Back on the ship everyone was very surprised to see us both. Jack started
on the story, and I finished it.
He seemed to glow. I couldn't figure out why, but he really seemed to glow.
I resolved to ask Anamaria later, she always knew what everyone was thinking.
I climbed the rigging and hour or so later, she was on the bird-nest.
"Hi, Anamaria.. Ah, looks good?"
"Aye, all clear."
"Ah, Anamaria, can I ask you something."
"No. Ask him yourself. You two need to talk."
OK, how about no.
"Ok, I will, if you say I should.."
I gave her one last look. "Are you su-"
"Yes, Ovashing, I am sure. Ask your Father."
"Oh, yes, of course."
I grudgingly slumped down the rigging, and trudged off in search of Jack.
I found him lurking in his cabin, which was the obvious place to look for him.
"Ah Jack?"
He jumped and turned quickly. "Ovashing! Come in!"
"Oh, right, um thanks?"
"What can I do you for? Everything alright I assume, no ones presenting a problem?"
"Oh, no ah, everything's lovely. I love the ship.. but that's not that I'm here about."
"Oh?"
How do you ask why someone was glowing? It doesn't make scene!
"I, umm.. I wanted why you did that today?"
"What!"
"You almost lost the Pearl over me, and then you were going to lose your self! What were you thinking?"
"I was thinking, Ovashing, that I almost never had a daughter, and now I did, and I wasn't about to let the rat-bellied pirate take her away from me. I've had my game Ovashing, and I've played my nicely drawn hand well. So! I've cheated once or twice, with a card up my sleeve, and now my selves are empty.The real logic behind it was your a good lot younger then I, and that means you'll mostly live longer. I need someone to take the pearl after time gone. And I'd prefer it if she was in the family."
"Oh I'd never thought 'bout it that way, Jac-"
"And then you manage to dance around an save us both. Ovashing.. I."
"I'm Sorry Jack, I didn't mean to-"
"Its Dad. Just dad."
"I'm sorry Jack.. I didn't mean to make a problem..."
"Oh, no love, I'm proud."
I couldn't stand it. I jumped up and ran from the room. I wouldn't, couldn't face him.
He..loved me. I guess he did and truly loved me. He loved me and I couldn't even call him dad. I just couldn't.
I felt ill.
Dinner was quite, for me at least. You could tell Jack's heart wasn't in it either. Everyone else laughed and cheered and mused at the stupidity of the other ship for taking on both the "Sparrows" at once.
Jack laughed once, smiled thrice but there was no scheme in his eyes, and no rum on his breath. He was hurt.
I had made him hurt. I had once thought this man hated me.. Now I was injured by his pain. I loved him too. I must love him too...
Dinner concluded and I made my way to Jack. "Jack?"
"Yes Ovashing?"
"Um, I. I love you.. Dad."
He seemed to glow. I couldn't figure out why, but he really seemed to glow.
I resolved to ask Anamaria later, she always knew what everyone was thinking.
I climbed the rigging and hour or so later, she was on the bird-nest.
"Hi, Anamaria.. Ah, looks good?"
"Aye, all clear."
"Ah, Anamaria, can I ask you something."
"No. Ask him yourself. You two need to talk."
OK, how about no.
"Ok, I will, if you say I should.."
I gave her one last look. "Are you su-"
"Yes, Ovashing, I am sure. Ask your Father."
"Oh, yes, of course."
I grudgingly slumped down the rigging, and trudged off in search of Jack.
I found him lurking in his cabin, which was the obvious place to look for him.
"Ah Jack?"
He jumped and turned quickly. "Ovashing! Come in!"
"Oh, right, um thanks?"
"What can I do you for? Everything alright I assume, no ones presenting a problem?"
"Oh, no ah, everything's lovely. I love the ship.. but that's not that I'm here about."
"Oh?"
How do you ask why someone was glowing? It doesn't make scene!
"I, umm.. I wanted why you did that today?"
"What!"
"You almost lost the Pearl over me, and then you were going to lose your self! What were you thinking?"
"I was thinking, Ovashing, that I almost never had a daughter, and now I did, and I wasn't about to let the rat-bellied pirate take her away from me. I've had my game Ovashing, and I've played my nicely drawn hand well. So! I've cheated once or twice, with a card up my sleeve, and now my selves are empty.The real logic behind it was your a good lot younger then I, and that means you'll mostly live longer. I need someone to take the pearl after time gone. And I'd prefer it if she was in the family."
"Oh I'd never thought 'bout it that way, Jac-"
"And then you manage to dance around an save us both. Ovashing.. I."
"I'm Sorry Jack, I didn't mean to-"
"Its Dad. Just dad."
"I'm sorry Jack.. I didn't mean to make a problem..."
"Oh, no love, I'm proud."
I couldn't stand it. I jumped up and ran from the room. I wouldn't, couldn't face him.
He..loved me. I guess he did and truly loved me. He loved me and I couldn't even call him dad. I just couldn't.
I felt ill.
Dinner was quite, for me at least. You could tell Jack's heart wasn't in it either. Everyone else laughed and cheered and mused at the stupidity of the other ship for taking on both the "Sparrows" at once.
Jack laughed once, smiled thrice but there was no scheme in his eyes, and no rum on his breath. He was hurt.
I had made him hurt. I had once thought this man hated me.. Now I was injured by his pain. I loved him too. I must love him too...
Dinner concluded and I made my way to Jack. "Jack?"
"Yes Ovashing?"
"Um, I. I love you.. Dad."