Chapter 1: A Curse-free Life
The Turners built Carina an observatory. One worthy of any of the great astronomers. Henry often reminded her that she belonged among them, though she denied it.
That was the plan, mind you. But with the limited supplies on the island and anything they could trade with passing ships, it wasn't as grand as Henry wanted it to be. But Carina loved it nonetheless.
It was a dome shaped room, with a library filled with charts and any book they could get their hands on. The constellations were painted on the ceiling, and could be turned to match what it showed in the sky that season. The balcony held a few chairs and the best telescope they could find. The room just below was Carina's, though she spent most of her time in the observatory, either studying or finding new constellations and nebula.
Or using it as a sanctuary from her reoccurring nightmares.
She'd awake from visions of ghosts. Ghosts that only had pieces of their bodies. Ghosts that spit dark ink as they spoke. And their captain, the revenge-driven Spaniard that possessed Henry and tried to kill Jack.
And the first and last moment she saw her father.
So Carina would climb up the ladder to the observatory and run to the balcony to get some fresh air and rid herself of the visions.
One night, however, she found she wasn't the only one on the balcony. There was Will, sitting at the edge, looking out to the sea. She tried to dry her tears before he saw her, but he knew why she was out here.
"Another nightmare?" he asked, not looking behind him. His tone was kind, fatherly, which only made Carina want to cry again. Will turned to her. " It's alright. I have them, too."
So every night their nightmares appeared, they'd sit under the stars and share what they saw. Will told her of his, of the cursed crew of the Dutchman, and its horrible captain prior to him. It was surprisingly comforting for the both of them.
Until one night, when Carina shared that she'd seen a flooded cave, filled with treasure and skeletons. A place she somehow felt her father often visited.
Will's face went pale. Not only did he know the name of this place, he too had seen it just that night.
And that is where our story begins.
Author's Note: Thank you all for reading! I have this published on Wattpad under the username foreveraguardgirl, but I'll be making small changes to the story for this. If you liked it, or even if you didn't, please review! I'll try to update as quickly as possible.