Women Get Emotional and Men Act Like Men.
Jack's face froze in fear. "Oh my God. Adam!"
His fear was communicable as suddenly Bill experienced the emotion as well. They flew to the bottom of the boat.
"Adam!" Jack called. The lack of response sent a wave of panic through his body. "Adam answer me!" He fumbled at the keys unable to see in the dark. Bill had hurried ahead and found the cell in which Jack had ordered his brother imprisoned on the night he had been initiated into the brotherhood. "Over here" Bill called.
Jack ran to the cage. Adam lay unconscious on the cold wet floor. The cell was unlocked and Jack scooped his brother up. "Adam, you ok mate?" He shook him. Adam wake up!" Adam didn't wake up this time. Helpless, he looked up at Bill.
"This isn't a fit. What do I do?" Bill could only shake his head. They brought him up to the cabin and put him into his bed. Jack sat on the bed talking non-stop in hope Adam could hear him.
"Oh God Adam I'm so sorry. I didn't mean it. Come back."
"We're not too far off we'll go back to Jamaica." Bill informed Jack. "I'll go see how long." He was relieved to leave the room.
Adam opened his eyes just before midnight. Jack was right there. Relieved, he smiled. "Aye mate." He pushed Adam's hair from his eyes. "Bout time you came back. You was really scarin' me."
Adam didn't smile. He didn't say anything. "You 'ungry? You gotta be thirsty." Jack lifted a glass of water to his lips. Adam's eyes were tired. A noise came from his throat. "ahhh." Jack looked hard at his brother's face. Something was wrong.
"Adam?" He pulled him up from a reclining to a sitting position. Like that of a newborn infant, Adam's head dropped heavily forward. He had no strength and no control over his body. Jack's muscles tightened. His brain is damaged and its my fault his thoughts raced. His stomach was in knots. Gently he laid his brother back on the bed. He undressed him and washed him and put him in a clean nightshirt. He sat back down on the side of the bed.
" 's ok Squiffy. Its you an me mate. " "ahhh" He offered him water on a teaspoon. With a bit of assistance he was able to swallow it. Jack encouraged him. Right now Adam was alive and that was good enough for him.
When they arrived in Port Royal Jack and Bill immediately sought medical help. Apoplexy (stroke) was the diagnosis. . Jack was numb. This wasn't happening. This couldn't be happening. For the second time in their lives Jack had played an instrumental role in almost killing and seriously injuring Adam.
The Pearl waited while Jack and Bill tended Adam's needs. Jack hadn't lost any anxiety although his brother was in most capable hands. They waited for the doctors to check out Adam and give him a room. Finally Adam was settled and they were able to see him.
"Adam" Jack said after about an hour. "We're going to go get Mum and Dad. You'll be okay 'ere. They'll be good to ya." Scared and agitated, Adam made whining noises. His eyes pleaded with Jack not to leave him alone.
"You'll be fine. I'll see you later Mate okay?" With that, Jack left the room. Bill couldn't believe it. "What the hell do you think you're doing? You can't just leave 'im 'ere alone."
"'Ee ain't alone. We gotta get me Dad." Jack snapped at him.
"I'll go get Dad." Bill was pissed. "You stay with your brother. Mummy's not here to pick up the pieces Jack. You can't just leave 'im."
"I'm not!" Jack's voice was vicious, angry in Bills implication that he relied on his mother to handle his problems and knowing he was referring to Sidi's miscarriages. His hands were waving.
"They know what they're doing! "Ee's getting the best care. I can't do anything for him! If you want to stay then stay. I'm going to get me Dad. Adam needs Dad!" Jack stalked off. Bill followed. The Black Pearl left for home that night. Bill and Jack barely spoke the entire trip. Everyone instantly disembarked upon arrival and fled to their respective homes. It had been a long hard trip.
Jack got home and relayed the bad news. He explained that Adam was in good hands in the Naval Hospital in Port Royal. He had been sure to get him the best care possible. He would recover but they had no idea to what extent the damage was. Plans were made to leave as soon as possible.
Both Courtney and James were livid that Jack abandoned his brother when Bill had volunteered to said the Pearl back to England to get them. Neither would accept his excuses for coming home.
James applauded Bill's chastising of Jack and expressed his displeasure in Jack's lack of loyalty and devotion to his family.. James rage caught Jack off guard. Never in his life did his father ever come near to telling him he was ashamed of him or questioning his character. Jack was shell- shocked. He was loyal to Adam! He loved Adam. Adam was his best friend!
He turned to his wife for comfort. Sidi supported her husband the best she could and with all that had happened between she and Charles was making it a point to be a strong and supportive wife. She loved Jonathan so much and now that he was in her arms again she was very ashamed. How could she have been so childish. How could she have risked everything for a silly game of revenge?
It was a difficult situation for everyone in the family. Sidi was very fond of Adam. However, being one who was used to being on the receiving end of Jack's unwillingness to involve himself, she said nothing. There was nothing she could say that would change her husband's mind. James had made sure of that. Jack was unable to involve himself in anyone's emotional crisis. His father had taught his sons never to get emotional. Women got emotional and men behaved as men. It was a sure sign of weakness for any man to behave anything but strong and secure.
Therefore, if a situation arose that involved an emotional tie, Jack walked away. He had watched Adam get beaten and ridiculed for being emotional and Charles rewarded for becoming a hard-hearted narcissist. Jack chose a road somewhere in the middle. He was too kind and honest to ignore another's pain so he made sure not to see it. Yes, James Sparrow's sons learned the lesson well.
Come with us to Jamaica he said almost pleading as they made love. I don't want to say goodbye so soon. Please say you'll come Sidi, please? I think you will like it. Sidi was elated. Never before had he even considered bringing her with him. Jamaica! She had never been out of England in all her life! How exciting!
Jack's face froze in fear. "Oh my God. Adam!"
His fear was communicable as suddenly Bill experienced the emotion as well. They flew to the bottom of the boat.
"Adam!" Jack called. The lack of response sent a wave of panic through his body. "Adam answer me!" He fumbled at the keys unable to see in the dark. Bill had hurried ahead and found the cell in which Jack had ordered his brother imprisoned on the night he had been initiated into the brotherhood. "Over here" Bill called.
Jack ran to the cage. Adam lay unconscious on the cold wet floor. The cell was unlocked and Jack scooped his brother up. "Adam, you ok mate?" He shook him. Adam wake up!" Adam didn't wake up this time. Helpless, he looked up at Bill.
"This isn't a fit. What do I do?" Bill could only shake his head. They brought him up to the cabin and put him into his bed. Jack sat on the bed talking non-stop in hope Adam could hear him.
"Oh God Adam I'm so sorry. I didn't mean it. Come back."
"We're not too far off we'll go back to Jamaica." Bill informed Jack. "I'll go see how long." He was relieved to leave the room.
Adam opened his eyes just before midnight. Jack was right there. Relieved, he smiled. "Aye mate." He pushed Adam's hair from his eyes. "Bout time you came back. You was really scarin' me."
Adam didn't smile. He didn't say anything. "You 'ungry? You gotta be thirsty." Jack lifted a glass of water to his lips. Adam's eyes were tired. A noise came from his throat. "ahhh." Jack looked hard at his brother's face. Something was wrong.
"Adam?" He pulled him up from a reclining to a sitting position. Like that of a newborn infant, Adam's head dropped heavily forward. He had no strength and no control over his body. Jack's muscles tightened. His brain is damaged and its my fault his thoughts raced. His stomach was in knots. Gently he laid his brother back on the bed. He undressed him and washed him and put him in a clean nightshirt. He sat back down on the side of the bed.
" 's ok Squiffy. Its you an me mate. " "ahhh" He offered him water on a teaspoon. With a bit of assistance he was able to swallow it. Jack encouraged him. Right now Adam was alive and that was good enough for him.
When they arrived in Port Royal Jack and Bill immediately sought medical help. Apoplexy (stroke) was the diagnosis. . Jack was numb. This wasn't happening. This couldn't be happening. For the second time in their lives Jack had played an instrumental role in almost killing and seriously injuring Adam.
The Pearl waited while Jack and Bill tended Adam's needs. Jack hadn't lost any anxiety although his brother was in most capable hands. They waited for the doctors to check out Adam and give him a room. Finally Adam was settled and they were able to see him.
"Adam" Jack said after about an hour. "We're going to go get Mum and Dad. You'll be okay 'ere. They'll be good to ya." Scared and agitated, Adam made whining noises. His eyes pleaded with Jack not to leave him alone.
"You'll be fine. I'll see you later Mate okay?" With that, Jack left the room. Bill couldn't believe it. "What the hell do you think you're doing? You can't just leave 'im 'ere alone."
"'Ee ain't alone. We gotta get me Dad." Jack snapped at him.
"I'll go get Dad." Bill was pissed. "You stay with your brother. Mummy's not here to pick up the pieces Jack. You can't just leave 'im."
"I'm not!" Jack's voice was vicious, angry in Bills implication that he relied on his mother to handle his problems and knowing he was referring to Sidi's miscarriages. His hands were waving.
"They know what they're doing! "Ee's getting the best care. I can't do anything for him! If you want to stay then stay. I'm going to get me Dad. Adam needs Dad!" Jack stalked off. Bill followed. The Black Pearl left for home that night. Bill and Jack barely spoke the entire trip. Everyone instantly disembarked upon arrival and fled to their respective homes. It had been a long hard trip.
Jack got home and relayed the bad news. He explained that Adam was in good hands in the Naval Hospital in Port Royal. He had been sure to get him the best care possible. He would recover but they had no idea to what extent the damage was. Plans were made to leave as soon as possible.
Both Courtney and James were livid that Jack abandoned his brother when Bill had volunteered to said the Pearl back to England to get them. Neither would accept his excuses for coming home.
James applauded Bill's chastising of Jack and expressed his displeasure in Jack's lack of loyalty and devotion to his family.. James rage caught Jack off guard. Never in his life did his father ever come near to telling him he was ashamed of him or questioning his character. Jack was shell- shocked. He was loyal to Adam! He loved Adam. Adam was his best friend!
He turned to his wife for comfort. Sidi supported her husband the best she could and with all that had happened between she and Charles was making it a point to be a strong and supportive wife. She loved Jonathan so much and now that he was in her arms again she was very ashamed. How could she have been so childish. How could she have risked everything for a silly game of revenge?
It was a difficult situation for everyone in the family. Sidi was very fond of Adam. However, being one who was used to being on the receiving end of Jack's unwillingness to involve himself, she said nothing. There was nothing she could say that would change her husband's mind. James had made sure of that. Jack was unable to involve himself in anyone's emotional crisis. His father had taught his sons never to get emotional. Women got emotional and men behaved as men. It was a sure sign of weakness for any man to behave anything but strong and secure.
Therefore, if a situation arose that involved an emotional tie, Jack walked away. He had watched Adam get beaten and ridiculed for being emotional and Charles rewarded for becoming a hard-hearted narcissist. Jack chose a road somewhere in the middle. He was too kind and honest to ignore another's pain so he made sure not to see it. Yes, James Sparrow's sons learned the lesson well.
Come with us to Jamaica he said almost pleading as they made love. I don't want to say goodbye so soon. Please say you'll come Sidi, please? I think you will like it. Sidi was elated. Never before had he even considered bringing her with him. Jamaica! She had never been out of England in all her life! How exciting!