Jack was leaning on a tall wooden pillar supporting the Santa Monica pier. He watched the clear waves splash and against the sun warmed sandy beach, as he breathed in the salty sea air. It was calming at times, but at others something would remind him, and it would be all too much. On certain days or even in a certain light every shad of blue reminded him of her eyes, every shade of red, the color of her hair, and every flower just seemed like a rose to him. Each night he tossed and turned and dreamed of her and how he had been too slow to save her, too weak. That bitterly cold April night had taken his world from him. He had splashed around for what felt like hours, swimming this way and that taking in every face he could, but over and over again realizing it wasn't her. Finally when his limbs had felt like lead, and his body was becoming dead weight he was fortunate enough to hear voices calling out to him, Tommy and Fabrizio had managed to cling to an over turned lifeboat and helped him hold on until morning came. The Carpathia had come and taken them away from cruel water, but it could not take away the pain. He had hoped beyond hope that he would find her name on the survivors list, but his hopes were dashed. The rest of the trip back to America had been a blur, an emotionless pit that didn't matter.
Now he was in the warm safe environment he'd come to love in years past. He could do what he loved for money, he had good friends to share an apartment with, but nothing seemed to matter. As the sun began to set he couldn't take it anymore. He pushed of the pillar and headed for the boardwalk, but he caught a look of something out of the corner of his eye. He slowly turned. It was like a memory from a dream. A beautiful woman with flame red hair stood looking out at the ocean. Her dress was white and green, and her face looked like porcelain crafted for the most beautiful doll imaginable. Jack's breath caught in his throat, and he couldn't move. Slowly she lifted her arms off the pier's railing and began to disappear into the crowd. His feet seemed to catch fire and Jack ran as fast as he could, jumping over the railing to where she was. Crowds of people coming to enjoy the amusements at night got in his way. He struggled to keep his eyes on her, but as an especially large woman, holding tightly to a plump young boys hand shoved past he lost sight of her. He craned his neck, trying to make out where she had gone, but the hustle and bustle around him was too much, and she was gone from him once again.
Well that's chapter one, I'll get the next few up as soon as I can! Hope you liked it, so please comment!
