Chronicles: The Makings of a Streetwalker

[Lisa]

I purse my lips at her suggestion. "Well, I'm not so sure they can be trusted not to tell anyone." I gave her a sincere look. "For one my mum and dad. And also you don't want all the other kids knowing about this place, do you?" I asked, "Cuz they'd be here everyday and eventually one of their parents will find out and.. well.. parents talk to other parents.." I nod.

The fact that she's still going on about reading annoys me a bit. Even if I did know how to read, I don't think I'd want to do it on my free time. "I'm more of an action kinda person." I say, then jump up, grab a tree and swing from it for a moment, before dropping back to my feet. "I find I have more fun doing than reading about others doing.."

"Yeah, mostly chores, my studies and I play with my cousins." I say as the trees start to thin and we get closer to the rich half of Tortuga. When she calls out to someone I glance and see a clean cut, handsome, young boy. I remember her mentioning a Samuel when she was talking about her boyfriends and i have no intentions of meeting him. "Oh, I just remembered.. My father wanted me home early tonight." I say starting to back away, "It was nice to meet you Giselle..." I turn and run home before Samuel has a chance to come over to us.

[~ Mistress Beckett ~]

"Oh, I guess you're right," I say when Ragetti says that his cousins would tell their parents about the waterfall. "It is kind of a secret place after all and I suppose secret places are suppose to be kept secret." Still though, I really would like to meet his cousins sometime, so I say, "Well, maybe we can all meet up in town sometime together? Then I can meet them."

I am getting vibes that Ragetti doesn't like reading. That surprises me. I love reading. It takes me away from my own world and into a different, magical one. So I tilt my head at him and ask, "Well, what kinds of things do you like to do then? Girls don't get to do much. All we do is stay home and work on our embroidery."

Since Ragetti keeps mentioning his cousins, I really want to meet them even more. I frown when Ragetti backs away when I see Samuel. You'd think he would want to meet one of my friends, but apparently not. So not really having much of a choice, I turn and wave at him and say, "It was nice to meet you too. Maybe we'll see each other again."

With that said, I hurry towards Samuel and give him a hug. He is one of my exes after all. Samuel surprises me with a kiss. I can't help but wonder if Ragetti saw it. Maybe he'll get the nerve to kiss a girl someday.

[Lisa]

I nod. "It'll be our secret." The thought makes me smile.. Until I remember how much I've lied to her, "Yes.. indeed. When i come with my father perhaps they can come along." I fake a smile.

"Oh I don't believe that for one minute!" I argue with her. "You don't seem like the type to just sit inside because that's what you're supposed to do.." I shrug. "But perhaps I'm wrong.. Anyway.. I just like to run around and do things I'm pretty much not supposed to." I laugh. "Once my cousins and I stole a bottle of my fathers whiskey." Not a lie... Of course I left out the part where I got my drunk ass beat when father found me... But that wasn't important. "haven't drank since then."

I wink at her before leaving. Perhaps we will see each other again. Perhaps we'll meet at our secret waterfall once more. I turn to glance at her over my shoulder and see the boy kissing her. With a frown I continue on my way.

When I get home, I get a good beating from father for being late. I end up thrown in my room with a cut on my forehead and bruises up and down my arms. If Giselle could see me now she'd probably laugh. What was I thinking, telling all those lies to her and expecting her to actually believe me. How pathetic. I lay in bed and stair up at the ceiling until I fall into a deep sleep.

[~ Mistress Beckett ~]

As Ragetti and I part our separate ways, I continue to think about him. I like the way he said we'd have our little secret. I liked having secrets...especially with him. I'm really looking forward to meeting his cousins and his father. I hope that day comes soon.

I laughed when he told me that I didn't seem the type to sit inside and do what I was suppose to do. It depending when it came to me. Sometimes I did what I was told and others I was a rebel. I found it funny that he and his cousins had stolen a bottle of whiskey and drank it. Ragetti seemed like one of those bad boys who never did what they were told. I miss him already and can't wait to see him again.

I walk back to down with Samuel and talk about town gossip and all the things children of our age typically talk about. I frown slightly to myself though. I find it odd that Ragetti didn't want to meet Samuel. Maybe he was hiding something?

[Lisa]

For a few weeks I decided to stay away from Giselle. I had told her far more lies than I could actually keep up with. I thought about seeking her out and telling her the truth about everything, but I knew she would probably laugh in my face and never want to see me again. But I couldn't stop thinking about her. There was so much I wanted to ask her. I just wanted to get to know her and be her friend. Though I didn't want to be another name on her boyfriend list. I wanted to be better than them. I wanted to be something more special to her.

After a while, temptation got the best of me. I retraced my steps from that day, walked through the trees, pushed through the brush and found myself back at the same waterfall where we met. When I got there, Giselle was already there. Peaking around a tree, I watched her for a bit.

[~ Mistress Beckett ~]

I didn't see Ragetti for a few weeks. I thought about him often though. I wondered where he could be. It was almost as if he had disappeared off the face of the earth or something. Sometimes, I even thought I had dreamed meeting him. I had checked the waterfall eagerly several days in a row, but he never came. I was always left standing there alone.

Today, I was at the waterfall again as usual. It was nice here. It gave me a chance to think and have some peace and quiet. I wasn't in all that good of a mood today though. I kicked some stones around by my feet. Why couldn't I seem to get Ragetti out of my mind?

[Lisa]

I tilted my head to the side when I seen the expression on her face. She looked upset. Maybe eve depressed. I suddenly wanted to go sit next to her - to put my arm around her and comfort her while she told me what was wrong. With a sigh, I reluctantly stepped around the tree and slowly approached her. Silently I sat next to her and looked at her. She looked as though she wanted to cry. "Whats wrong..?" I said in a low voice with a frown.

[~ Mistress Beckett ~]

Still frowning, I went and sat down by the edge of the waterfall. As usual, I kicked my shoes off and plunged my feet into the nice cool water. Nonetheless, I couldn't help but feel down. Something wasn't quite right here. It was as if I wouldn't never be perfectly happy at this waterfall again unless Ragetti was hear.

Dumping my head into my arms, I tried not to cry. It would be stupid to cry here in the middle of nowhere. Suddenly, I hear a voice. Shocked that anyone would be here besides for me, I jerk upwards and look in the direction of the voice. My mouth falls open when I see Ragetti.

I immediately run over to him and give him a big hug and say, "Where on earth have you been???"

[Lisa]

I was defiantly taken off guard by the hug. Slowly I wrapped my arms around her, returning the gesture. Perhaps she missed me as much as I missed her..? Was that possible? And she seemed as though she wanted to cry. "I'm sorry I was..." I didn't know what to say. I didn't want to lie to her anymore so I just said, "I was being stupid.."

[~ Mistress Beckett ~]

I hug Ragetti for a good few minutes because I'm so happy to see him again. Finally, I realize I should probably let him go before it gets too awkward. So instead, I grab his hand and pull him down next to me so that we're both sitting by the waterfall. I dump my feet back into the water again and frown at his words, "Wait, what do you mean by 'you were being stupid'? Were you avoiding me?"