a

y. I look up the clouds and discover it was still morning; so early that t

ng especially on the soft sand. Wondering what happened to the other crew members, I get up slowly l

around sighting him as he drew closer. He had no clothes on

crew members?”, I

over from yesterday. Knowing the ship wreck somewhat my fault. If I didn’t do anything s

ng nice to get answers from him. Guess aft

ion. He was carving something out of a pine tree. I looked around. There were so many pine tr

eath which earned a low-key laugh from Za

I deliriously asked. He smirked a bit

ace palmed myself in anger. Couldn’t he just answer my question with

ieve we were having this conversation. I never really talk to hi

d. I knew he was just saying it to spit

id slowly then carried on. “Where are

re lost”, he announced painfully. I felt my heart

We are royalty.”, I say. I am presently trying to convince myself that we weren’t lost. We couldn’t be.

cting like a child”, he says. For a moment, I

m 21. I don’t know why you t

stupid enough to try to seduce a ship’s captain”, he retorted smart

t to be sure. He sighed and carved more a

crew member not a captain. A captain controls the heart of a ship.”, h

t? You started this when you flirted with a ma

none of this would have happened”, he said tousling his hair back in distress. He lo

ect

ritated at his words. He was just so arrogant. An arrogant bast

s out again. This was just so gre

that could be easily taken painfully if you looked closely. Some tendrils of his hair

too hardheaded and you don’t pay heed to anyone’s

t regretting any of what I’ve said. Someone needed to tell him what he really was. “You think you’re always right and when someone tries to point your fault, you attack them by bringing them down and pinpointing their flaws”, I added furiously. I h

as around the corner to defend me

k as if you’ve known me for a life time, mi esposa”, he says cringing his brows in confusion.

er”, I say d

? Oh, let me guess – your reputation bec

are you try

a whore but once a woman rejects a marriage, they’ll say she’s ill-mannered and spoilt. This was why I couldn’t refuse this betrothed marriage. So, tell me, why didn’t you r

s and begins walking away on the soft white

I felt the coldness of the sand undern

h”, he says. I’m lost for words

nitely didn’