"Tell me, does the admiral's son still bother you?" Jack asked Sarah that
evening after dinner as the two walked in the garden overlooking the
harbour. "He doesn't follow me around as much," Sarah told him. "But now he
is busy being a captain and trying to become commodore like his father,"
She said. "He still follows you round then?" Jack asked and Sarah nodded.
"He did, not long ago, proclaim his love for me," Sarah said as she surveyed the sunset across the harbour. "At least you didn't fall into the water did you?" Jack kidded and Sarah smiled, remembering her mother's tale of the admiral's proposal. "I do not know however, if I feel the same in return," She shrugged.
"Maybe he should try and rescue you from bloodthirsty pirates," Jack grinned and Sarah laughed. "I doubt that that would happen, the waters around Port Royal have been incredibly peaceful for many years now," She said and fell silent for a moment. "How long are you staying here this time?" She asked. "Not sure, few days maybe," Jack replied.
"And then it's back to the wide open seas, where you can go wherever you please whenever you please," Sarah said dreamily as the sun sunk further below the horizon. "And loads of rum," Jack interrupted with a sly smile. "So many adventures to be had, places to be explored." She trailed off. "I wish I could go with you," She said before turning to face Jack excitedly. "Can I go with you?"
"Oh, no, no, no," Jack raised his hands and took a step backward. "Oh Jack why not?" Sarah asked him. "Not for long - a couple of weeks maybe, please Jack," She begged and took a step forward, towards Jack. "Please, I've been wanting to do this my whole life but I've never had the chance," She said as Jack took another step back, his foot landing in the garden. "Last time you came I was too young but I'm not too young now. Oh why can't I go with you Jack?"
"What would your father say?" Jack reasoned, removing his foot from the garden and Sarah frowned. "He'd probably say no - as always. I'm not a little girl anymore Jack, why can't he see that?" She said as the sun disappeared completely. "He's just trying to protect you love," Jack told her and Sarah looked up at him pleadingly. "He trusts you, can't you tell him I'll be all right?" She asked and Jack nodded.
"Course you'll be all right love," He said with a small smile. "Cause you aint going anywhere." Sarah stared at Jack for a moment, trying to digest those words. "You mean you won't take me with you?" She asked, tears pricking her eyes. "Oh now love don't cry," Jack said very quickly. "Being a pirate is somewhat overrated, really. And quite boring - nothing to do half the time, you wouldn't really like it at all."
"How would I know? I'll never get the chance to experience it for myself now will I?" A tear rolled down Sarah's cheek. "Come on love," Jack started to speak and Sarah looked him straight in the eye. "Don't 'love' me," She said, her voice full of hurt and anger. "I hate you," And with that she turned on heel and fled the garden. "Great job Jack," Jack scolded himself as he watched her go.
"He did, not long ago, proclaim his love for me," Sarah said as she surveyed the sunset across the harbour. "At least you didn't fall into the water did you?" Jack kidded and Sarah smiled, remembering her mother's tale of the admiral's proposal. "I do not know however, if I feel the same in return," She shrugged.
"Maybe he should try and rescue you from bloodthirsty pirates," Jack grinned and Sarah laughed. "I doubt that that would happen, the waters around Port Royal have been incredibly peaceful for many years now," She said and fell silent for a moment. "How long are you staying here this time?" She asked. "Not sure, few days maybe," Jack replied.
"And then it's back to the wide open seas, where you can go wherever you please whenever you please," Sarah said dreamily as the sun sunk further below the horizon. "And loads of rum," Jack interrupted with a sly smile. "So many adventures to be had, places to be explored." She trailed off. "I wish I could go with you," She said before turning to face Jack excitedly. "Can I go with you?"
"Oh, no, no, no," Jack raised his hands and took a step backward. "Oh Jack why not?" Sarah asked him. "Not for long - a couple of weeks maybe, please Jack," She begged and took a step forward, towards Jack. "Please, I've been wanting to do this my whole life but I've never had the chance," She said as Jack took another step back, his foot landing in the garden. "Last time you came I was too young but I'm not too young now. Oh why can't I go with you Jack?"
"What would your father say?" Jack reasoned, removing his foot from the garden and Sarah frowned. "He'd probably say no - as always. I'm not a little girl anymore Jack, why can't he see that?" She said as the sun disappeared completely. "He's just trying to protect you love," Jack told her and Sarah looked up at him pleadingly. "He trusts you, can't you tell him I'll be all right?" She asked and Jack nodded.
"Course you'll be all right love," He said with a small smile. "Cause you aint going anywhere." Sarah stared at Jack for a moment, trying to digest those words. "You mean you won't take me with you?" She asked, tears pricking her eyes. "Oh now love don't cry," Jack said very quickly. "Being a pirate is somewhat overrated, really. And quite boring - nothing to do half the time, you wouldn't really like it at all."
"How would I know? I'll never get the chance to experience it for myself now will I?" A tear rolled down Sarah's cheek. "Come on love," Jack started to speak and Sarah looked him straight in the eye. "Don't 'love' me," She said, her voice full of hurt and anger. "I hate you," And with that she turned on heel and fled the garden. "Great job Jack," Jack scolded himself as he watched her go.