Jack, You Wouldn't
"Can I go now?" I said to the guard.
"I wish, I want to go to sleep."
"Me too, I was interrupted during a good dream," I said looking at him squinting.
"Sorry about that."
"What is your idea?" Peter asked getting up from the ground and brushing off.
"We steal a ship that looks like the Black Pearl and give that ship to them instead!"
"Works for me," Peter said.
"Hey, want me to sing you a lullaby? I learned it in Spanish class." Before he could answer I already started singing.
"A
la nanita nana, nanita ea, nanita ea-
Mi nina, tiene sueno bendito
sea, bendito sea
Sounds of the night surround you
A soft
breeze is blowing
Nearby the little fountain
Is sparkling and
flowing
Hush while the cradle's swaying
Swaying and
swinging
Listen and hear the song of the
Nightingale singing
A
la nanita nana, nanita ea, nanita ea-
Mi nina, tiene sueno bendito
sea, bendito sea" By the time I was done, he was
asleep. I grabbed the keys and unlocked the door quickly but quietly,
not wanting to wake him up. I started walking. I had no clue on where
I was going but I just wanted to get out of there.
After about an hour, I saw a weird shape pass
me.
"Lana?" It said.
"Jack? Is that you?" I said following it with my eyes. I didn't know he could run that fast?
"Yes," he said stopping ad grabbing my arm. "Come on." He dragged me all the way threw the forest.
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"Did you hear that?" Peter said hearing the crunch of the leaves under my feet.
"I did," said someone else.
"Whoever you are come out!" Peter commanded holding his gun up.
"You can't shoot me, I have something you want," Jack said emerging from the forest with a gun to my head.
"Jack, you wouldn't," Peter said slowly stepping forward.
" 'Want a bet' " he mocked. He threw me to the ground. "You are probably right, I wouldn't. But now I am having second thoughts about why I let you on my ship." Then he walked away not even looking at us. He went right into his room, slamming the door. I was just starring at his door. Something else is wrong, I thought to myself, something else happened besides a 14 year old threatening him. And I was determined to find out what it was.
"Need any help?" Peter said holding out his hand. I wasn't really listening, I was still thinking. And he knew that.
"What? Sorry, I wasn't listening."
"I figured that out. Do you need any help?"
"Oh, sure," I sad grabbing his hand.
Soon everybody was getting on the ship. Once Jack saw Peter, he told him to get off.
"If Peter cannot get on, neither will I," I said walking off after Peter.
"And if neither of them can't get on, neither will I," said a crewmember. Soon everybody was off but Jack.
"Fine! I can sail this ship without you!" Well, he tried. And failed. It was very funny to watch though! "OK! Fine! Peter can get on! Now everybody get to work." So, everybody got back on. Then we left for…uhmmmm…I don't know they didn't tell me.
As for the guard and his boss…they saw us sailing off and the boss started crying, I think. It was funny. He really wanted the Pearl, but he did get the other ship!