Epilogue
The next morning Will got up bright and early. It was a very quiet and calm morning. The sun was starting to rise and everyone in the house was still asleep. Instead of going outside he went to Jack's room.
It was the day of Jack's funeral. He had been gone for more than a day now. The room was quiet with no one in it. Will stopped at the door. It had been hard for him to get over his friend's death. But not just for him,but for Nicole too. Jack was Nicole's father.
God we miss you Jack,he thought. I know it's only been more than a day now,but that's too long for you to be gone. I know you must think I'm stupid,standing here missing you. But you're the only friend I ever had. Because of you I have a family. I never thought you had a daughter. But I'm glad that you do. Your daughter is one of a kind Jack. I'll never leave her. I can't...I love her too much.
"Will?"said a voice behind him. It was Nicole.
He turned around and hugged her. She knew how much he missed Jack. He moved his head down and kissed her. "I love you. I love you so much."
She smiled. "I love you too Will." At that moment a tear rolled down her cheek. Why did you have to leave us father,she thought. Why did you have to leave us when we needed you the most?
"I miss him...I can't believe I'm saying this."
"I know why Will. I miss him just as much as you do..."
"Probably more..."
"I don't know about that. But I want him back with all my heart. I just hope that person who killed my father is burning in hell."
Will kissed her again and said nothing. "He cared about you so much. He's smiling at you right now because you didn't leave. He's happy because you're happy and that you have a family. He was glad to see you once last time. He doesn't want you to get hurt anymore. He loves you. I could tell that he didn't want to leave. But he had to..."
"I just wish I got to see him one last time."
He sighed. "I know."
"I just don't feel like I can do this Will... I can't face all those people. I mean,what if they start saying that he should have been hung?"
He looked at her,stunned at first,but then smiled and kissed her. "I know...I know. I don't think I can do this either. I never wanted my children to see their grandfather in casket. But now they have to."
"Will?"
"Yes love?"
"Thank you...for being with me when I need you the most."
"That's why I'm here love."
"And I'm glad you are Will."
"I'm glad you're here too. I need you the most right now."
She rested her head on his shoulder and cried softly. Will healed her tight and kissed her over and over,telling her that it was going to be all right.
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The funeral that day was very big. There were a large number of people there. Most people there didn't even know who Jack was. But to Nicole and Will,this was an honor. At people were here because they cared about Jack.
The funeral lasted several hours. Several people went up to speak about Jack. Even Commodore Norrington and Governor Swann went up to speak. But then soon the funeral was over,and Jack was buried in the cemetery.
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The rest of the day was very quiet. Now they had to except the fact that Jack wasn't coming back. It was going to be hard for all them,especially Nicole and Will.
"I can't believe how many people were there,"said Nicole as she and Will lay in bed that night. "But I'm glad..."she paused.
Will moved closer to her and kissed her. Nicole softly started to cry again.
"I'm sorry...god I'm so stupid!"
"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh...you are not stupid. I know you miss him. It's not going to be easy to get over this. He was your father..."
"I never wanted any of this to happen Will!"
"I know...I know."
"I just wanted to tell him that I was sorry for being so stupid. I should have never had ran away."
"This wasn't your fault. He was trying to protect you. He cared about you because he didn't want to see you get hurt again."
"He didn't have to go and get killed!"
Will kissed her over and over while she kept crying. "I know how much pain you're in right now. But he cares about you. He wants you to be happy. He doesn't want you to cry."
"I'm sorry...I'm so sorry... I just never thought I would like this. I never thought I would actually be crying for my father. I always thought that he would be better off dead. But now I'm crying because I miss him."
He sighed. "I know. But you know what?"
"What?"
"At least he's not in pain anymore. At least he's happy."
She nodded. "Yes..."
There conversation was interrupted by footsteps that had stopped at their door. It was little Will. Will decided that there was no point in arguing with his son so he told him to come up on the bed. His son came up on the bed and laid down by his father.
"Why aren't you asleep?"Will asked his son.
"I miss him too..."he said.
He sighed. "I know..."
"It's too quiet without him."
Will nodded and said nothing.
"Will...what's wrong?"asked Nicole.
"He's right love."
"What do you mean?"
"It is too quiet without him... We all miss him son. Especially your mother. But he wants us to be happy. If he's happy right now than we should be too."
"I just wish I could have gotten to say goodbye..."said little Will.
"I know. But at least you got to say goodbye to him today."
"How bad did he look father?"
He sighed and said nothing.
"Father...?"
He then started to smile. "He looked horrible. I had never seen so many cuts and gunshot wounds on him. He tried to fight it...but the pain was just too great for him. But now he's not in any pain anymore. He's happy because he's in a better place and he's telling us that we shouldn't be sad. He should be happy for him too..."
"I just don't understand..."
He sighed. "I know son...you won't until you're older."
But there was no reply. His son was already asleep. Will moved his head over and kissed his son on his forehead and smiled.
"Should I take him to his room?"asked Nicole.
"No. He's already asleep. We shouldn't wake him."
"God he looks so peaceful. Sleeping so quietly..."
"So does your father..."
"What?"
"You're father is having peace right now...and so should you. You should go to sleep. Everything's going to be all right now love. No one's going to come to hurt you now. Your father is going to protect you."
"What about you?"
"Yes love...so am I."
"Then I am happy now."
"Good. You should always be happy."
But she was already asleep. Will smiled and kissed her. I know you're going to miss him,he thought. We're all going to miss him. But at least he's in a better place and he's happy... and hopefully you will be too. We should all be hapy now.
End
The next morning Will got up bright and early. It was a very quiet and calm morning. The sun was starting to rise and everyone in the house was still asleep. Instead of going outside he went to Jack's room.
It was the day of Jack's funeral. He had been gone for more than a day now. The room was quiet with no one in it. Will stopped at the door. It had been hard for him to get over his friend's death. But not just for him,but for Nicole too. Jack was Nicole's father.
God we miss you Jack,he thought. I know it's only been more than a day now,but that's too long for you to be gone. I know you must think I'm stupid,standing here missing you. But you're the only friend I ever had. Because of you I have a family. I never thought you had a daughter. But I'm glad that you do. Your daughter is one of a kind Jack. I'll never leave her. I can't...I love her too much.
"Will?"said a voice behind him. It was Nicole.
He turned around and hugged her. She knew how much he missed Jack. He moved his head down and kissed her. "I love you. I love you so much."
She smiled. "I love you too Will." At that moment a tear rolled down her cheek. Why did you have to leave us father,she thought. Why did you have to leave us when we needed you the most?
"I miss him...I can't believe I'm saying this."
"I know why Will. I miss him just as much as you do..."
"Probably more..."
"I don't know about that. But I want him back with all my heart. I just hope that person who killed my father is burning in hell."
Will kissed her again and said nothing. "He cared about you so much. He's smiling at you right now because you didn't leave. He's happy because you're happy and that you have a family. He was glad to see you once last time. He doesn't want you to get hurt anymore. He loves you. I could tell that he didn't want to leave. But he had to..."
"I just wish I got to see him one last time."
He sighed. "I know."
"I just don't feel like I can do this Will... I can't face all those people. I mean,what if they start saying that he should have been hung?"
He looked at her,stunned at first,but then smiled and kissed her. "I know...I know. I don't think I can do this either. I never wanted my children to see their grandfather in casket. But now they have to."
"Will?"
"Yes love?"
"Thank you...for being with me when I need you the most."
"That's why I'm here love."
"And I'm glad you are Will."
"I'm glad you're here too. I need you the most right now."
She rested her head on his shoulder and cried softly. Will healed her tight and kissed her over and over,telling her that it was going to be all right.
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The funeral that day was very big. There were a large number of people there. Most people there didn't even know who Jack was. But to Nicole and Will,this was an honor. At people were here because they cared about Jack.
The funeral lasted several hours. Several people went up to speak about Jack. Even Commodore Norrington and Governor Swann went up to speak. But then soon the funeral was over,and Jack was buried in the cemetery.
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The rest of the day was very quiet. Now they had to except the fact that Jack wasn't coming back. It was going to be hard for all them,especially Nicole and Will.
"I can't believe how many people were there,"said Nicole as she and Will lay in bed that night. "But I'm glad..."she paused.
Will moved closer to her and kissed her. Nicole softly started to cry again.
"I'm sorry...god I'm so stupid!"
"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh...you are not stupid. I know you miss him. It's not going to be easy to get over this. He was your father..."
"I never wanted any of this to happen Will!"
"I know...I know."
"I just wanted to tell him that I was sorry for being so stupid. I should have never had ran away."
"This wasn't your fault. He was trying to protect you. He cared about you because he didn't want to see you get hurt again."
"He didn't have to go and get killed!"
Will kissed her over and over while she kept crying. "I know how much pain you're in right now. But he cares about you. He wants you to be happy. He doesn't want you to cry."
"I'm sorry...I'm so sorry... I just never thought I would like this. I never thought I would actually be crying for my father. I always thought that he would be better off dead. But now I'm crying because I miss him."
He sighed. "I know. But you know what?"
"What?"
"At least he's not in pain anymore. At least he's happy."
She nodded. "Yes..."
There conversation was interrupted by footsteps that had stopped at their door. It was little Will. Will decided that there was no point in arguing with his son so he told him to come up on the bed. His son came up on the bed and laid down by his father.
"Why aren't you asleep?"Will asked his son.
"I miss him too..."he said.
He sighed. "I know..."
"It's too quiet without him."
Will nodded and said nothing.
"Will...what's wrong?"asked Nicole.
"He's right love."
"What do you mean?"
"It is too quiet without him... We all miss him son. Especially your mother. But he wants us to be happy. If he's happy right now than we should be too."
"I just wish I could have gotten to say goodbye..."said little Will.
"I know. But at least you got to say goodbye to him today."
"How bad did he look father?"
He sighed and said nothing.
"Father...?"
He then started to smile. "He looked horrible. I had never seen so many cuts and gunshot wounds on him. He tried to fight it...but the pain was just too great for him. But now he's not in any pain anymore. He's happy because he's in a better place and he's telling us that we shouldn't be sad. He should be happy for him too..."
"I just don't understand..."
He sighed. "I know son...you won't until you're older."
But there was no reply. His son was already asleep. Will moved his head over and kissed his son on his forehead and smiled.
"Should I take him to his room?"asked Nicole.
"No. He's already asleep. We shouldn't wake him."
"God he looks so peaceful. Sleeping so quietly..."
"So does your father..."
"What?"
"You're father is having peace right now...and so should you. You should go to sleep. Everything's going to be all right now love. No one's going to come to hurt you now. Your father is going to protect you."
"What about you?"
"Yes love...so am I."
"Then I am happy now."
"Good. You should always be happy."
But she was already asleep. Will smiled and kissed her. I know you're going to miss him,he thought. We're all going to miss him. But at least he's in a better place and he's happy... and hopefully you will be too. We should all be hapy now.
End