Chapter 11:
When morning came Jack realized he was still on the bench and his back had become awfully stiff. He sat up and rubbed his eyes. Gibbs came running over and patted Jack on the back. "Hey, hey Cap'in! We've got ourselves a problem!" "What's that?" Jack grabbed his hat off the bench and stood up. "Well you see. Sir you know how. uh" "Well spit it out Gibbs! I didn't get up just to hear you pause every two seconds." "Well sir Jordan's dead." "What!" "The doctor said she died from loss of blood." Jack walked around Gibbs back to the tavern. "It's because of the wound that Salina gave her. That's why she died." "I understand that. EXCUSE ME! PARDEN ME! COMING THROUGH!" Jack walked through a crowd of people to see the corpse himself.
"Jack there's something else you should know." Jack looked at Gibbs. "Well what is it!" "They're looking for Salina. They're going to hang her for murder." Jack shoved passed Gibbs. They can't do that she didn't kill her, after all twas only a bar fight." Jack started to pace then began to walk down the garden.
Salina lay wrapped tight in her bed; Chastity walked in and opened the curtains. "G'morning miss." She announced cheerfully. "The doctor will be here soon to look at that cut." Salina rolled over on her back and noticed she left an imprint of blood on the sheet. "I'm sorry Chastity. I didn't know I was still bleeding." "Tis okay Madam." Chastity smiled then walked over to Salina. "Salina dear, there are men looking for you." Chastity stated in a whisper, then walked to the door to close it. "I went into town today and I overheard they're conversation. They said that a Miss Salina Rose was wanted." Salina put her hand to her lips. "They say for murder Miss." "Murder?" Salina whispered. "Oh god, Jordan! Did she really die?" "I don't know miss. I only tells ya what it tis I herd."
There was a knock at the door. "The doctors here Salina." James stated before walking into the room with the doctor. "My name is Dr. Phillips." The doctor shut the door and walked over to Salina, soon he started to stitch her wound up. After an hour of work it was finally done and Salina was fixed. "I'm very surprised that you didn't loose that much blood for a wound like this. The blade must have been hot so that it caused enough clotting for it not to bleed tremendously. Im sorry again for not being here sooner, but I had to deal with a woman in the tavern. Poor girl she didn't make it. Well at least you did ma'am." Salina raised her hands to her lips and then quickly dropped them so no one noticed her fright. James nodded and helped Salina out of the bed. "Chastity why don't you fix her with a nice dress. But one that's comfortable and won't rub against the stitches that much." James insisted as he walked out of the room.
"Jack what are we going to do?" "We're going to leave." Jack and Gibbs were sitting on the dock by the rowboats. "What of Salina" "She stays, she's happy here anyway.' Jack looked down at his shirt where her blood had stained. "But Jack." "Stick to the code. Any man that falls behind gets left behind! Cap'in knows best, right?" "Aye sir Cap'in knows best." Gibbs turned and walked down to the rowboats. "Yer coming with us right Cap'in?" "Aye." Jack stood up and hopped into the rowboat.
Salina walked out of the house wearing a sky blue dress and navy blue boots. "James before we go anywhere today there is something I must do." "Yes Salina?" "Take me to the tavern." "Why?" "Don't ask. Just please take me there." "Okay." Salina stepped into the carriage and sat down. There was a rose in the corner of the seat with a note attached to it. She didn't have to read it to know whom it was from. Salina peered out the side of the carriage and looked at the driver who tipped his hat to her. It didn't take her long to notice that it was Eric the cook. "To the tavern!" Jack yelled to the driver, and the carriage took off at a steady pace. Salina opened the note and began to read it to her self.
Dear Salina,
It's me William; I am having Eric take you to the peer to meet with me. Jack has been acting very strange and is going to ship off today without you. That is why I must meet with you otherwise we could loose you forever, and that would not be good. Please come, and don't under any circumstances let James come with you!
Much love,
William Turner
Salina smiled at the letter but was angered by Jacks leaving without her. "What's that Salina?" James asked while peering over her shoulder. "Nothing, just a piece of scrap from the ground, she tossed the letter out the window so that Eric would know that she got it. James turned and looked out the window. "Driver! Driver this isn't the way to the tavern!" Salina sat back and smiled as they reached the peer. She got up and moved to the door, when the carriage stopped she looked out the window. Salina smiled, not because Will was there, but because Jack was there, in his place, waiting for her. "You know James." Salina looked up at the confused man. "I finally realized why I didn't mind leaving you behind, because you're so god damn boring!"
Salina slung the door open and ran out. "Salina! Salina! Where are you going?" She could hear James yell as she continued to cross the grass to Jack. She ran and leaped up on him, knocking him to the ground. "Salina? Did you gain weight?' He asked while laughing and grinning at her. She got up and helped him up. "I'm sorry Jack, I really am." She wrapped her arm around his neck and held him tight. All the men on the Pearl screamed and shouted. Salina turned around and waved to James. "Hey James you can have your dress back!' Salina turned around and had Jack take it off. She threw it half way between the carriage and herself. Then turned and her, Jack, and Eric walked towards the Pearl. "Damn I hate under gowns!" Salina fumed. "Well you could take it off." Jack gave her an evil wink and she kicked him in the back of the leg.
When morning came Jack realized he was still on the bench and his back had become awfully stiff. He sat up and rubbed his eyes. Gibbs came running over and patted Jack on the back. "Hey, hey Cap'in! We've got ourselves a problem!" "What's that?" Jack grabbed his hat off the bench and stood up. "Well you see. Sir you know how. uh" "Well spit it out Gibbs! I didn't get up just to hear you pause every two seconds." "Well sir Jordan's dead." "What!" "The doctor said she died from loss of blood." Jack walked around Gibbs back to the tavern. "It's because of the wound that Salina gave her. That's why she died." "I understand that. EXCUSE ME! PARDEN ME! COMING THROUGH!" Jack walked through a crowd of people to see the corpse himself.
"Jack there's something else you should know." Jack looked at Gibbs. "Well what is it!" "They're looking for Salina. They're going to hang her for murder." Jack shoved passed Gibbs. They can't do that she didn't kill her, after all twas only a bar fight." Jack started to pace then began to walk down the garden.
Salina lay wrapped tight in her bed; Chastity walked in and opened the curtains. "G'morning miss." She announced cheerfully. "The doctor will be here soon to look at that cut." Salina rolled over on her back and noticed she left an imprint of blood on the sheet. "I'm sorry Chastity. I didn't know I was still bleeding." "Tis okay Madam." Chastity smiled then walked over to Salina. "Salina dear, there are men looking for you." Chastity stated in a whisper, then walked to the door to close it. "I went into town today and I overheard they're conversation. They said that a Miss Salina Rose was wanted." Salina put her hand to her lips. "They say for murder Miss." "Murder?" Salina whispered. "Oh god, Jordan! Did she really die?" "I don't know miss. I only tells ya what it tis I herd."
There was a knock at the door. "The doctors here Salina." James stated before walking into the room with the doctor. "My name is Dr. Phillips." The doctor shut the door and walked over to Salina, soon he started to stitch her wound up. After an hour of work it was finally done and Salina was fixed. "I'm very surprised that you didn't loose that much blood for a wound like this. The blade must have been hot so that it caused enough clotting for it not to bleed tremendously. Im sorry again for not being here sooner, but I had to deal with a woman in the tavern. Poor girl she didn't make it. Well at least you did ma'am." Salina raised her hands to her lips and then quickly dropped them so no one noticed her fright. James nodded and helped Salina out of the bed. "Chastity why don't you fix her with a nice dress. But one that's comfortable and won't rub against the stitches that much." James insisted as he walked out of the room.
"Jack what are we going to do?" "We're going to leave." Jack and Gibbs were sitting on the dock by the rowboats. "What of Salina" "She stays, she's happy here anyway.' Jack looked down at his shirt where her blood had stained. "But Jack." "Stick to the code. Any man that falls behind gets left behind! Cap'in knows best, right?" "Aye sir Cap'in knows best." Gibbs turned and walked down to the rowboats. "Yer coming with us right Cap'in?" "Aye." Jack stood up and hopped into the rowboat.
Salina walked out of the house wearing a sky blue dress and navy blue boots. "James before we go anywhere today there is something I must do." "Yes Salina?" "Take me to the tavern." "Why?" "Don't ask. Just please take me there." "Okay." Salina stepped into the carriage and sat down. There was a rose in the corner of the seat with a note attached to it. She didn't have to read it to know whom it was from. Salina peered out the side of the carriage and looked at the driver who tipped his hat to her. It didn't take her long to notice that it was Eric the cook. "To the tavern!" Jack yelled to the driver, and the carriage took off at a steady pace. Salina opened the note and began to read it to her self.
Dear Salina,
It's me William; I am having Eric take you to the peer to meet with me. Jack has been acting very strange and is going to ship off today without you. That is why I must meet with you otherwise we could loose you forever, and that would not be good. Please come, and don't under any circumstances let James come with you!
Much love,
William Turner
Salina smiled at the letter but was angered by Jacks leaving without her. "What's that Salina?" James asked while peering over her shoulder. "Nothing, just a piece of scrap from the ground, she tossed the letter out the window so that Eric would know that she got it. James turned and looked out the window. "Driver! Driver this isn't the way to the tavern!" Salina sat back and smiled as they reached the peer. She got up and moved to the door, when the carriage stopped she looked out the window. Salina smiled, not because Will was there, but because Jack was there, in his place, waiting for her. "You know James." Salina looked up at the confused man. "I finally realized why I didn't mind leaving you behind, because you're so god damn boring!"
Salina slung the door open and ran out. "Salina! Salina! Where are you going?" She could hear James yell as she continued to cross the grass to Jack. She ran and leaped up on him, knocking him to the ground. "Salina? Did you gain weight?' He asked while laughing and grinning at her. She got up and helped him up. "I'm sorry Jack, I really am." She wrapped her arm around his neck and held him tight. All the men on the Pearl screamed and shouted. Salina turned around and waved to James. "Hey James you can have your dress back!' Salina turned around and had Jack take it off. She threw it half way between the carriage and herself. Then turned and her, Jack, and Eric walked towards the Pearl. "Damn I hate under gowns!" Salina fumed. "Well you could take it off." Jack gave her an evil wink and she kicked him in the back of the leg.
