An Epilogue To Christopher Bennett's Treasure Island

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“My heart has convinced me that I do not wish to join your crew.” “What about last night we looked into each others' eyes, and we could tell we were meant to be together that's why we kissed.” “I could never marry a common thief like you I only kissed you because I needed to have a little fun before I married my prince.” “You may believe we are soul mates, but I can assure you the relationship you see us having is nonexistent.” Patrick grabbed at Elizabeth's arms hoping he could change her mind, but she just pushed him away and got as far from the tavern as she could. The pirate could not allow himself to appear weak so he ordered his crew to board the ship and set sail never to return to this land again. Once the pirates left the king and …show more content…
The second they arrived at the castle Elizabeth jumped out of the carriage and ran into her bedroom where she cried herself to sleep. From there Elizabeth's life only became worse two days later she married the prince whose name she finally learned was Christopher Bennett. The two kingdoms became one, but she could never forget how Patrick looked into her eyes or how he embraced her and most of all she could never forget the way he passionately kissed her. Christopher was a good man who truly cared for Elizabeth, but she never truly loved him. Christopher could carry her handkerchief as he jousted he could have screamed her name from the rooftops yet the princess could never love him. The public believed they were perfect for one another the peoples' belief only grew when it was announced Elizabeth was with child. Nine months later I entered the world and was given the name Peter. I became a symbol of not only my parents' so called love but the merging of two kingdoms. As time went by my mother became ill she wanted to survive to see me grow up, but her broken heart would not allow her body to heal …show more content…
My body shot up heating the top of my head on the desk I rubbed my hands through my dark brown hair trying to see if a bump was forming, but when I brought my hands back down I saw they were drowned in a lake of my own blood. I crawled out from under the foul smelling desk and was about to run when the old man grabbed my left arm. The man's grip around my arm was like an anaconda wrapping itself around its prey I eventually realized I could escape so I stopped fighting. The old man let go out of my arm and pulled several vials and test tubes out of the desk. He put the glass containers on the desk and grabbed three jars off the shelves. The first jar contained a liquid about the same color as squid ink, the second jar was filled to the top with chicken feet, and the third jar was loaded with the eyes of a lizard. “It would appear that you are bleeding do not worry a little cut like that shouldn't be that hard to get rid of.” The man told me to sit down I did as he practically ordered me to do and watched as the old man placed his right hand on the top of my head. A beam of dark purple energy leaked out of the man's hand and caused the cut on my head to close up. With that done the old man who looked like a Merlin ripoff with his

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