Drabble: 'Chuffed'

[dwgm]

A hundred words of DMC Jack for the current drabble challenge at blackpearlsails...



~ Chuffed ~

One hundred souls. Three days.

Jones’ words bounced through Jack’s skull as the Pearl skipped along.

Cruelly inflated, of course. Ridiculously grandiose. A hundred souls. To compensate for the loss of his one? Utterly absurd.

And yet… there was this niggling sense of gratification.

One hundred souls.

Well, he was Captain Jack Sparrow.

Of course, there was that sticky business with Bill's lad. All rather complicated, these dealings with Turner. Turners. Though he’d meant well. Mostly.

But with a bit of luck, Will would manage. Family reunion. Key. Escape. All in a day's work.

He'd wager his soul on it.

~.~

Comments

[djarum99.livejournal.com]

Of course he mostly meant well, and expected it all to work out just fine.

I love the niggling sense of gratification - so very Jack Sparrow :-) A wonderful take on his perceptions of that bargain. Brava ♥

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

He's smart enough to know better, but it's always a mistake to dwell on the negative. ;)

So happy you enjoyed this!