"What happened, Jack? Why did you stop?" Sumedh asked Jack who was staring at something.

"Go and wait for me in the cabin, I'll come in a moment" Jack said and started walking away from them. He waited for them to disappear.

When they were out of sight, he walked towards a guy that was cleaning the floor. Jack was facing his back. He just hoped it wasn't who he was thinking he was.

"Nice to meet you again Sparrow" the guy said without turning around. Jack froze. How could he forget the same raspy and deep voice? It was him. The guy turned around and all the suspicions were confirmed.

"What are you doing here?! This is my ship!" Jack whisper-yelled.
"I can go anywhere I want to, Sparrow. You aren't going to stop me... do you understand?" The guy asked flatly. Jack rolled his eyes.

"Why are you here, Harry Edwards?" Jack asked emotionlessly. Harry cocked his eyebrow. "I've been keeping an eye on you, Sparrow... and what I found out, wasn't pleasant" he said waving something familiar in his hand.

"How dare you touch my personal things?!" Jack snapped and snatched the diary from Harry's hand. "Personal things are kept in a safer place than old boots, Sparrow..." he said patiently.

"Why would you care where I keep my things?! It's none of your business!" Jack shouted losing his patience. Fortunately, nobody was paying attention because there was a chaos going on and everyone was busy.

"That is not my business but when you aren't doing what I've told you it becomes my business. Feelings aren't a good thing, Sparrow. You are a rare man and they will leave you in ruines" he said deeply in thoughts. Jack was a bit confused now, why would he say such things? Was it something related to his past?

"Nor I am developing feelings for someone and neither I am going to get ruined... stop worrying about me and think about yourself, you will be the one left in ruines when I find my father" Jack said. His features tensed showing that he was getting angry and was about to lose his temper. Harry laughed and statted walking backwards.

"Aha, jumping on the conclusion already, are we? Think about now, Sparrow... I just came here to give you a warning" he stopped as he reached the edge. "Never feel, otherwise you will fall" and with that he jumped in the sea. Jack widened his eyes because he didn't expect this and ran towards the edge.

There were small circles of water where Harry jumped but his body wasn't visible.

Jack sighed and walked towards his cabin. He was deep in thoughts about their little meeting. He knew what Harry meant by developing feelings but didn't show it to him. He didn't feel good at all by using those teenagers. They were innocent afterall, but his father was innocent as well!

He reached the cabin and entered. They were all sitting around and looked like there were having a debate.

"Leonardo DiCaprio zada hot he! (Leonardo DiCaprio is hotter!) " Prajakta burst out. It was a heated discussion. You could feel the tension in the air but at the same time you could tell from the smiles, which were threatening to appear, that they were just teasing each other.

"Nhi yaar... Daniel Radcliffe ko dekha he? Usse zada talented koi nhi ho sakta. Ladkiya fida he uspar! (Nope buddy... did you see Daniel Radcliffe? Nobody could be more talented than him. Girls are mad on him)" Rohit fired back.

"Arey woh gaya ghuyan ke khet me! (Forget about him!) Johnny Depp is the sexiest man alive on earth! He is the definition of
P.E.R.F.E.C.T.I.O.N. I don't know what would have happened to Hollywood if he wasn't there... he saved us from catastrophe!" Sumedh said overdramatocally.

"Who is this Johnny Depp chap?" Jack asked suddenly making his presence noticeable. (All the puns are intended). The room was as quiet as a library and you could literally hear a pin drop.

'Isko kya pata ki yehi he Johnny Depp.' Sumedh thought.

"Ah-uh... Uhm... i-it's our..." Rohit struggled to find the words. "It's one of our best friends" Bandana cut him off. Rohit gave her a thankful look and Bandana just gave an awkward smile. "Oh, I see..." Jack said considering it.

"Okay, before you say anything... we want to clear some things" Sumedh started and the rest of them nodded. "We are staying with you to help you find your father" Sumedh continued.

Sumedh and Prajakta knew that Jack wanted to hand them over to Harry Edwards, but they didn't have another choice. Maybe the solution to all the problems was Jack's father because he is the center of the story.

"But why?" Jack asked, confused. "Because you helped us unite again, and we can't thank you enough for that... so let's just say, this is a payback from us" Prajakta answered.

Jack didn't see any objections to that. Infact, he needed Prajakta and Sumedh to stay, otherwise there could be big problems with Harry Edwards.

"Okay, I'll accept your offer" Jack said. "But wait, how did you know about my father?" He asked suspiciously.

They all smiled awkwardly, trying to find an answer. "Uhm well, we heard the little conversation between you and Davy Jones" Sumedh said, which wasn't completly a lie. Jack gave him a death glare which he returned by an innocent one.

"Okay, but the next time don't you dare to eavesdrop in my matters, savvy? (understand?)" Jack said sternly. The four of them nodded.

"So, we will be going to Dunkirk because I found out, through my souces, that my father might be there..." Jack explained. Sumedh and Prajakta exchanged worried glares.

"Any questions?" Jack asked. They shook their heads. "Perfect. The meeting is over, you can go now" he said.

They all headed outside of his cabin. The moon was already shining. It was very quiet because everyone was already sleeping.

They started walking towards their rooms in silence. "Itne chup kyu ho sab? Abhi toh bohot bate karni baki he (Why are you all quiet? We still have a lot to talk about)" Prajakta said breaking the silence.

"Yaar, abhi toh poori zindagi padi he baate karne ke liye... me toh bohot thaka hua hu, mujhe toh bas sona he (Dude, we've got a lot of time to talk... I am so tired right now that I just wanna collapse in my bed and sleep endlessly)" Rohit said stretching his arms a bit and yawning.

They reached their rooms. Thankfully, Jack gave Bandana and Rohit a room right next to Sumedh and Prajakta's.

"Goodnight guys. Sleep well" Bandana said while entering their room. Rohit followed her.

The room wasn't that big, it had a single bed, a sofa, a small table with 2 chairs and a wardrobe... but it was more than enough for them, it was actually better than sleeping with 20 people in a small room or sleeping in a cell.

"Me sofa par so jata hu aur tum bed pe so jana" Rohit said being a gentleman. He jumped on the sofa and closed his eyes before Bandana could even protest.

Bandana smiled and laid on the bed. All was well.

Don't be so sure.

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Happy 70th Indian Independence Day guys!!