"Really?" Kira asks with eagerness growing in her eyes.
"Yes, really," says Elijah hesitantly.
Even though his mouth said one thing his eyes said another. Kira was confused. Why did he suddenly agree to give divorce? What changed his mind?
"Ok then, I will prepare the forms for you to sign," says Kira, with joy in her voice as she proceeds to get up.
"Whoa, not so fast, slow down," says Elijah, with a hand on Kira preventing her from getting up.
"Why? What is it?" asks Kira confused.
"Well, you need to do something for me, before I can sign the divorce papers."
Kira knew it! Of course, he wanted something in return. He always did, that was the kind of person he was. Does nothing for the sake of others, he always expects something for himself. So selfish.
"Fine, what is it?" asks Kira with an irritated look on her face.
"Well, come with me to our family cabin in the woods. Just for this weekend," says Elijah.
"Why should I come? Can't you just go there by yourself? Why are you asking me to go out of nowhere?" asks Kira. She honestly didn't understand what was going on in his head. Elijah stared at her for a moment before he spoke up.
"Look, after you get the divorce papers you are going to go your own way and I'm going my own way, but let's just have some fun for the last time. Let's go to the cabin and have a good time this weekend. Let's forget about our problems. Huh? What do you say?"
Kira looked down and fidgeted with her fingers as if she was anxious. She was wondering what would happen if they went and started fighting there as well. But she did like that he wanted them to have fun for the very last time. She has only heard stories about this infamous Bennett cabin, she was eager to see what it was like.
"Alright, let's go. But just for this weekend" says Kira. Elijah hugs her.
"Thank you, Kira. This will be the perfect parting gift for us. Come on, let's go pack our bags." They both start packing their bags.
"Kira, it's getting late already. Let's leave tomorrow, alright?" asks Elijah.
"Yeah, alright. Let's go sleep then".
Kira turned the light off and got in bed. Elijah was sound asleep. Kira tossed and turned. Oh my god, why is this bothering me so much? she thought. She kept thinking about how bizarre Elijah acted today. Kira had been begging for a divorce for a long time now. She didn't quite understand what made Elijah change his mind. Elijah was the man who stuck by his words. If he decided on something, that was it. There is no changing his mind. She was even more amazed by Elijah'sinvitation to the cabin. The cabin was very close to the Bennetts' hearts. All of their important moments in life occurred in that cabin. Like for example, Elijah'sfather proposed to his mother there. Kira decided to just go along with Elijah, what could possibly go wrong? she thought. She still planned on staying on edge because something about the way Elijah acted just didn't fit right.
The sound of the car engine starting overpowered the sound of the falling raindrops. Kira runs inside the car and slams the car door.
"Wow, it started pouring so fast," says Kira wiping off the fallen raindrops on her clothes.
Elijah nods. He starts driving into the bright afternoon sky. They must have been driving for 4 hours but it felt like 12 hours to Kira. She listens to her One Direction playlist on repeat. Elijah stayed quiet the entire ride. They finally reach the woods and start driving inside. The cabin was somewhere hidden within the woods. Kira was amazed by how far the cabin was located. Why couldn't their family own a beach house like every other normal family? Kira thought. She was really not a fan of the woods. The Bennetts take turns to go there, to the cabin. But recently, after Elijah and Kira got married, the Bennetts stopped going there. Kira doesn't know the reason but didn't feel like it amounted to too much. Maybe they just didn't want to run into them. By the time they reached, the sun had already gone down. She saw the birds perched on top of trees, twittering softly. The wind whistled, and the leaves flew around everywhere. Elijah steps out of the car. He stretches his arms and grins.
"Welcome to Captain Blackbeard's cabin!"