Elizabeth clutched a 9 of 8 piece in her hand eagerly as she gazed out into the vast ocean. Her son stood curiously beside her and watched as she looked meditatively at it, as if contemplating some sort of idea.

The wind blew and her straggly hair plastered onto her forehead. She chuckled silently as she looked intently at the 9 of 8 piece. Each piece of the supposed set of 9 represented each long arduous years without Will.

Curiosity made Elizabeth dwell in piracy, which was what brought Elizabeth and Will together. However, it was also piracy that separated them, perhaps even for eternity.

A thought sprang into her mind…

Jack turned to me and said "One word love; curiosity. You long for freedom. You long to do what you want to do because you want it. To act on selfish impulse. You want to see what it's like. One day you won't be able to resist." His voice darkened.

Jack made me chuckle inside with his quirky statements.

After conversing with Jack for some time, I replied "Curiosity. You're going to want it. A chance to be admired, and gain the rewards that follow." I inched towards him cheekily.

" You won't be able to resist." I was barely a few centimetres away from his face, "You're going to want to know what it tastes like." My voice grew into a whisper.

" Oh I do want to know what it tastes like." Jack said eagerly before he inched towards me as well.

" But seeing that you're a good man, I'm sure you wouldn't do anything that would make me compromise my honour." I tempted Jack.

The truth was, I really was curious to find out. It was curiosity that almost betrayed my heart.

Suddenly, Jack withdrew unexpectedly.

"You're a good man, Jack." I did not know whether it was disappointment I felt, or whether it was relief. But it made me even more curious and eager to find out.

Elizabeth opened her palm and looked at the 9 of 8. Then she smiled to herself before closing her palm. Curiosity.

She retracted her arm and with sheer force, she sprung it forward and flung it into the ocean.

She whispered to herself "Hope this gets to you, Will. It helped me through the 9 long years, hopefully, it'll help you through this last year."


Arr... mateys. We're almost at the end! I hope you've enjoyed the story so far. I'm writing the last chapter, chapter 10 now. Perhaps if you want to read it soon, you could stay long enough for me to post it. Chapter 10 is gonna be up soon!