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Elizabeth waited until Carmen got out to see Jack; she was changing his bandages, making sure it wasn't going to get infected. She replayed Jack's shooting over and over again, each time, the scene getting more horrid.

"We should tell Katie about this," said Will.

Elizabeth glared at him. "Are you insane?"

"The only reason why he escaped tonight was because he doesn't want to be apart from Katie, since we were going to be hanged in two days anyways. If it weren't for that reason he would have asked for your help," hissed Will.

"So you want to see him dead?!" shouted Elizabeth.

"We can't lie to her, though," interfered Mr. Gibbs. "Your sister probably knows what happened or didn't you hear Carmen saying that everyone in Port Royal thinks you're dead?!"

"S-She'll get over it as time goes by," insisted Elizabeth. "Think of Jack!"

"I am! Don't you think that if he recovers that the first think he'll do is tell Mrs. Katie that he's alive?"

Elizabeth sighed. "Alright, let's say if that does happen, then let him make that decision, but we have to escape before they find him!"

Mr. Gibbs sighed and looked at Will. "Fine, but we must tell your father and Katie, or do you want to break your father's heart knowing that you're dead."

"You don't know them like I do. They can't keep secrets! Either way, Katie will go hysterical and will do anything to see Jack. The police will always be watchful of her. If they catch Jack and put him back in prison with the condition that he is in, he's going to die, and it'll be all your fault," accused Elizabeth.

Will began to pace. "We can tell Katie not to see him."

"No! I said no! If you tell her that Jack's alive, I'm capable of telling James where to find him."

Both men looked at her stunned. "You wouldn't date," said Will.

"Try me," hissed Elizabeth. "I'd rather see him dead than with my sister."

Katherine stared emotionless at the wall. After she had woken up, they told her that there was a possibility that he was alive, but they haven't found anything yet. If he was dead, she felt as though someone took half of her soul. A life without Jack was like living in her own personal hell. "If they say he was dead, where's his body?" asked Katherine, finally speaking out. Abigail and Weatherby exchanged glances. "Did his ship leave port, too?"

"The Pearl was probably guarded," said Abigail. "I-I heard his crew got another ship. Maybe... if he's still... alive... he would think that getting you was too dangerous."

"Or maybe they buried his body so that they wouldn't find it and put it on display for everyone to see," sobbed Katherine. Her friend and father hated to see her cry, but it was best for her to let it out now. It'll be worse if she cried later.

James came by the next day to visit Katherine. His men already told him what happened. He would eventually search for them, but for now he wanted to convince Katherine to marry him. He entered the drawing room and saw Katherine dressed in black, staring out into the sea.

"Katie, why such a bleak color?" he asked, startling her.

"James, I... haven't you heard?"

"Yes, my men told me Sparrow escaped last night with his crew and Elizabeth. They stole a ship from the dock. I guess they couldn't get to the Black Pearl."

She paled. "What? So, he's not dead?"

James shook his head. "There's no body and an eyewitness said they saw him leaving with a lady. Who else could it be other than Elizabeth?"

Katherine shook her head. "It can't be," she whispered.

"Your sister even came to me to arrange an escape for her and Sparrow, but naturally I refused. They say that she also visited Jack in prison. Maybe they had an agreement." Katherine felt her tears beginning to swell. "He never deserved you, Katie. He's nothing more than a coward."

"No! Please, tell me it isn't true, James!" she cried, clutching onto his uniform. He saw the tears running down her face, a look of disbelief and betrayal. "Tell me it's a lie!" But he remained silent. She let out a sob and ran to her room, leaving James calling for her name.

Carmen sighed as she made a remedy for Jack's wounds and Elizabeth was damping his head. "I've always loved Jack," said Elizabeth, stroking his face. "Sure there was Will, but it was only foolish puppy love. Jack made me a woman. Then, I was forced to marry a man I didn't love." Carmen glanced at her when she mentioned James. "Jack only married my sister for revenge on me. Carmen, Katie has Jack bewitched. That's why I want you to help me."

"I can''t help you," said Carmen.

"But why not? Everyone says you're a witch!"

Carmen smirked. "I'm just a woman who knows about different grasses and weeds, and read an untold future that can be changed so drastically."

"But, I know that there are plants that can hypnotize a person, so that he could do whatever one tells him to do."

"It doesn't work when a man takes it."

"I-It doesn't matter. I can pay you really well. I have jewelry of fine quality."

Carmen kept on mixing the plants together. "I have enough money."

"How about dresses? I have dozens of them that are from Paris. I ever have hats. I can give you anything you want."

"Katie," mumbled Jack in his sleep. Carmen just smiled at Elizabeth and went back to her task. Elizabeth closed her eyes in anger and disappointment.

Katherine's tears fell as she lay in bed, her father saw. Weatherby ran into James just as Katherine went into her room and he explained everything. He had also noticed a few of Elizabeth's dresses and other personal things were missing.

"Katie, you know I hate to see you like this."

"Leave me alone, Father," she said, hoarsely.

"But we should talk about this so that you don't keep it all of it inside," he said, stroking her head.

"Talk about what, Father? You already know everything," she said, lifting her head. "The great love I felt for him was such a waste. He left me like this, fleeing with her," she said, angrily. "He even swore to me that he loved me like no other."

"You have to forget about him, Katie."

"How?" she whispered.

"By hating him. To say that he never deserve you. It's for the best that he left."

"I don't think I'll be able to."

"It'll past, love, just how you forgot about James."

"No, I forget about James because I met Jack. Why did he trick me in such a cruel way. When he was at the prison, he seemed so desperate. He even told me that he'd prefer to die than for me to stop loving him. He seemed so... so sweet and loving."

Weatherby shook his head. "He lied to you, Katie."

"But, why, Father?! Why?"

Abigail burst into Katherine's room with tears running down her face. "Abby, what's wrong?"

"T-The ship that Jack was in has... exploded!"

"Exploded?" whispered Katherine.

Abigail nodded as she sobbed. "They saw that everyone died."

"M-Maybe it's not true. Who told you?" asked Katherine.

"I-I went to the market and they all were talking about. T-They saw an explosion at night and pieces of the chip washed up shore this morning."

Katherine closed her eyes and began to sob. All week she has spent crying. It was a miracle that she still had tears to shed. She looked at the wedding portrait her father had made. She had an urge to admire it and also to destroy it.

Carmen tended to Jack all night. She barely slept but it was necessary to get him healthy before she even thought of sleeping. Luckily, his fever was going down. Carmen heard Elizabeth beginning to wake up in the chair beside Jack's bed.

"Why is he covered up?" she asked, groggily.

"His fever went down. I put a sheet over so he wouldn't get cold," explained Carmen.

Elizabeth grinned. "His fever is going down? That's wonderful!" She immediately went to his side. She saw that Jack was beginning to wake. "Jack. Jack, it's me, Lizzie."

Jack groaned as he opened his eyes. He saw Elizabeth over him. "K-Katie," his first words were. "Where's Katie? I want to see her."

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