than ever while trying my best to avoid the burning pain in my leg. I turned around and I glanced at three guards following closely behind me. Oh s**t.

"GET HER" one of them shouted. as they followed after me into the city. I began pushing individuals on the floor to grant me an additional couple of seconds. at that point I took a sharp right turn, the way had a tremendous number of individuals. I kept running for a couple of minutes until I might stop breathing. I turned around and fortunately, I was now not being followed after. at that point abruptly a hand secured my mouth and I was pulled into a rear way. I attempted battling but whoever was holding me is stronger than I am. the individual who was holding me opened an entryway and tossed me interior. my head hit the cold wooden floor. I disregarded and pain and I rapidly stood up. I snatched any weapon before me. the fellow before me begun chuckling, I looked down and I realized that my weapon is a boot. I huffed as I tossed it on the ground.  

"never seen such a powerful weapon," the guy in front of me said. he was an old, dusty, and creepy old man.

"what do you want from me?" I screamed. his face turned serious.

"are you the princess or not?" he asked and I hesitated to answer.

"depends on who's asking," I ask as I folded my arms.

"I am here to help you," he said as he grabbed some clothes and tossed them on me. 

"get dressed in these, then I will explain everything, but hurry up because we do not have much time," he said then he left the room. I quickly got dressed in the clothes he gave me. and I quickly followed him to the room he went to. 

"you are fast. come take a seat" he said. and I slowly sat down on the dirty old chair. 

"What am I wearing," I asked and he stared at me for a couple of seconds.

"pirate clothes," he said and I started laughing until I realized that he is dead serious.

"Are you being serious?" I asked as he stared at me. yes, he is serious Cecile.

"you have to escape this place before the ruler executes you. so what is going to happen next is that you simply will go to the harbor, or what you know as the port, there will be privateers transport, you'll recognize them from their hail, they are the ones who propelled the assault on the kingdom. but no one knows, everyone thinks that they just came here to sell liquor but they sold liquor and almost killed the king. if you need their help you may tell them that you simply worked as a housekeeper within the castle unless you need to be slaughtered, and do not dare to say your real name. they will assist you, but in return, you'll offer assistance them" he said and I was both confused and happy.

"This type of clothing consisted of a canvas doublet and breeches, knitted caps called Monmouth caps, cotton waistcoats and drawers, stockings, linen shirts, and shoes. Much of this clothing was adopted by the seamen who turned to the life of a pirate" he said. I opened my mouth to say something but he kept talking.

"They often leave the shirt open at the neck and went barefoot, and wore scarves and hats to protect their heads and faces from the sun. To protect their backs from the hard labor on deck, sailors also commonly wore wide, supportive belts and a pirate sash was worn under the belt to absorb sweat" he said. I again opened my mouth to say something but he kept talking.

"no questions, take off this place now. and keep in mind, don't tell anybody approximately this," he said as we both stood up, he opened the entryway and pushed my exterior. at that point, he closed the entryway in my confront. I begun running to the harbor, the harbor was near but I walked fast. after several minutes I was standing before the harbor. my eyes rapidly landed on the greatest dispatch I have ever seen, which had skeleton banners all around the ship. I saw men who are wearing comparable clothes to me standing before the dispatch prepared to take off. I gradually strolled to them until I was standing before two of them.

"who is the captain here?" I asked but they ignored me. 

"I said, who is the captain here?" I asked again, they both looked at me then again ignored me.

"I SAID, WHO IS THE BLOODY CAPTAIN OF THIS SHIP?" I screamed as loud as I could cause them to shut up and look at me.

"and you are?" the dark-skinned and tall one asked.

"Claiborne, you can call me Clay," I said. I did not say my real name because the old man told me not to.

"How can I help you?" the short white young man asked. this is taking longer than I expected.

"I want to come along with you," I said, they both looked at each other then they started laughing.

"Did I say something funny?" I asked and they kept laughing. 

"why would we help you?" the dark-skinned one asked.

"because I will offer some help, no price. I just need to get out of here" I said and they again looked at each other but they did not laugh this time.

"Are you sure about this? because you will be the only woman on this ship" the white-skinned one said.

"Yes," I said, they need to hurry the hell up.

"what is the help you are offering?" the white-skinned one said. bloody hell.

"I worked as a maid in the kingdom. you know the rest of the sentence" I said and they both looked mad. then suddenly the white-skinned man grabbed me by my neck. bastard.

"Listen to me you piece of Bollocks, if anyone knows that we launched the attack, I will kill you. how did you know about this?" he said and I managed to laugh.

"I can not speak when I am not able to breathe," I said, then he threw me on the ground.

"as I said I work as a maid, one of the men who was dead was wearing these clothes, so I took them and I escaped," I said and he did not believe any word I said.

"you are lying, no one was wearing pirate clothes, we made sure no one is," he said and I laughed. bloody hell. think Cecile think.

"well, you are wrong. from where do you think I got these clothes from?" I asked and I think he believed."

"give us one reason to trust you," the dark-skinned one said.

"I did not ask you to trust me, I am just saying that I need some help unless you want the entire kingdom to know that the pirates who sold them liquor are the ones who almost killed their king," I said and they both looked mad.

"This means we need to leave fast, and she is coming because we need to know from where did she get this information because if she stayed here she will tell everyone and the captain will be mad," the dark-skinned man said from behind the white-skinned ones. the dark-skinned man walked to me then grabbed me by my elbow and pushed me inside the ship. but he did not walk me to the main deck.

"where are you taking me, this is not the main deck?" I screamed but he kept walking. then suddenly, he threw me inside a holding room and he put chains on my wrist. I started to fight him but he slapped me hard across the face.

"Be a good girl and do not say any word unless we say so, now stay here without making a single sound," he said, what did I get myself into.

"I take that back, I want to leave. NOW" I demanded but that caused him to slap me again but this time harder. I felt tears escape my cheeks.

"Please, I am no harm to you, I just thought that you will help me," I said and he laughed at me. stupid Cecile, he can not see you as a weak kid.

"These chains are hurting me" I screamed but he avoided me. he gave me one last look before he stood up and walked to the door. he walked outside then he locked the door. I started screaming and slamming my feet on the floor but no one came. so here I am, in a locked room in a pirates ship, all alone with no one to protect me. such an amazing day.