I shut the carriage door behind me and took one last glimpse at Jack and Will. Jack smiled wearily and Will nodded for me to get moving. I turned and walked to dirt lane that I knew would take me to where all my nightmares had started. This is the one place where my world had been turned upside down and inside out. I could see the log house coming into view. My mother had always wanted to live in a log cabin. She said there was something enchanting about them. I just realized that I was only a few feet from the porch when I heard something in the bushes next to the porch. I stopped looked it over and then proceed. I got to the door and was able to hear voices inside.
"What if she doesn't show Cap'n then what?" A strong male voice boomed from near the door. I heard footsteps and then a loud smack.
"Numb skull." I heard the familiar female voice. I cracked the door open just a bit. I saw that it was Captain Raven and one of her crewmen. "Then we kill the old bat." She moved out of site. "Right here and right now," I almost gasped. I couldn't believe it she wasn't going to hand him over. She was going to straight out kill him. I turned and ran from the porch. I didn't dare look back. I ran until I saw the carriage in sight and saw Jack jumping out and running to me. My eyes watered but I wasn't going to loose it, not now.
"Jas, what be wrong? What 'appened?" Jack cradled me in his arms as Will followed him out of the carriage. I put my face in his chest and inhaled his calming scent.
"Jack it doesn't matter if I give her the map or not. She is going to kill him. She's going to kill my father!" I practically screamed. I don't know what made him matter so much to me even after everything he let happen to me. I wanted my father to somehow come out of this alive.
"Jasmine. Listen to me. I don know how but me and Will are gonna try and get your dad out of there. You need to stale the Captain and her Crewmen." I looked at Will who had a promising look in his eye. I nodded and moved away from Jack. He kissed me deeply and whispered for me to be careful. I walked back down the dirt lane once more. I thought through everything I was going to do and by the time I reached the porch I thought that I had everything pretty well thought out. I pushed open the door and was greeted with the site of my father strapped to a chair. His face bloody and cut, his eyes almost swollen shut. It made me grimace.
"Well if it isn't daddy's little girl. You actually came to get the map." She smiled and then glared at my father. I looked at him and his eyes begged and pleaded me not to. I looked away and back at the ground. "Well don 'ust stand 'round all day. Go 'nd get me map!" she yelled pushing me any which way. I stumbled and glanced out the window. I saw Jack running around the back of the house. I walked back into my old bedroom and knelt on the floor. I tapped the wood floor and found the hollowed out area. I lifted up the floorboard and reached down pulling up a small iron case. I set it on the floor in front of me and opened it. I quickly glanced on the bed. My old stuffed bear was still where I left it. Finally getting the iron case opened I pulled out the map and a back of gold and silver. I locked the case once again and stood walking back down the hall toward the open living room.
Once in the living room I was shocked to see Jack and Will in the clutches of Raven. She smiled evilly and placed the gun to my father's head.
"We 'ad an agreement Lassy." She simply stated. My eyes watered and I clenched my hand around the map.
"I know." I stated trying not to let the tears flow from my eyes. She pulled out her cutlass and ran the dull side down the side of Jack's neck.
"I should kill all three of em fer this, but if ye throw me the map and money now. I'll be nice enough to spare them." I looked her in the eye and saw that I had no other choice. I threw her the map and money and Will and Jack were soon at my side.
"What about my father?" I asked half in tears. She smiled wider and placed the gun to his chest. "No!" I screamed in pure rage. "We had an agreement!" She fired the shot without thinking. My father's eyes widened in pain but he made not a sound. Then his head dropped lifeless like. I feel to my knees as Raven and her crew ran out of the house and back to their ship. Tears flooded my eyes and blurred my vision. I felt a handon my shoulder and strong arms wrap around me. I pushed both away not caring. I stood and ran to the chair cutting my father loose. He feel limply into my arms. I laid him on the floor and felt the hot tears pour from my eyes. My father's eyes fluttered open weakly.
"You're so beautiful." He groaned in pain and a tear the first tear that I had ever seen him cry feel from his eye. "Do not change my daughter. Love him through and through, you do not have forever. Forgive and forget………" His eyes fluttered shut.
"Father." I laid my head on his blood stained chest. "Father please don't leave me. I need you." He took my chin in his hand and forced me to look at him.
"Let memories guide you…" his pupils dilated and his hand feel limp. I lay across his chest and cried. He had not been the best father he could have been, but he was still my father. Jack came over and picked me up, and walked me back to the carriage. He set me inside and then crawled in himself. Will follow soon after. I laid my head in Jack's lap and let the tears claim my eyes.
We were soon back at Will and Elizabeth's. Will exited first and jack follow carrying me. I had fallen asleep sometime during the long ride home. For now, that is were I wanted to be. I wanted to dream.
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