CHAPTER 4
"Guess you're feeling better." Jack said. "You should take your breakfast." he continued and went out. Delora sighed and forced herself to eat.
After she washed up the utensils, she smoothed out her blue dress and went out to the platform. She loved the wind blowing in her face, and closed her eyes.
"Enjoying yourself?" Jack asked. Delora had not noticed how close to the steering wheel she was.
"Not really. I'd rather prefer to be off the boat." Delora said. She was embarrassed by her weak resistance to pain and refused to look Jack in the eye.
"I'll take the wheel, Captain." Anamaria came from behind towards the wheel. Jack nodded, and beckoned Delora to his Chambers.
When Jack closed the door, Delora asked, "Why can't we just go outside and talk? It's such a perfect day."
"I think it would be better if we spoke here, matey." Jack said. Delora was still refusing to look into Jack's eyes.
"Look, Captain-"
"Remember, Jack." Jack said calmly as he plopped down on the bed, putting his hands behind his head.
"Okay, Jack, look, I don't know any secret of yours. Even if you let me walk the plank I'd still be telling you the same thing. I told you this is all Elizabeth and WIll's plan to get you engaged!" Delora blurted out, and blamed herself for spitting it out.
"Oh? Engaged in what?"
"Nothing." Delora quickly said and ran out of the chamber. She saw Anamaria at the wheel and went towards her. She had no idea why, but she was lost, and she had no experience on a ship.
"Fine day, mate." Anamaria said, smiling at her.
"I guess so." Delora said, not really paying attention.
"How's Jack?" Anamaria asked, and turned the ship with the steering wheel. Delora caught a pole in time to keep from falling.
"What do you mean? He's...fine?" Delora asked.
"Well I've seen him behaving quite weirdly since last night, after the fight. Somehow his funny attitude has disappeared..." Anamaria said, swerving the ship once more.
"Weird? I thought he was always weird. And...I haven't gotten your name."
"Anamaria. My name's Anamaria."
"Oh. I'm Delora."
"What's your story? And why are you on board?" Anamaria asked.
"My story...I'm just an orphan girl with a bad temper. Is that good enough?"
"Well no. How were you a orphan?" Anamaria asked.
"My parents were taken by the pirates from the Black Pearl 10 years ago. I never saw them again. All I remember was my mother's scream, and a whole load of pirates who looked odd. Well I don't really recall how they looked like. It was so dark at where I was hiding. From then on I had to survive on my own. And I am on board because..." Delora said. Then she turned to stare at the sea, unable to continue. Was it safe to tell Anamaria?
"Yes?"
"I don't know." Delora lied.
"You do."
"Alright. Elizabeth and Will set me up." Delora said, sighing. "They told Jack that I knew a big secret of his, and about the ship, and so I had to be taken back here. But their plan was to make Jack fall in love." Delora said.
At this, Anamaria turned the wheel so hard that Delora nearly slid towards the other end of the ship.
Elizabeth came out and ran towards Delora, smiling. "Oh Delora, we're going to Port Royal!"
"Guess you're feeling better." Jack said. "You should take your breakfast." he continued and went out. Delora sighed and forced herself to eat.
After she washed up the utensils, she smoothed out her blue dress and went out to the platform. She loved the wind blowing in her face, and closed her eyes.
"Enjoying yourself?" Jack asked. Delora had not noticed how close to the steering wheel she was.
"Not really. I'd rather prefer to be off the boat." Delora said. She was embarrassed by her weak resistance to pain and refused to look Jack in the eye.
"I'll take the wheel, Captain." Anamaria came from behind towards the wheel. Jack nodded, and beckoned Delora to his Chambers.
When Jack closed the door, Delora asked, "Why can't we just go outside and talk? It's such a perfect day."
"I think it would be better if we spoke here, matey." Jack said. Delora was still refusing to look into Jack's eyes.
"Look, Captain-"
"Remember, Jack." Jack said calmly as he plopped down on the bed, putting his hands behind his head.
"Okay, Jack, look, I don't know any secret of yours. Even if you let me walk the plank I'd still be telling you the same thing. I told you this is all Elizabeth and WIll's plan to get you engaged!" Delora blurted out, and blamed herself for spitting it out.
"Oh? Engaged in what?"
"Nothing." Delora quickly said and ran out of the chamber. She saw Anamaria at the wheel and went towards her. She had no idea why, but she was lost, and she had no experience on a ship.
"Fine day, mate." Anamaria said, smiling at her.
"I guess so." Delora said, not really paying attention.
"How's Jack?" Anamaria asked, and turned the ship with the steering wheel. Delora caught a pole in time to keep from falling.
"What do you mean? He's...fine?" Delora asked.
"Well I've seen him behaving quite weirdly since last night, after the fight. Somehow his funny attitude has disappeared..." Anamaria said, swerving the ship once more.
"Weird? I thought he was always weird. And...I haven't gotten your name."
"Anamaria. My name's Anamaria."
"Oh. I'm Delora."
"What's your story? And why are you on board?" Anamaria asked.
"My story...I'm just an orphan girl with a bad temper. Is that good enough?"
"Well no. How were you a orphan?" Anamaria asked.
"My parents were taken by the pirates from the Black Pearl 10 years ago. I never saw them again. All I remember was my mother's scream, and a whole load of pirates who looked odd. Well I don't really recall how they looked like. It was so dark at where I was hiding. From then on I had to survive on my own. And I am on board because..." Delora said. Then she turned to stare at the sea, unable to continue. Was it safe to tell Anamaria?
"Yes?"
"I don't know." Delora lied.
"You do."
"Alright. Elizabeth and Will set me up." Delora said, sighing. "They told Jack that I knew a big secret of his, and about the ship, and so I had to be taken back here. But their plan was to make Jack fall in love." Delora said.
At this, Anamaria turned the wheel so hard that Delora nearly slid towards the other end of the ship.
Elizabeth came out and ran towards Delora, smiling. "Oh Delora, we're going to Port Royal!"