The Pirate's Eye by Guy Bass

Author:Guy Bass
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: 9781623700089, fiction, Capstone Young Readers, Guy Bass, Pete Williamson, humorous stories, mad professors
Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
Published: 2013-07-24T16:00:00+00:00

But in truth, that was exactly what Stitch Head wanted. He wiped away his tears and got to his feet. “I’m sorry . . . I have to go.”

“Go WHERE?” asked the Creature.

“I don’t know,” replied Stitch Head. He hurried out of the courtyard and disappeared into the enveloping gloom of the castle.

Stitch Head wandered through the castle, feeling more lost and lonely than he had for years. He had no idea where he was going, or what he was going to do now that he was a creation without a master.

What’s worse, he felt as if he was seeing Grotteskew for the first time. The crumbling, stone walls. The bleak, unlit corridors. The vast, hollow chambers. It all seemed cold and unwelcoming.

He thought about returning to the dungeons of Grotteskew, far from the other creations, hoping that he might feel like he belonged there. Or at least perhaps the darkness might swallow him up.

But instead, he found himself in the Forgotten Room, sitting amongst the toys and books and dust.

Perhaps the professor had been right to leave him there. Perhaps he never should have left. Perhaps this was where Stitch Head belonged.

He didn’t know how long he had been sitting there. Minutes? Maybe hours? But then he heard a familiar sound.

“Yabbit!”

Stitch Head spun around to see Arabella standing in the doorway. Pox was perched on her shoulder, grumbling loudly.

“Thought I might find you here,” said Arabella. “Ain’t no good sitting around moping.”

“Please,” said Stitch Head, bowing his head. “I . . . just leave me alone. I want to be alone.”

“Not a chance,” replied Arabella, sitting down next to him. “My grandma always says the only thing worse than moping is getting your head kicked in by a horse — and she’s done both in her time. You need someone to cheer you up, whether you like it or not.”

“I really don’t feel like —” began Stitch Head, but Arabella wasn’t finished.

“The fact is, the professor’s gone. Now you can sit here and wait for him to come back, just like you sat here all them years . . . but he ain’t coming back, and you know it. You’re free! And you’re part pirate! There’s a whole world out there — adventure and treasure and all sorts of stuff — all there for the taking!”

“I can’t,” replied Stitch Head. “I promised.”

“Promised what? You can’t protect him if he ain’t here! I told you once and I’ll tell you again — you gotta get out more.”

“I can’t!” repeated Stitch Head. “Last time I opened those gates the castle nearly fell! I trusted Fulbert Freakfinder because

I wanted to be something I’m not . . . I’m a forgotten creation and that’s all I’ll ever —”

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