The boat arrived on the beach, and a group of men approached me. I was so happy that we will be rescued until I realized who they were... pirates. My mind was full of questions; what if they kill us? Can they be trusted? I tried to stay calm when one of the pirates asked me...
PIRATE: What happened here?
I told them the same story I told Charles.
PIRATE: You're a lucky man then. And you're in luck too since we could use a medic. Gather your stuff, and let's go.
ALEXANDER: Wait! My friend is in the jungle and needs help.
PIRATE: Your friend?
ALEXANDER: Yes, he's... my assistant! He climbed a tree, fell, and sprained his leg.
PIRATE: Climbed a tree? Is he a monkey?
ALEXANDER: Hah, not quite.
PIRATE: Well, let's go get him then.
I led them to Charles and whispered to him...
ALEXANDER: Play along; you're my assistant.
CHARLES: Your assistant?! What are you... oh...
Charles was probably even more scared than I was since he knew what would happen if they knew who he really was.
We got Charles into the boat and left the island behind us.
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Through The Storm
Historical FictionThrough The Storm takes place in an alternative universe, where homosexuality is a crime. Young Alexander has been enslaved and is on his way to North America. But fate intervenes, and Alexander has to work together with a captain of a slave ship.
