Several fishermen were seen queuing in front of an old man named Mr. Frank. He handed out gold and silver coins. Until it was the turn of a young man named John who raised his hand to her. Mr. Frank gave John a sinister look.
“Here’s your paid!” said him as he handed over ten silver coins and seven gold coins.
John looked at the coin in his hand in disbelief, then looked at Mr. Frank.
“Sir, I already do this job so hard. I do my best to get more fish for you. Look! My fish is bigger than other people!”
John's voice made others around him feel offended.
“John, what do you want? If Mr. Frank gave you that much, that's your share!” said Grek, nephew of Mr. Frank.
“I can’t believe this! Why is it that only this old man's brother gets the bigger share!” John protested and grabbed Mr. Frank, “Hey, just so you know. Your brothers don't do any better than I do!”
John's eyes made Mr. Frank scared. Mr. Mason- the eldest brother of Mr. Frank – immediately grabbed John and pushed him to the ground.
“Hey, what the hell are you doing?! Have you forgotten who Mr. Frank is, huh?!”
They stared at John with hatred. Not fair indeed. Just because Mr. Frank was the Commodore's distant relative, so he could do as he pleased in this place. Including giving very low pay to the workers according to their wishes.
"I just want my rights!" John stood up and walked over to them with a sharp look, "If you don't give me fair pay, I'll make sure you die tonight!"
"The Commodore will hang you until death!" shouted Mr. Frank.
“So am I look care?”
Mr. Frank stepped forward and threw thirty gold coins and five silver coins right at John's feet.
“Take your money! And get out from my face forever."
John felt his pride had been trampled upon. Angrily he picked up all the coins scattered on the beach sand. He stared viciously at Mr. Frank.
Right at that moment, suddenly the palace gate opened. Making everyone turn towards the gate. Two guards threw Samantha out with disgust and no mercy, then left and the palace gate closed again. Leaving the girl alone with shabby and smelly clothes. Samantha cried bitterly, her virginity was forcibly taken away by the human she hated so much in her life. Samantha clenched her fists with burning resentment and cried loudly. He vowed to repay all of Lord Courtney's treatment of him.
Samantha, who was lying on the sand crying, suddenly became the center of everyone's attention. They stopped their activities and stared at the girl without anyone daring to come closer to help her. Some of them felt sorry and shed tears, some sneered and regretted Samantha's fate because she was too brave to face Lord Courtney.
He stood up slowly and forced his legs to stand up. Stepping on the sandy ground barefoot. Samantha felt pain all over her body, especially in her groin. Looking at the people who were fixated on him, there was hatred and anger in them. Even though they don't know anything. But for Samantha they were involved too, she believed it was one of them who reported Will's arrival to Lord Courtney only for a bag of gold in return.
Samantha did not want to linger in that place. He tried to walk quickly away from the place with a broken feeling.
“Aaah!” she shouted.
Suddenly he felt a cramp in his leg and fell. Grimaces pain. John who saw it immediately ran to him.
“Are you okay?”
Samantha look at Jhon and shook off his hand, “Go away from me, stranger! I don’t need your help!’
He tried to stand up while feeling pain in his leg. But the more he forced himself, the pain got bigger.
“Aaaah!”
"Let me help you!"
“No-I-can-by-self!” Samantha said withholding her pain.
John ignored Samantha's words and carried her away from that place. When they got home, Alberta greeted them with surprise. John took Samantha into the room and laid her on the bed. Sam who saw this just kept silent without knowing what to do.
“What happened?” asked Alberta.
Seeing Samantha's body and the smell coming from her body, John already knew what was going on. He looked at Alberta with pity and shook his head.
“I don’t know.”
"Thank you for bringing her back."
John nodded. He looked at the bedroom door and walked out of the house. There were many questions in his mind about Samantha.
***.
The prison door opened, and two guards came and poured cold water on the sleeping Will. Causing Will to wake up instantly with a stutter.
“Wake up you, asshole!”
Without waiting for Will to fully regain consciousness, the two guards immediately dragged Will out of the prison to a room in the palace.
On top of the tower, Lord Courtney watched the ships that were about to sail on the docks using binoculars.
“Why would anyone dare to beach their boat near mine? It is an eyesore.”
The guard who heard that immediately understood what he meant, "Aye, sir!"
After the guard left, Commodore Morgan came and stood behind Lord Courtney.
“Your Majesty, Will is already on the ship.”
“Good! I hope you don’t forget your promise to get the trident for me. Remember this is a good mission for you and very dangerous. You know how much my desire to get those things, right?”
Commodore Morgan was just silent without talking any words.
“Swipe his position as a Governor and change it into you is not difficult for me, Morgan.” Lord Courtney turns around and looks at Commodore and wishpear, “ But, I do not only want the trident. Bring me up the mermaids too.”
“Aye, Sir!” Commodore said with looking down.
“Go away from my face.”
The Commodore comes down from the tower and goes to the ship. He gets into the ship with two guards. Will sit on the floor and don’t want to look at the Commodore.
“Bring some food for him.”
No one answer the Commodore. Felt ignored, Commodore, turn around and look at the guards.
“Bring some food for him! Are you fucking deaf?!
One of the guards was out of the room in hurry. Not taking a long time, he back with a plate of bread and a piece of bacon.
“Eat that!” Commodore throws up the plate on the floor in front of Will, “We will sailing tomorrow. I don’t you to die before help me meet with the mermaids!”
Commodore turns around and goes with the guards, leaving Will who’s full of furious alone. Will clenched his fists tightly, his teeth chattering. Her heart is full of grudges.
***.
The Commodore met Mr. Gultom –The Leader of The Ship –on the stern of the ship.
“Get the ship and the crews ready! We will mine the treasure.”
Mr. Gultom felt enthusiastic, ”Aye, Sir!’
He immediately tells all the ship's crew to prepare their self. When nightfall, the crew back together and prepare all of the kinds of stuff.
Mr. Gultom shouted to all of the crew, “Check the fireplace! Check ammunition storage! Check the food supply and the water! Check ship sails! Make sure all of them are ready! Hey, what are you doing?!”
“I-I am checking rum supply, Sir,” said Mr. Alson with nervousness.
Mr. Gultom grabs his collar, “If you try to make a fault, I will kill you immediately! You understand?”
“U-Understood, Sir.”
Mr. Gultom pushes him and makes Mr. Alson fall hard to the floor. He leaves Mr. Alson alone and goes up to the bridge of the ship.
“Sir, where we will sailing?” ask a white man with a mop in his hand.
“Is the Commodore's business now being your business too, Mr. Dawn?”
“No, Sir!”
“Then go back to work, asshole!” Mr. Gultom shouted right in the face of Mr. Dawn.
“Aye, Sir!”
“Damn.” Mr. Gultom left the bridge to check another part of the ship.