(After this, won't be able to write for 3-4 days.)
There it was, just as she said. The house looked old and beat-up by the wind. Jack slowly walked through the cemetery and sat against a tree. The only way that someone could see him was if they walked straight up to him. It was doubtful that it would happen though.
The sun blazed overhead. Jack though was in the shade, there was only patches of sunlight. He let out a yawn, he hadn't gotten too much sleep. Reaching a hand into his pocket, he stopped remembering he didn't have any rum with him. A few birds chirped lazily... A bee buzzed from a few feet away and Jack leaned his head back against the tree. It was peaceful. A soft wind every now and then. A few distant voices... The waves from the ocean could be faintly heard. Jack was aware of the noises around him, he was slowly falling asleep though.
His eyes snapped opened, he had been sleeping. For, he guessed, for somewhat more then a half an hour. Jack yawned, and took off his jacket. That's when he saw the door of the house open and a man coming out. The man resembled Camille, her father. "Where's your daughter?" Someone else had asked.
Jack listened more closely. The man laughed, "Ahh... She's with my sister and her family. I thought it would be good for here, a cousin her age and whatnot....Quite a distance away...She colored a picture for me, just got it today."
The person smirked and her father grinned, "A relief to get her off my hands." He laughed like it was a joke, but it didn't meet his careless eyes. "Well C'mon now! Lets get a drink or two!" Jack watched the two of them leave.
After a few minutes of reviewing what was just heard, Jack stood up, making his way back to the mansion.
(This is like around 7 or 8 at night...)
"Camille... I heard your father say your suppose to be at his sister's." Jack said ,watching her.
She frowned, "He doesn't love me any more since my mama died... He doesn't have a sister..."
Jack raised an eyebrow, "How do you know?"
"Cause...He told me awhile ago..."
He cleared his throat and looked at her for a moment, "How old are you?"
Camille looked like she was in deep thought, she looked down to her hands "Six...That's this old!" She held up six fingers for him to see. Jack could not help but smile.
She took a bit of the potatoes she was given. Elizabeth looked to Jack for a moment and whispered, "That's really what her father said?He doesn't care for her..." Jack nodded. "That's awful..." She said.
"When is Will going to be back?"He asked and Elizabeth looked at the napkin infront of her, "A few hours...He was sick two days ago, and he's trying to make up for it."
Jack nodded and rested his chin on his fist, watching Camille eat. He heard the door open and in came Maud, "Need anything else?" She asked with a smile looking at them. Jack and Elizabeth shook their heads, "I'll be off then Miss..."
Elizabeth nodded, "Good Bye." Maud left the room, and Jack stared at the spot where she was. She was very pretty, and seemed to be quite nice...and yet...something didn't seem too right. Jack thought about it for a moment then took a drink of rum from the mug in front of him. He took another swig, glad to finally have a drink.
He heard a small yawned and glanced at Camille, who yawned again,rubbing her eyes. Elizabeth also looked at Camille, "I'll get Cilla to get her to bed."
Camille looked at them, "Who's she...Like Maud...Helps with things?"
Elizabeth nodded, "I'll call her to put you to bed..."
The little girl shook her head, "I want Jack to."
Jack sighed, "What room?" He asked Elizabeth, standing up, putting his hand out for Camille, which she took quickly.
"I'll show you..." Elizabeth pointed out to the room that Jack could stay in, then pointed out the room in which Camille could stay in. Elizabeth left them, hearing Will.
Jack opened the door to Camille's room, and she climbed onto the bed, pulling the covers on her. She still had the dress on, but she seemed too tired to care. Jack sat beside her for a few moments, until he was sure she was sleeping. He then stood up and started to leave, but her voice called him back. Camille looked at him through half-opened eyes and lifted her head to kiss his cheek, but Jack slightly pulled back, so Camille kissed his hand. She than laid down, falling asleep.
He looked at her for a few moments, then left the bedroom and walked down the steps to join Will and Elizabeth... After a couple hours of talking, Jack stood up, "Think I'll be going to bed...but before I do... I don't want Camille left alone with Maud..."
Jack then left the room and started the walk to the room he'd be sleeping in.
There it was, just as she said. The house looked old and beat-up by the wind. Jack slowly walked through the cemetery and sat against a tree. The only way that someone could see him was if they walked straight up to him. It was doubtful that it would happen though.
The sun blazed overhead. Jack though was in the shade, there was only patches of sunlight. He let out a yawn, he hadn't gotten too much sleep. Reaching a hand into his pocket, he stopped remembering he didn't have any rum with him. A few birds chirped lazily... A bee buzzed from a few feet away and Jack leaned his head back against the tree. It was peaceful. A soft wind every now and then. A few distant voices... The waves from the ocean could be faintly heard. Jack was aware of the noises around him, he was slowly falling asleep though.
His eyes snapped opened, he had been sleeping. For, he guessed, for somewhat more then a half an hour. Jack yawned, and took off his jacket. That's when he saw the door of the house open and a man coming out. The man resembled Camille, her father. "Where's your daughter?" Someone else had asked.
Jack listened more closely. The man laughed, "Ahh... She's with my sister and her family. I thought it would be good for here, a cousin her age and whatnot....Quite a distance away...She colored a picture for me, just got it today."
The person smirked and her father grinned, "A relief to get her off my hands." He laughed like it was a joke, but it didn't meet his careless eyes. "Well C'mon now! Lets get a drink or two!" Jack watched the two of them leave.
After a few minutes of reviewing what was just heard, Jack stood up, making his way back to the mansion.
(This is like around 7 or 8 at night...)
"Camille... I heard your father say your suppose to be at his sister's." Jack said ,watching her.
She frowned, "He doesn't love me any more since my mama died... He doesn't have a sister..."
Jack raised an eyebrow, "How do you know?"
"Cause...He told me awhile ago..."
He cleared his throat and looked at her for a moment, "How old are you?"
Camille looked like she was in deep thought, she looked down to her hands "Six...That's this old!" She held up six fingers for him to see. Jack could not help but smile.
She took a bit of the potatoes she was given. Elizabeth looked to Jack for a moment and whispered, "That's really what her father said?He doesn't care for her..." Jack nodded. "That's awful..." She said.
"When is Will going to be back?"He asked and Elizabeth looked at the napkin infront of her, "A few hours...He was sick two days ago, and he's trying to make up for it."
Jack nodded and rested his chin on his fist, watching Camille eat. He heard the door open and in came Maud, "Need anything else?" She asked with a smile looking at them. Jack and Elizabeth shook their heads, "I'll be off then Miss..."
Elizabeth nodded, "Good Bye." Maud left the room, and Jack stared at the spot where she was. She was very pretty, and seemed to be quite nice...and yet...something didn't seem too right. Jack thought about it for a moment then took a drink of rum from the mug in front of him. He took another swig, glad to finally have a drink.
He heard a small yawned and glanced at Camille, who yawned again,rubbing her eyes. Elizabeth also looked at Camille, "I'll get Cilla to get her to bed."
Camille looked at them, "Who's she...Like Maud...Helps with things?"
Elizabeth nodded, "I'll call her to put you to bed..."
The little girl shook her head, "I want Jack to."
Jack sighed, "What room?" He asked Elizabeth, standing up, putting his hand out for Camille, which she took quickly.
"I'll show you..." Elizabeth pointed out to the room that Jack could stay in, then pointed out the room in which Camille could stay in. Elizabeth left them, hearing Will.
Jack opened the door to Camille's room, and she climbed onto the bed, pulling the covers on her. She still had the dress on, but she seemed too tired to care. Jack sat beside her for a few moments, until he was sure she was sleeping. He then stood up and started to leave, but her voice called him back. Camille looked at him through half-opened eyes and lifted her head to kiss his cheek, but Jack slightly pulled back, so Camille kissed his hand. She than laid down, falling asleep.
He looked at her for a few moments, then left the bedroom and walked down the steps to join Will and Elizabeth... After a couple hours of talking, Jack stood up, "Think I'll be going to bed...but before I do... I don't want Camille left alone with Maud..."
Jack then left the room and started the walk to the room he'd be sleeping in.