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Chapter 16: Here or There
I know I should make time for Norrington. And I know I shouldn't make him look like such a fool. He wasn't a fool, or anywhere near it. But I knew that if I gave in to Norrington, he would persuade me to return to Port Royal with him and marry him. There wasn't really anything wrong with marrying him, now that I think of it, but the idea of returning to Port Royal meant one thing. No more freedom. It would mean living the life I've always feared. The plain life of an obedient lady whose main job was to bear children, feed the family, keep the house in order, and please the husband. I was still young and the thought of permanently nailing myself to responsibilities was a big joke.
My thoughts were disturbed when bickering voices rang out.
"…what in hell could ye be thinking?"
"I think the question is, what are you thinking? Your head doesn't seem to be working properly, let me fix that with a few blows…"
"Absolutely not!"
"Heavens, no! I will go back to that dump if I can help it."
"Port Royal is a dump, if ye haven't already noticed."
"It is not!"
"Is too. If we had a vote, I'm sure you'd be outnumbered. Ye the only one who's not a pirate on this ship, and no pirate wants to go to Port Royal unless there's a good reason."
"I am not the only one! Isabel is surely not a pirate."
"Why are ye so sure? Even if she isn't, which I assure ye she is, she wouldn't want to go back to Port Royal anyhow."
Voices fired back and forth. I came over and with a frown on my face, I asked, "What seems to be the problem, gentlemen?"
James spoke up quickly before Jack could have the chance. "Unfortunately, we're having trouble deciding where our next destination should be. I say Port Royal, and Jack says Tortuga."
I listened to this argument and finally said, "I don't know about you men, but I don't want to go to either places."
Jack, barely waiting for me to finish my sentence, instantly said, "Hah! To Port Royal says ye! But Isabel…Wait, say again?"
"I said I don't want to go to either port. I've been back and forth so often, that I'm rather tired, aren't you?"
Both Jack and James replied at the same time. "No."
I heaved a sigh. "Fine. There's one way to settle this if it's either Port Royal or Tortuga. Flip a coin." I had said it so simply that both men were shocked at why they didn't think of it.
"I've got a doubloon, Norry. So which side ye want?"
"Heads."
"Then tails it is for me."
Jack took from his pocket a golden coin. He was about to flip it, when I interrupted.
"I think it would be fair if I flipped it for you, Jack."
"How is that fair? You could bewanting to go Port Royal, and flip it in favor of Norrington."
"Trust me, I mean it when I say I'd rather to somewhere else than those two dull places."
Norrington and Jack gave me peculiar looks when I said the word dull.
"Oh, sorry, I mean two of the most exciting and desirable places to be on the face of the earth." My tone was utterly sarcastic, but it seemed to satisfy them.
So I snatched the coin from Jack. I shut my eyes and tossed it into the air. I let it drop to the floor and watched it roll across the deck.
"Don't touch it!" I called to them as the scrambled after it.
"It's…it's…" Jack waited for it to stop.
"Heads! Port Royal!" exclaimed Norrington.
I slapped my forehead and let out a disgusted groan. In truth, I would have preferred Tortuga.
A/N: Right now, I'm not supposed to be writing stories anymore (because someone forbid it) and I was supposed to be on hiatus, but I try to sneak on just for you guys. Reviews would be awfully nice.