Chapter 6
Before Will into his son's room,he thought for a bit. What am I supposed to tell him? Should I really tell him that my father was a pirate? I mean,he knows that Jack was a pirate. But what about my father? I only wish I could remember my father. He took a deep breath. But before he could open the door,he stopped. Someone was behind him. It was Nicole.
"What are you doing?"he asked.
"That wound wasn't that bad Will,"she said. "You're afraid Will. I can tell."
"Maybe I am. Maybe I'm not."
"Will,c'mon. We all know that you're scared."
"It's just that..."he paused.
"What?"
"I never knew my father. I don't know what to tell my son."
"You still don't want to believe what my father told you?"
"I don't know."
"If you don't want to tell him anything Will,then you don't have to. You know that."
"He acts more like your father than he does me. You know that."
"Just give it some time Will."
"Maybe you're right." He opened the door. He's son was lying in bed sleeping. "You think we should leave him alone?"
"What do you think?"
"Let's leave him alone. But you should get some rest."
"I'm fine Will. Really,I am."
He sighed. He didn't know what to say. "I was thinking about that song your father was humming earlier."
"It's an old pirate's song. He used to sing it to me all the time before he left me..."she paused.
"Are you ok love?"
"I'm fine. Let's go. He needs to be alone."
"Right."
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Will took Nicole back to their room. She was still in a little bit of pain because of the wound. But other than she was doing just fine. They chatted until their son woke up and came into the room.
"Son,I think you need to know the truth,"said Will. He told his son to come up on the bed and his son obeyed. "Son listen,I know I've never told you this,but my father was a...he was a pirate. Your grandfather told me that when I was going to rescue...the first love of my life."
"Where is she now?"asked little Will.
He paused. But he knew that he had to tell his son the truth. "She's dead son."
"Oh..."
"But you know what? If it wasn't for your grandfather I wouldn't have been lucky. I wouldn't have your mother with me and you would have never been born."
"So both of my grandfather's were pirates?"
"I really didn't know what my father was. I lost my memory as a young boy. I don't even remember my father. Heck I don't even remember my own mother. But at least I have a wife and son and soon you're going to be a brother."
"You aren't going to leave me right father?"
He smiled and chuckled. "No son. I'm not going anywhere."
"Good. I would hate it if I lost my father."
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Carry this picture
By: Dashboard Confessional
Carry this picture for luck...
Kept in a locket,tucked in your collar...
Close to your chest...
Make a secret,
Shown to the closest friends...
And meet me at quarter to seven...
The sun will still shine then,at this time of year...
We'll head to the inlet...
And we'll share a bottle there...
And color the coast with your smile...
It's the most genuine thing I've ever seen...
I was so lost,but now,I believe...
And follow me south of the big docks,
Where they tether the boats...
The rich men revere as so important,
They hire our fathers to steer...
And down to the edge of the water where we'll spill our guts,
And we'll name our fears...
I'll give you this picture...
Keep it and don't be scared...
And color the coast with your smile...
It's the most genuine thing I've ever seen...
I was so lost,but now,I believe...
Your smile is the most genuine thing I've ever seen...
I was so lost,but now,
I believe...
Before Will into his son's room,he thought for a bit. What am I supposed to tell him? Should I really tell him that my father was a pirate? I mean,he knows that Jack was a pirate. But what about my father? I only wish I could remember my father. He took a deep breath. But before he could open the door,he stopped. Someone was behind him. It was Nicole.
"What are you doing?"he asked.
"That wound wasn't that bad Will,"she said. "You're afraid Will. I can tell."
"Maybe I am. Maybe I'm not."
"Will,c'mon. We all know that you're scared."
"It's just that..."he paused.
"What?"
"I never knew my father. I don't know what to tell my son."
"You still don't want to believe what my father told you?"
"I don't know."
"If you don't want to tell him anything Will,then you don't have to. You know that."
"He acts more like your father than he does me. You know that."
"Just give it some time Will."
"Maybe you're right." He opened the door. He's son was lying in bed sleeping. "You think we should leave him alone?"
"What do you think?"
"Let's leave him alone. But you should get some rest."
"I'm fine Will. Really,I am."
He sighed. He didn't know what to say. "I was thinking about that song your father was humming earlier."
"It's an old pirate's song. He used to sing it to me all the time before he left me..."she paused.
"Are you ok love?"
"I'm fine. Let's go. He needs to be alone."
"Right."
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Will took Nicole back to their room. She was still in a little bit of pain because of the wound. But other than she was doing just fine. They chatted until their son woke up and came into the room.
"Son,I think you need to know the truth,"said Will. He told his son to come up on the bed and his son obeyed. "Son listen,I know I've never told you this,but my father was a...he was a pirate. Your grandfather told me that when I was going to rescue...the first love of my life."
"Where is she now?"asked little Will.
He paused. But he knew that he had to tell his son the truth. "She's dead son."
"Oh..."
"But you know what? If it wasn't for your grandfather I wouldn't have been lucky. I wouldn't have your mother with me and you would have never been born."
"So both of my grandfather's were pirates?"
"I really didn't know what my father was. I lost my memory as a young boy. I don't even remember my father. Heck I don't even remember my own mother. But at least I have a wife and son and soon you're going to be a brother."
"You aren't going to leave me right father?"
He smiled and chuckled. "No son. I'm not going anywhere."
"Good. I would hate it if I lost my father."
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Carry this picture
By: Dashboard Confessional
Carry this picture for luck...
Kept in a locket,tucked in your collar...
Close to your chest...
Make a secret,
Shown to the closest friends...
And meet me at quarter to seven...
The sun will still shine then,at this time of year...
We'll head to the inlet...
And we'll share a bottle there...
And color the coast with your smile...
It's the most genuine thing I've ever seen...
I was so lost,but now,I believe...
And follow me south of the big docks,
Where they tether the boats...
The rich men revere as so important,
They hire our fathers to steer...
And down to the edge of the water where we'll spill our guts,
And we'll name our fears...
I'll give you this picture...
Keep it and don't be scared...
And color the coast with your smile...
It's the most genuine thing I've ever seen...
I was so lost,but now,I believe...
Your smile is the most genuine thing I've ever seen...
I was so lost,but now,
I believe...