The Witch and the Treasure

by C. Sourbeer

The year was 1763, I was a young man in the Royal Navy and on my way to being a Captain. One day, while on the docks, I overheard my men talking about an island that was supposed to have lots of hidden treasure and was guarded by a powerful witch. Legend says that she is so evil that just by looking upon her was death! For the next few weeks, I keep hearing thing’s about this island. One day I was sitting at my desk reading reports. There came a knock on my door.

I went to open the door and to my surprise, standing there in the front of me was King Richard himself. I let him in, made him some tea, and we talked. Turn’s out that he had heard of my bravery on the high seas. He wanted me to lead an expedition to the island, of all places. I said, “Yes.” And made my arrangments to leave.

By the summer of 1763, my crew and I had set sail and were close to the island when a storm came upon us. For three days the storm battered the ship. The crew and I came close to death. Finally, we made it to the island and it was beautiful. When we hit the beach, the sand looked like glass. “Wow.” Was the only word that I could say. For the next six months we searched the island for the treasure.

One day, I was out walking the beaches, looking out at my ship, when I heard sound. I turned around and there standing just feet away from me was the most beautiful woman that I have ever seen. She had long, dark hair and eyes as bright as the heavens. I thought I had seen an angel, but she was the witch! I started to walk to her and then she took off.

So, for the next month, I came back to the same spot and each day got closer and closer to her. I finally got close enough to start talking to her. For months I got to know her. One day, I asked her about the treasure and she took me to a massive cave and inside was all the riches you could ever have. I had the crew pack up all the treasure.

One day I asked the woman to come with me, by then I had already fallen in love with her. She refused. She said that she was bound to the island and could never leave. So, I stayed with her and sent the treasure back to the King. I gave it all up for love and I may say, it was all worth it.