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AN ENIGMATIC HERO...
Sailing in the fierce winds of the Atlantic, a stormy
fate had befallen us all. But as the tides growled ELVIRA BLACK
and swayed our vessel, Harry Jones took over. With
meticulous scrutiny, he steered 'The Atlantis’ Elvira Black, a name I’ll never forget, mostly
through the tides, determined to triumph over the because she bullies me. She seems exactly like
sea. It was that very afternoon in 1657 that Jones her name sounds, evil. Black is an undeniably
had reprised his role as a fearless leader, saving us gorgeous girl, something you’ll never catch
all from what could have been our final ride. Today, me saying in real life. Her deep black hair is
10 years later, Jones still continues his voyage as long and silky, though I really want to pull on
that impeccable captain, while he explores the it sometimes. She has these perfectly shaped
Atlantic and maps the wonders of the seas. grey eyes that I want to poke with a pencil.
I’m not a psychopath, I just really hate her.
It all started out in the seventh grade, when I
On the contrary, Jones has a pretty enigmatic had just joined the school. All the attention
persona. His ‘infamous’ goatee is....well ‘infamous’ was on me. Elvira Black didn’t like that. She
among us all. From a very young age, he was driven and her pesky group of friends that she
by adventurous tales of pirates. His attire reflects probably bought, since I refuse to believe she
this pretty well. ‘A tricorn on his head, a pair of can actually make friends, needed Elvira to
gold teeth and an eye patches to resemble a always be the main focus. ALWAYS!
stereotypical ‘Pirate Lord.’ Strange thing about Black was that she didn’t
care if the attention was good or bad, she just
Even so, Jones never fails to maintain composure 19 needed it. It’s probably trauma if you ask me.
and act earnestly when trouble follows his way. Her family is rich, meaning they’re always
While we often find ourselves flustered by the sea, busy.
Harry seems to tame it. When we embrace defeat,
Jones finds a way to use his defeat as a path to
She got everything she wanted, except the
victory. So within his enigma, courage is what attention of her own parents. I remember
defines him as an extraordinary captain. ‘Master of
finding her crying in the bathroom during the
the Seas’, ’Lord of the Tides’, ‘Captain of The
eight grade recital because her parents
Atlantis’ and ‘The Brave One.’ These are merely couldn’t make it. Now that I think of it, I’ve
some of the titles Jones has gathered throughout never seen her parents. Not even till this day.
the years on his countless voyages sailing around I mean I feel bad for her, but she has made
the globe, from the Atlantic to the Pacific. my life into a living hell. Did that situation
humanize her for me? Yes. However, am I
And here we are at the exact moment, nearly a going to forgive her because I walked into the
decade later. Sailing through the Atlantic, a stormy bathroom at the worst timing ever? No. It
fate has once again befallen us. As the tides roar doesn’t give her the right to treat me like she
and sway our vessel, we quiver behind the shadow does and I'm not going to forgive her until she
of Harry Jones. As our captain manifests his properly apologizes. I have troubles too, but
perseverance and bravery one more time, we cling you don’t see me taking it out on her, do you?
on to our last hope to triumph over the sea. A sense I do genuinely hope that she grows into a
of déjà vu strikes us and we try to ignite the Harry more respectable person in the future. It
would be shameful not to. Maybe she and I
Jones within us all, while Jones steers us away from
could even be friends someday. I really doubt
a terrible destiny...
that, even though it would be the biggest plot
twist of my life. If that ever happens, I'm
-Himalaya Satyal
making a movie out of it. For now, I’ll just
push her off a cliff in my imagination.
- Prakriti Shrestha
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