Chapter 4:Tearful Goodbye
Final Day Back
'Today is my last day here and I will be leaving at sunset.' I think to myself as I wipe a stray tear falling down my face. Neither of them know I have to leave, I should have told them when I got back but at the time the idea of me leaving once more felt like a bad dream. I will never get to see them again after today so I had better make today an unforgettable memory.
I half run, half walk to mine and Elizabeth's bedroom. I flop down on the bed and this instantly wakes her up. She looks at me with a worried and confused expression. I smile and lean down, lightly kissing her on the lips. She giggles at my actions. "What is wrong with you this morning?" I simply let out a laugh, like there is nothing wrong.
"Get up!" I say as I pull on the covers. "I want today to be a special day!" she simply laughs at me and how I am acting all excited, like our son when he gets a new toy. She wraps a few sheets around her and gets out of bed. I smile at her and remember our last night's events together.
She looks back over her shoulder and nods her head to the door. I glance over at the door, noticing that it was still open. I walk over and close it. I turn around, leaning on the door, as I watched Elizabeth change into some clothes. She gives me a seductive smile, as she finishes putting on her clothes. I smile back at her, as I walk over to her pulling her close to me. She stands on her tiptoes and right when her lips were about to touch mine, I run my fingers up her side. She's ticklish. She jumps, and gives me a shocked, but amused look. I only smile at her with victory.
She narrows her eyes at me while I continue to smile at her. She moves out of my arms and over to the mirror. "What kind of special day are you wanting?" she asks as she brushes her hair. I sit down on the edge of the bed and look down at the floor, thinking. I raise my head up and reply in a sad tone of voice, "An unforgettable day." She turns around and looks at me confused. I can't make eye contact with her, I knew if I did I would lose it, so I stare at the mirror instead. She smiles as she turns back around and continues to brush her long, light brown hair. I just sat there, looking down at my hands, thinking of how I was going to tell her I'm leaving tonight.
That afternoon we set in the kitchen eating an early dinner. Our day had been filled with all kinds of activities. I had bought Elizabeth a new, beautiful dress, one like the ones she wore when she lived in Port Royal. I had surprised William by buying him a real sword; he was thrilled to finally have a real sword of his own. But he still wishes for me to make him one, cause he said, 'Father's swords are better'. But he was happy none-the-less just having a real sword to call his own. Elizabeth was a little worried about him getting hurt while practicing with it but she quickly changed her mind when she says him practicing with it.
We had done just about everything you could think of that day, well almost everything. William's next wish is to sail on the ocean; Elizabeth told him that he most defiantly had to wait till he was a lot older. So I simply agreed with her, I was around fifteen when I had first sailed on a ship. It was the same year Elizabeth and her father had rescued me from the sea, when I first met her.
Everyone was extremely tired from the day's events; William had decided to go to bed quickly after dinner. Elizabeth fell asleep shortly after. I carried her to our bed and laid her down gently. She was in a deep sleep, I looked down at her sleeping form as a few tears rolled down my face. I smiled as I leaned down and gently kissed the top of her head. I easily got off the bed, making sure I didn't wake her as I did and walked into the living room. I hadn't really thought about how I was going to tell her about me leaving today. So I settled on writing a letter. I grabbed a piece of paper and a pen; I began to write my tearful goodbye.
After I had wrote the, what seemed like forever, letter to Elizabeth and William I fold it up. But before I finished folding it all the way I look down at my wedding band. I regretfully take the ring from my finger and give it a gentle but loving kiss before I place it in the folded up letter, and walk back into the bedroom, as quiet as I possibly could and place it on the nightstand next to our bed. When I got to the door I glance back over my shoulder to get one last look of my wife, then I exit the room closing the door as I left.
I glance out the window and see that it was nearly sunset, I quickly make my way to William's room, I open the door and look at his small sleeping form. I ease over and give him a light kiss on the top of his head. He moves a little but does not wake up. I make my way back into the living room, I go to the closet where Elizabeth now kept The Dead Man's Chest, the key was hanging on a nail next to it. I grab both of them, taking a deep breath I exit the house and walk to the beach.
When I reach it, Calypso is standing there with a mix of sadness and happiness covering her features. I walk to her and place the chest on the ground, when I raise up she looks at me with a happy expression. "Ye will now 'ave de power ta walk on land at 'nytime ye like, but ye 'till must do de job as de Dutchman." I simply nod as she places her hand over my heart. At that moment I take a deep breath, like I had been without air for hours. Then an awkward sensation ran throughout my body, Calypso removed her hand from my chest. I look down at the chest as I hear the sound of a steady heartbeat coming from it.
I sadly smirk as I look back up at Calypso, she nods her head towards the sea, I glance over to sea the Dutchman not to far away. I look back at Calypso, I smile and grab her hand in a loving manner, then I teleport us to the Flying Dutchman.
When the crew sees us they bow, respectively. I look over at Tia with a confused expression. She just stands there smiling. I glance back over to the crew as they begin to stand up, I see my father giving me a sad smile. I just ignore it and remind myself that I will have to ask him about it later. I nod my head slightly to the crew, still holding Calypso's hand I walk up to the helm and take the wheel. The crew then began making the ship ready to sail as I stand at the wheel, smiling. This smile was different though; it wasn't a sad smile, like the others before it. I take the wheel with one hand and with the other I wrap my arm around Calypso and pull her closer to me. She giggles and lays her head against my chest. I look out at the sunset as the ship sails towards it; the wind blows a little as I close my eyes for a moment and whisper, "Bring me that horizon." I open my eyes as the green flash covers the sky and we were no longer in the land of the living.
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