Quadroon Girl

A young maiden stood at the starboard side of the ship. Her long raven, black hair flowed behind her slender yet muscular body. Her dark brown eyes searched the nearing beach, wondering where she had been brought. A sigh escaped her red, swollen lips, shivers ran up her thin exterior. The setting sun created an oasis of beautiful light, which had no warmth. the breeze brushed her milky, brown skin. Night in December was not a great time for wanderers.1

Eyes stared at this vision of a young girl. They saw the ripped clothes, almost falling off of her slender body. The only imperfection seen through these pair of bright , blue eyes were the chains wrapped around her bare ankle, to keep her from jumping overboard. Suddenly, men scurried around almost ready to embark upon the mainland. A sailor grabbed her forearm and through her into the cockpit. There was a more than probable chance that the captain wanted to use her before they landed.  2

Subsequently his eyes followed the ship scaling across the beautiful midnight blue ocean. Wind blew waves across the base, making it seem as if it were to tip over. The sun set was  at it’s most extravagant behavior. Orange expanded among the sky, red specks were lined evenly across. Rays of sunlight created a purple glow above the ocean. This absurd behavior had yet to be seen before that moment. A cry filled the air.3

  “Land Ho!” Yelled a sailor, even though the essence of land had been seen a full fifteen minutes before. The ocean craft skimmed the ocean at a fast pace, ready to get rid of it’s embargo.  The port was just a few moments away, the timing was perfect. Only an hour left before the auction was to begin. 4

The owner of these bright blue eyes ran down towards the port. 5

Her eyes scanned the brilliant white grounds, she had been the first one to get off of that wretched ship. Now she was free, to breath at least. Her gaze landed on a man who was stood at the port. His blue eyes stared at the dark skinned feline whose gaze had caught his own.  His body was muscular, as if he had been farming since he was eight years old. The straw-colored hair fell across his forehead in such a way that would make any woman swoon. He grinned at the beauty that met his eyes, his smile was heavenly. Such a brilliance that the maiden had never seen in all her years of life. She smiled back at him in reply.6

Her gaze left him as the ‘embargo’ of the ship were moved onto the land. She was being taken to the wagon. Panic struck her heart, would she never see him again? She couldn't live without having those eyes in her life forevermore. At first sight she knew her love for him was more than any other love she had seen before. Yet, he was white.7

A tingle went up her arm as a hand touched the smooth skin. Looking around in a frantic, she calmed as she saw the bright, blue eyed man smiling at her. “Come with me.” he whispered in her ear. A shiver ran up her spin, and she immediately followed. Little did she know, his pockets were lighter than they had been before. The man who had imprisoned her’s pocket was filled with coins. 8

She looked up at the white mansion. “Is this where you live?” She bluntly asked her new owner. He nodded his head and kept on walking down the driveway. Horses stood in the tall grass, she thought there were a thousand..but there were only ten. 9

Her grin  was magical, she loved this man who was still holding on to the milky, brown forearm. She knew they were going to get married, how could this feeling be untrue? A woman’s voice filled the air. 10

“Honey! What have you got?” Said a young brunette, her white skin contrasted with the sunset. She looked yellow instead of her regular peach-skin. He nodded his head at her, and then stared at the feline he was still holding. Dark brown eyes stared at him with a pout, but his remorse was none. The broken heart of this brown young maiden, would be forevermore.11