Chapter 7 by CARA!
The next day, Cara went up on deck, hiding a smug smile, and went to the helm to talk to Jack.
"So, er, what happened yesterday?" she asked.
"Well, you 'eard what Jessica said." Jack told her.
"What are you going to do about it?" she asked.
"Well, I don' know..." he said. "She says that what I 'eard was out o' context."
"Bull!" Cara exclaimed. "She meant it!"
"I'm thinkin' I should give 'er another chance..."
"No! Don't do that!"
"She... said that you an' Kim tricked her into saying it." he explained. "She said she meant to say somethin' else, but Kim bent the conversation so she would say it wrong..."
"She's lying, Jack!" Cara cried. "Don't be gullible!"
He sighed. "I always trusted your counsel..."
"You did?" she asked. "I mean, yes, you did."
"What should I do, love?" he asked her.
'Dump her overboard.' she thought.
"Er, I don't think you should trust her." Cara said. "If you trust me, I'll tell you that I've heard her say some awful things." He stood, thinking. "Your ship is at stake here! Don't let it happen... Know who your real friends are. I trust the crew. You need to trust them and me and Kim." He remained silent. "Anamaria!!"
Anamaria came up to them. "Aye?"
"Jessica was planning a mutiny, we found out, and so she's leaving the ship as soon as we can kick her off." Cara stated. "What do you think of that?"
"...Thank God!" Anamaria exclaimed. "Finally you see, Captain -- I'm glad. I knew the woman was no good from the start."
You did?" Jack asked. "Why didn' you say anythin'?"
"I did, but you dismissed my words." Anamaria replied.
"Thank you, Anamaria." Cara said. She nodded and left them. "See?"
"Hmm..." Jack mumbled.
Just then, Jessica came up on deck and marched to the helm, shortly followed by Kim.
"Out of my way." Jessica ordered, shoving Cara out of the way. "Jack, you don't want me to leave, do you? Think about the good times we've had."
"You'd need to be seventeen to get into that movie." Kim muttered and Cara laughed.
"Jessica... I realized that I... I've been taken for a fool, an' I can't let that go on." Jack told her. "Next stop, I'm droppin' you off."
"You can't do this to me!!" Jessica screamed. "You can't!!"
"Where is the next stop, Jack?" Cara asked.
"England." Jack replied.
"England?!" Kim exclaimed. "We have to be trapped on a ship for three months with that skank?!"
"What did you call me?!" Jessica asked angrily as Cara laughed at Kim's outburst.
"You wouldn't understand." Kim told her.
"Got a personality like an Uruk-hai." Cara muttered.
"What?!" Jessica exclaimed.
"Don't worry about it." Cara said.
"Fine!" Jessica cried. "I don't care! You'll change your mind, Jack!"
"Hell, woman, I'll help you pack." Kim said sarcastically. Jessica scowled and stomped off.
"Why in Middle-earth are we going to England, Jack?" Cara asked.
"I got a friend there who's got a map to some buried treasure." he explained.
"How cliché." Cara said under her breath.
"It's supposedly buried in the Caribbean, so we'll 'ave to come righ' back 'ere after we get the map." Jack told them.
"And drop off Jessica." Kim added.
"Aye..." he agreed.
Celeste and Kim headed down to the galley.
"Mission accomplished." Cara said, giving Kim a high five.
"Yeah, but since we're stuck with her for three more months..." Kim told her, "who knows what will happen."
"We can't let Jack change his mind." Cara added.
"Right." Kim agreed.
"We'll have to do something to keep his mind off her." Cara said.
"What can we do?" Kim asked, faking confusion. "I wonder..."
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Cara asked, a smile on her face.
"I think so." Kim replied, smiling.
"I like the way you think, me heartie." Cara said.
"Likewise."
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