This one's about Jack and Rum. Thanks to Ying Tian for the idea.
Rum. Red elixir. The sweet stuff that Jack practically survived on. Not abnormal for a pirate. Abnormal for someone as intelligent as Jack. Why did Jack drink rum, wasn't it the stuff used to drown sorrows and pains? Aye, but for Jack, why would he need it?
Jack had a great many sorrows in his life. It may not seem like it, but then if you looked into his eyes (which is the next story) you would see pain, beyond what any man should have to witness. Jack also knew a great many things that no mortal knew. After all, he HAD been spit out of hell himself.
Back to our question of why Jack drank rum. Well, that's because every time he saw his ruby red rum, he was reminded of his father's hair. Yes, his father's hair. Shockingly, Mr. Sparrows had red hair. And for some reason, Jack desperately clang on to any bits of his parents that he could find. Just like his mother's necklace.
He really missed them, and even though he was so old, he wished that he had a better relationship with them. He sighed. Some things would never change…
I don't know… shifty… ah well. REVIEW!
