Chapter 29

The next morning Jack woke up by himself.

He went downstairs to look for her thinking that she was downstairs in the kitchen fixing herself something to eat. When he didn't find her in the kitchen, he went around the house worried. When he went back upstairs again, he noticed that Edward's door was open a bit so he went in thinking that Ana was watching over her dad.

As he came in , he noticed that she was sitting in a chair lying over her dad's body.

Jack smirked she just wanted to see her dad again. He shook her lightly whispering "wake up luv."

When she didn't respond Jack thinking that she didn't hear him shook her a little harder, but when she didn't answer again he got really nervous.

He got close and noticed that she wasn't breathing.

"Oh God!" He exclaimed as he laid her down on the floor, as he did a bottle fell out of her pants pocket.

"Wha' tha 'ell?" He asked in disbelief as he picked the bottle up, he shook it and realized that it was the sound of some kind of pills.

He looked back at Ana who was still lying unconscious on the ground. Panic overtook him as he put both of his hands on her chest and pressed down on them. He then listened for a heartbeat, when he didn't hear one he gave quick pumps to her chest to see if he could revive her. He had learned these tactics from a witch doctor on a trip to the Amazon forest.

"Come on damnit! breathe!" He exclaimed with fustration with each pump to her chest.

After trying for about 15 minutes Ana's chest finally began to heave slowly up and down.

She slowly opened her eyes to see Jack hovering nervously over her.

"Am...I...in...'eaven?" She asked drowsily.

"No luv ya're righ' 'ere on earth."

Ana looked up at him with glossy eyes and a depressed look on her face before passing out once again.

"We gotta get outta 'ere." Since the murder had happened last night, the police were sure to be here at any moment and if they found them in here, this definitely wouldn't help their chances.

He looked around the room for something to hide Ana in, and he found a large burlap bag. He put her in the bag and made sure to only tie the bag loose enough for her to breathe. He slung the bag over his shoulder and made his way outside. He walked down the pathway and looked both ways before walking straight into the street to cross over to the other side. As he was walking down the street with his red bandanna on Jack blended in with the crowd of people who were making their way down the street to whatever destination awaited them.

After walking for a while he turned down a street that headed towards the outskirts of the city. Children were playing outside with whatever they could find while one could hear their mothers from the upper windows of their house yelling at them. Walking past the outskirts the first signs of the forest began to envelop him as he continued down a beaten path that led into the forest. Once in the thick of the forest, he continued straight until he got to a creek. This creek had been one of his favorite spots to play in when he was growing up now he didn't have time to reminesence about the past. At the creek he took a left and walked a few more paces until he saw his house in the distance.

He ran to the house and began to beat on the door.

Suddenly the door flew open and Solange's face appeared before the door.

"What the bloody hell are you doing banging on the door like you're the police!" She angrily exclaimed.

Jack ignored her as he untied the bag unfurling Ana who was still unconscious.

"My what a catch you've made." She sarcastically commented.

Jack angrily looked up at her, "she's barely breathin."

All kidding was gone out of Solange as she helped Jack carry in Ana.

Solange's children Christine, Harriet, Melanie, and Tomson looked up from the dolls and toys they were playing with to curiously watch this mysterious woman being carried by their uncle and mom.

"Go back to playing!" Ordered Solange as she helped Jack carry her upstairs into the attic.

Once up in the attic they placed her on a mattress near the large circular window that overlooked the front of the house out towards the ocean.

After placing her down on the mattress, Solange turned towards Jack.

"I can't believe she's back after all these years."

"Yeah, where's mum?" He asked.

"I'm right here."

They turned around to see Camille walking towards them with the aide of a cane because she was starting to develop a limp from arthuritus, but she still walked very graceful and looked very lovely in her olive green dress with a square cut neckline which was the fashion of old.

"Mere." Greeted Jack as he walked up and kissed her on the cheek.

Camille hugged her son, and noticed that there was a woman lying on the mattress behind them.

"A friend of yours?" she asked curiously turning once again towards Jack.

"It's Ana." He explained.

Camille's green eyes flashed with excitement as she spun back around and eyed Ana.

"Look at her," said Camille sweetly as she bent down and stroked Ana's hair, "still as lovely as when I last saw her."

Camille turned towards Jack, "so what brings her here out of the blue 10 years later?"

"Well las' nigh we were ova at Eddie's house cause she said she wanted ta visit 'er dad so off we went, but things was strange when we got there cause it was dark an' everyone knows tha he always keeps a light on at night. Then when we got inside we noticed tha his door was left open an' he was asleep at 8 pm which is very unusual in Eddie's case cause 'e neva goes ta sleep usually no earlier than 10. Then while she was tryin' ta wake 'im up I noticed somethin on tha wall I got closa an' noticed a heart on tha wall. I called Ana ova an' she got worried tha it wuz 'is an' when she pulled back tha cova's we knew tha someone 'ad murdered Eddie."

Camille and Solange covered their mouths in shock.

"Someone killed Edward!" Exclaimed a shocked Camille hoping it wasn't true.

"I"m afraid so."

Camille turned towards Ana, "oh poor cherie! She is alone in tha world with no one to love." Cried out Camille as she stroked Ana's head in motherly comfort.

"An tha's not all, this mornin I found her unconscious on her dad's body, an I found 'ese." He added pulling out the bottle of pills that had rolled out of her pocket.

Solange gasped in horror, "she killed herself!"

"No but I think she was tryin' ta if I hadn't found 'er when I did she mos' likely could've."

Solange and Camille looked back over at the unconscious Ana.

"Well it's a good thing you brought her here fille. It's gonna take a while for her to recover."

" 'ow long?" He asked.

"Oh give or take about a week for the pills to clear her system depending on how many she took and then longer if she has an addiction to them." Estimated Camille.

"But I don' 'ave a week, we leave out in bout a day or two."

"Well fille you'll have to make a choice." She said as she walked back downstairs.

Solange got out a light cover and pulled it up to Ana's chin.

"You do what you have to," she said busying herself with Ana, "we'll take care of her, she's in good hands."

"I kno she is." Said Jack as he went downstairs.

Once downstairs he heard a knock at the door. He opened it to see Elizabeth, Will, Victoria, and Nathaniel.

Will and Elizabeth put Victoria and Nathaniel down so that they could play with Solange's children.

Elizabeth stepped forward, "We heard about Edward and rushed over as soon as we could." Will and Elizabeth had been over to the Sparrow house many times before.

"She's upstairs in tha attic." He said as he led them upstairs.

Elizabeth saw Ana and ran over to where she was.

She looked up at Jack with tears starting to form in her eyes. "Is she...?" She tearfully asked.

"No I found 'er lyin unconscious next ta 'er dad an I found these in 'er pocket." He explained pulling out the pills.

Will held them inspecting it, "what are they?"

"I don' kno," said jack as the both of them watched Elizabeth sat down next to Ana and stroked her hair.

"She loves her like a sister you know?" Stated Will.

"Yea I kno." Responded jack as he watched the both of them, but mostly focusing on Ana. When he found out that she was unconscious, he felt like he couldn't breathe. Besides the fact of being one of the best first mates that he had ever, he also knew that there was something was more between. Now watching her lying here on the brink of death was tearing him apart because he wanted to do something to help her, but there was nothing he or anyone else could do.

"And I sense some kind of turmoil in you as well Jack." Said Will as he turned towards Jack.

"I jus' 'ate feelin' helpless when I can't do anything ta help anyone...especially tha ones tha I care bout." He hadn't meant to say that last part out loud.

Will offered him a weak smile, "so we finally get a different side of Jack."

"Don' get too excited mate, moments like these 'appen once in a lifetime."

Will nodded his head in understanding deciding not to mention anymore about it.

Jack left his side and walked over to Elizabeth and sat down beside her.

"Too bad Ana doesn't know." Mummered Will as he joined the both of them.