Old Crew Short Story

To his surprise, Merrick was all serious now and shouted out orders to his new crew. He took the role of being captain very seriously and to him; he was the master of his ship and in command at all times. Both crew members were shocked a little but grew to appreciate the seriousness and efficiency of their new captain and their assigned roles. As the crew tied the right lines, learned the new nautical terms and started their assigned tasks of setting up the fishing gear, Merrick looked down while they weren't looking and smiled, he was happy to make the decision and accept a crew, a crew of two under his command it was Gret and Arik two shipmates on the new Longboat called The Merica. Of course, they got rid of the fake dummy sailors that were no …show more content…
By the end of the night, after they caught up with the different backgrounds and design layouts which they knew was a love affair Merrick had with the sea, a strange connection like they've never seen before and of course his unique way to set sails so successfully. They couldn't help but agree with everything Merrick was saying. But, Gret brings up a very good point, “After you get a chance to see what they have, and you sound like not really wanting to share your knowledge to help them better design their ships and fix their sails, I can't help but wonder how safe your ship is at night amongst these other sailors?” She then goes on and explains a story she heard growing up of being aware of others who might be jealous of you and always watch for those who think they should have the best at all costs. She expressed her concern about not only the sailors taking Merrick's ship and its sails but someone out there who would hire these sailors to take his ship to attempt to replicate its