Reading Time: 2 minutes Epilogue. Today I live on the island. The Captain visits regularly, and sometimes he even stays for a few weeks while the pirates go off on their own under the command of the first mate. …
Reading Time: 5 minutes Restitution. The branding was set to take place in five days. I was given no duties during this time, but instructed to eat and rest, and to bathe frequently in salt water and care for …
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Captains Proposal. I awoke the next morning desperately wishing I had not. The pain of my body was worse than the night before, for now there was no new pain to distract me from …
Reading Time: 7 minutes The Captains Punishment. Never had I felt lower than when the captain looked at me at that moment. The rage seemed to leave him and his eyes were filled with sadness. He seemed overcome with …
Reading Time: 6 minutes The Pirates Attack a Vessel. I thought the bath would seem routine by now but I was beginning to learn that nothing was routine where I was concerned. I was much more sore this morning …
Reading Time: 7 minutes Lessons From the Red Devil. When I awoke the captain was asleep beside me and I did not move lest I wake him. Instead I studied his face and body in the early dawn light. …
Reading Time: 16 minutes Games in the Evening. The captain let me sleep the rest of the afternoon. When I awoke he was gone. I opened the tiny porthole and saw the sun was almost touching the water. It …
Reading Time: 8 minutes The Captains Quarters. The Captain’s cabin was almost twice the size of my tiny room, but that was not saying much. It was neat and clean, however, and well organized. There was a small desk …
Reading Time: 12 minutes Kitchen Duties. After breakfast the captain gave me to the cabin boy. He was going to make sure I followed the captain’s instructions. The first order of the day was a bath. As the captain …
Reading Time: 8 minutes Discipline at Breakfast. When I awoke my first thought was that the past few days had been nothing but a dream. I was in a comfortable bed in a private cabin. Then I realized I …
Reading Time: 6 minutes My Education Begins. The Red Devil gave more orders and the large man silently obeyed. More ropes were produced. He came over to me and quickly tied a rope to each of my ankles. Then …
Reading Time: 6 minutes The Red Devil. I must have slept. It was dark and I vaguely saw a large man standing before me. He was wearing a beautiful red cape with black trousers and vest. A thin rapier …
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Attack. The next few days were miserable. I noticed a change in the crew. They were silent and sullen, and occasionally I heard violent fighting and angry words. I stayed in my cabin most …
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Aftermath of the Storm. I awoke to a shocking cold and wetness. I found my clothing soaked and as I tried to sit up I discovered my head was throbbing and spinning. It took …
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Voyage and the Storm. We sailed from London on September 3, 1759. It was a cold and wet day, and I was miserable. My father had insisted I travel with him on this voyage …
