Chapter 5: Happiness?

The next morning, Jack woke up feeling completely tired and defeated. An overwhelming dread consuming him but he decided to continue with his plan to leave Porte Royale for good, forcefully pushing Rebecca out of his mind.

As the Pearl prepared to leave, a messenger scurried on deck and hastily knocked on the captain's cabin door.

Jack heard the knock and mumbled a grumpy 'come in'. A freckled, dark-haired boy came in nervously and peered cautiously at Jack.

"A letter for you, sir," the boy said timidly.

"Captain," Jack said sharply, "it's captain te ye."

"S-sorry C-c-captain," the boy stuttered as he handed Jack the letter with shaky hands. Jack smirked unnervingly to the boy but his smirk dropped when he saw the familiar handwriting, he sneered and the boy jumped.

"Was a response requested?" Jack asked steadily.

"No, C- captain," the boy said. Jack nodded and gave the poor boy a few coins as payment.

Jack scrutinized Rebecca's letter with his gaze as if it were a curse.

"Well she probably did a lot of cursin', the wench," Jack said as he tore the envelope open, when he reached in he felt the cool feel of a ring. He retrieved it and scowled deeply when he saw the Rebecca's engagement ring. He felt like throwing it across the room but resisted, plus he could make a fair amount of money for it. It was in fact made of the finest cut emeralds and silver. He placed it on his desk gently and opened the letter to start reading it.

"Dearest Jack Sparrow,

My pirate, my love. I was going to write a letter cursing you and your ancestors, but I believe that is too predictable coming from my part. I'm writing this letter as a more peaceful farewell and I want to say that I love you. I had hope of a future together, the ocean alongside it. Of course, we don't get everything we want in life, and over the years and though my experiences, I've learned to accept it.

I know I am not the most beautiful nor most precious woman to occupy your life, including your bed, but I'm not about to deny the fact that what we shared can be described by those two words. However, I do agree with you that we do have to move on, and continue on separate paths. We have to be content with saying that we just weren't for each other.

I hope you find happiness in your life because I know I will find some in mine. I want to make it clear though that I do not ever want you to come back to me, because even though I love you, I will never take you back. I don't think I can forgive you for breaking my heart.

Love,

Rebecca Theos"

Jack smirked, his eyes hollow and void of any emotion, his heart felt heavy with sadness though. Nevertheless, he accepted this just as she did. He accepted that Rebecca was officially out of his life, her part of his story and his life, was simply over. Yet he couldn't help that large empty feeling in his heart, the one that was occupied by that amazing Rebecca Swann Theos.

But he promised himself one thing, he would never go back to her.

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Rebecca sat alone in her room blankly staring out the window at the ocean. A small speck in the horizon told her that the Pearl and her captain were officially out of her life…out of her story. She smiled sadly, a lone tear escaping her eye; she looked up to the ceiling trying to keep the other tears from leaving her green eyes. She was a fool to believe that Jack, a bloody pirate, would really marry her and show her the world. She was a fool to believe they would live happily ever after.

Now she was defeated and felt as if hope for something good was just a mocking dream, a nightmare of sorts. Reality didn't have happy endings for everybody, and she was slowly starting to accept that too. Rebecca had written in the letter she had sent Jack that she would find happiness, but she knew it was an empty statement. She had believed she found her true love, the one to make her wishes come true by loving her as much as she did him and to make her the happiest woman. It was 'real' for a few short weeks, but she was once again a fool to believe it would last. Rebecca hadn't had a perfect life, in other words an easy one. She had only suffered one heartbreak before this and it wasn't nearly as painful or destructive. She cursed under her breath, as she realized she had fallen very deeply for the captain of the Black Pearl. She felt tears leave the confines of her eyes and she let out a sob. Weakness winning over her shattered strength. Rebecca hated herself for falling in love with the notorious Captain Jack Sparrow.

But she promised herself one thing, she would never take him back, much less forgive him.

The End.

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