The silence aroused a feeling of uneasiness within Elizabeth. Ever since she had been plunged into the unpredictable world of pirates, long stretches of silence often meant imminent trouble.

Although it was dead in the night, Elizabeth could not think of anything comforting that would pacify her and put her mind at ease. She felt jittery and fingered a 9 of 8 piece nervously.

It was as silent as the graveyard. Elizabeth propped herself up and scanned the surroundings in anticipation of the unexpected. Suddenly, she heard a crackling sound and flinched before turning abruptly to see a mere cricket hopping in the grass.

Elizabeth remembered the cold war she waged on Will. "How foolish of me to have done that!" She reprimanded herself for not treasuring Will when she could have. How Elizabeth missed hearing Will's gentle and reassuring voice. It had been 7 long years… but she had not forgotten. Dismayed, she shut her eyes and her mind began to wander off…

My teeth chattered uncontrollably in the freezing weather. Even the rug could not keep me warm enough as I sat miserably on the staircase leading to the deck. I hugged my torso with my arms and gritted my teeth, letting my head fall on my supporting knee.

From below the deck, I could hear Raghetti and Pintel talking above.

" Why can't the damn lady bring him back like Barbossa?" Raghetti cursed.

A coarse voice replied sharply " 'cos he was only dead. Jack Sparrow is trapped in Davy Jones' locker."

Silence ensued.

Thump.

Thump.

I felt the steps vibrate under the weight of footsteps, which were rather unevenly paced.

Then a calm and familiar voice began " Are we still not talking?"

I refused to turn around to face Will, let alone feel obliged to answer his question. Ever since Jack was gone, he was acting strangely, as if he could not trust me. It had been some time since we had a lively conversation. I did miss talking to Will, but his behaviour had put me off.

However, the silence was awkward and unbearable.

" Elizabeth…" he said soothingly before I cut him off.

" Everything will be fine once we rescue Jack." I replied, still not facing him

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