Lillith turned her face away from the horizon and the purple sunset. It was beautiful, a part of her still recognised that, but the beauty failed to warm her like it once had.
‘Captain!’
The cry came from beside her and the knot of tension that had been twisting in her gut for the past week began to loosen. It was time. She’d found him.
‘Captain! They’re in sight and we’re gaining fast. What do you want us to do?’
What did she want them to do? The question had been buzzing around her head like a fly that refused to leave no matter how much she swatted at it.
‘Captain, we’ll be on her in an hour, what are your orders?’
‘We kill them,’ she answered drily, the words leaving a bitter taste in her mouth. For a second she thought about him in her bed, legs and arms tangled, his lips tracing a path down her spine. He’d known even then that he would betray her someday. She focused on the boat and not her memories. ‘We kill them all,’ she said.
Inspired By The Daily Post Prompt: Parlay
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Carol J Forrester is a writer and a history geek. Her debut collection 'It's All In The Blood' came out November 2019.
She has a 2:1 BA degree in history from Bath Spa University, enjoys judo at least twice a week, and tries to attend poetry events around the Midlands when she can.
Her flash fiction story ‘Glorious Silence’ was named as River Ram Press’ short story of the month for August 2014 and her short story ‘A Visit From The Fortune Teller’ has been showcased on the literary site Ink Pantry. Her poems ‘Sunsets’ and ‘Clear Out‘ were featured on Eyes Plus Words, and two of her poems were included in the DVerse Poets Pub Publication ‘Chiaroscuro’ which is available for purchase on amazon.Her poem ‘Until The Light Gets In‘ was accepted and published at The Drabble and her poem ‘Newborn’ was published by Ink Sweat & Tears.
She has been lucky enough to write guest posts for sites such as Inky Tavern and Song of The Forlorn and has hosted a number of guest bloggers on her site Writing and Works.
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Great story! 🙂 I don’t tend to read that much about pirates so this was a nice change.
Well I don’t tend to write about them that much so it made a nice change for me too. 🙂 If you’ve got time, I’m looking for some readers to give feedback on my series Solitary Creatures. Would you mind?
I like this captain.
Haha, thanks. I like her too. Good to hear from you as well, how are things over at Inky Tavern these days?