Blue Skies

Salt air and endless sky met the sea at the end of the world. A scientist told her it was round once, and since she had never fallen off the edge, she supposed it was a possibility. There was no land in sight as she sat precariously on the edge of the crows nest. It was a beautiful day, she knew the ship was headed somewhere, but had long since given up tracking destinations, she decided that the world had called her years ago, and when something else decided to, she would go there.

She watched the crew from above, they looked small from where she sat, sipping her diluted hooch and eating a fruit she had picked up at the last port stop, she knew they wouldn't last long, and would need to go through them quickly. She saw Charlie, one of the crewmen, motion her down from deck, and she rolled her eyes and smiled. Charlie was her friend, and partner in crime aboard the ship. She finished her orange and clipped her cup to her shorts, then in one quick, acrobatic movement, swung from the crows nest down the rigging, ignoring the ladders. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the ships captain, Ariel, nearly have a heart attack at her stunt.

Charlie threw his arm around her shoulder, she sheltered him with her parasol, small in his stature, but still taller than Koko, as she liked to be called, they were thick as thieves,

"Day almost over ya?"
"Sun' goin down for sure."

They sat in silence, sometimes there was no need for words. They watched the sunset at the end of the world, sailors, both of them, they could see the storm rolling in, why talk about what might be the end of the world?