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Perfection & Rumination

Chapter 3

Elizabeth stepped back away from Jack, had she known what was going to happen she wouldn't have accepted the invitation to be abroad The Black Pearl. She pushed Jack away,

"Captain Jack Sparrow! What in god's name do you think you are doing?" she said abruptly

Jack backed away slowly, looking very dazed and confused, "But I thought it was what you wanted Lizzie, the truth, and the truth is that I love you."

Elizabeth backed away even further from Jack, holding her finger in the air. She used it as a shield against her rising temper, "Jack Sparrow, I am not sure about what you thought I wanted or needed to hear from your mouth, but it certainly wasn't a confession of love from a pirate such as yourself."

Looking to her hand in disgust she wiped it on her dress and kept walking backwards. Quickening in pace, she stumbled over some empty rum bottles that had been left lying around.

Jack started to register the fact that Elizabeth has turned his love down, but as determined as he was, he wouldn't loose this battle. He would win her love even if it took him a lifetime.

"Elizabeth look, you told me that you were unhappy with Will, so I thought- "

Elizabeth stopped him, "You thought?"

She laughed

"You thought what that you could seduce me into loving you? You thought you could just kiss my hand and be my knight in shining armor?"

Jack mumbled and nodded, "Something like that"

"Jack. I am married and I may be unhappy with Will but I still love him deep down, at least I think I do. It would do shame to my family to love you, it would never work."

She had backed up so far that now flat against the door. She grabbed the doorknob and twisted it making the door open. Then she whispered, "Goodbye Captain Jack Sparrow, goodbye and good day to you."

Elizabeth turned and fled out of the cabin, ran across the deck and making her way to the ladder that led to dry land. She felt a tear trickle down her cheek, as she was about to abandon ship.

She felt someone pull at her arm. She turned around instantly; she faced a sad faced captain.

"Jack, let go of me now," Elizabeth said softly trying to climb further down the ladder.

"If you would just listen for-" Jack started to say.

"No Jack, no! Don't you understand? I am married. I have and never will love you. I love William Turner, my husband remember. He is who I want," she said trying to pull away from Jack but his grip tightened and pulled her 3 more steps of the ladder so they were face to face.

"You don't know what you want," he said angrily, also revealing his gold teeth.

"All I know is that I don't want to person like you in my life," she said harshly, "now let me go."

It hit Jack hard in the heart, like a stab wound that would never heal. He had no choice but to let her go. He took one good look at her and let her arm go.

She didn't even look at him, she was already flying down the steps. Jack sighed hard, he could never have her.

Elizabeth ran. She ran with all her might. She could feel a pair of eyes burning into the back of her body. She knew that the Captain of the Black Pearl was watching her every move, and that's when she started to feel scared.