To A New Life
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Elizabeth knew everything would change when she buried her father that morning. Things always changed – For the worse—first, it was their mother, now their father - their poor sweet father.
"His in Heaven now watching over us, just like mommy" Lizzy told her siblings as she tucked them into bed. Emmaline and Alex were so young and had lost both parents. How was Lizzy supposed to raise them on her own; Although she had been the mother figure the last six years, she had her father, now she had no one to look up to and two young ones looking up to her.
"Lizzy are we still going to America" Alex asked
The family had been planning to go to America to have a better father had sold most of their valuables to get the money for the tickets to Titanic
"I believe so Alex, Father sold all we had. We might as well go and see what's in store for us" Lizzy replied her little brother as tears came to his eyes
"I don't want to go Lizzy. We'd leave father and mother behind. I want to stay" He cried
Lizzy wrapped her arms around her little brother as her sister joined the embrace
"We can't leave them. They are our angels remember?" she said trying to soothe them
"And angels can fly?" Emmaline asked speaking for the first time that night
"Yes Emma, Angels can fly and they'll be in America with us" Lizzy said as Emma gave her a little smile
"I don't mind going then, Lizzy" Emma said hugging her sister tighter
"Me too" Alex said
Lizzy held her siblings as they soon fell asleep in her arms
"Everything would be alright. I promise"
On April 10th 1912, Lizzy, Alex and Emma Arrived at the Southampton dock. Lizzy was able to sell her father's ticket to have some extra cash at hand. She carried only two bags containing all they had. As they walked towards the ship, they could not believe the giant ship ahead of them was really going to take them to America.
"Lizzy it's huge" Exclaimed Alex as he began walking a little faster, eyes fixed on the ship. Lizzy was also blown away by the ship; it took her a minute to realize Alex had moved ahead.
"Alex Wait" he yelled as she dragged Emma along to go catch up with him.
"Don't do that Alex" she scolded when she got to him.
After going through inspection and finally boarding the ship, Elizabeth and her siblings settled in their room. The room was very dorm like. Only smaller. There were two bunk beds in the room one on each side. Out of excitement, the kids began running around the tiny room, Elizabeth could not comprehend how they found much space in such a little room. After she began putting their bags away there was a knock on the door.
"Hello" Lizzy said as she looked at the girl standing outside the door. She couldn't be any more than two years older than her.
"Hi, I'm Amanda Shultz. I switched rooms with Mr. Benson" she said
"Oh, of course, I'm Lizzy and these are my siblings. This is Alex, he's eight and Emma is six" Lizzy introduced as she let Amanda in.
"Hello" Emma greeted
"Hey there" Amanda said smiling at her "This is something isn't it. I've never been in steerage that looked this good."
"We've never sailed before, but I'm glad this is our first time" Lizzy replied "Who are you traveling with?"
"My Father and brother, we're going to meet our family in Virginia" Amanda replied "How about you?"
"We are going to start afresh in America" Lizzy said her face expression changing "Our mother died six years ago, our father was going to come too, but he passed about two weeks ago"
"I'm sorry to hear that" Amanda said
"It's okay" Lizzy said
Amanda was really pretty, she had dark strait hair, something lizzy wished she had, she was a very easy to talk to and befriend and Lizzy was glad she was rooming with them for the next ten days.
"Do you all want to go on deck and watch the ship leave?" Lizzy asked as she put the rest of their stuff away
"Yes" The kids said in unison as they quickly put their shoes back on.
Amanda got her father and brother and they all went up to the deck. Amanda's brother, Adam was only ten, so he and Alex became friends quickly. Emma stayed close to Lizzy as they all waved goodbye to their old lives.
A little after lunch, Lizzy, Amanda and Emma sat on a deck bench, as Amanda braided Emma's hair, while Alex played with Adam and some other boys their age. Lizzy and Amanda had gotten to know each other better.
Like Lizzy, Amanda had also lost her mom, but her father soon remarried. Her step mom and older sister had left for America earlier and they were to meet them there.
"Do you know what you plan to do when we get to New York?" Amanda asked
"Not at all. I'm going into this thing blind folded" She said before hearing Alex yell at another boy before running off.
Like always Lizzy went after him, trying to catch up with his speed. She could have sworn her running skills had improved over the years, Thanks to Alex.
Just then Alex ran into a man wearing a uniform. Lizzy expected the man to scold him, but instead she saw him bend to Alex's level and had started talking to him.
"I am so sorry about that" Lizzy said when she reached them
"It okay, Alex here was just telling me about a mean boy, named Sam" The Officer said
He looked younger than Lizzy would have expected. Lizzy stared into his brown eyes as he looked into hers. Lizzy felt her face get hot and she quickly turned her attention to her little brother
"Alex, are you okay?" she asked her little brother
"Yes, I'm fine" he said he looked like he had been crying
"What happened?" Lizzy asked
"Sam said father was weak and that's why he died in a car accident because his dad didn't die in one"
It really hurt lizzy to hear that
"And what did you tell him"
"I told him he was wrong and that father was the strongest man I knew and then I ran because I didn't want anyone to see me cry" He said looking down
"You proved you were a strong little man for saying that. Only weak boys like Sam would say stuff like that" The officer said
"He's right Alex, you handled it well" Lizzy said and her brother smiled at them
"Thank you, Sir" Lizzy said to the Officer
"It's nothing miss and my names James Moody, Sixth Officer, please feel free to call me Jim" He said
"I'm Elizabeth Perry, but you may call me Lizzy"
"It's nice to meet you Lizzy and Alex and I am sorry to hear about your father" He said
"Thank you"
"What do officers do?" Alex asked
"A lot actually, we see to everything that has to do with both the ship and passengers well being. You may come with me on my rounds tomorrow if you'd like and of course if it is alright with your sister" He said looking at Lizzy
"Yes, that should be fine, as long as you promise to be no trouble" Lizzy said to Alex
"I Promise" Alex was so excited he ran back to the other boys to tell them about it.
"Thank you for saying that to him, he needed to hear that from another man" Lizzy said referring to Jim's words to Alex
"I only spoke the truth" Jim said smiling at her
He just couldn't seem to stop doing that
"It was very nice meeting you Jim" Lizzy said
"Like wise"
Lizzy smiled again before turning to walk off
"Lizzy" Jim called and Lizzy turned to face him
"I guess I'll see you tomorrow"
Lizzy nodded before walking away. In all her years, Elizabeth liked two men, she had the heart racing and butterflies in stomach feeling, but she never met a man, who made her feel like she was walking on the clouds.
As Jim walked on the bridge he joined his good friend and fellow officer Harold lowe.
"You look happy" Harry commented
"I think I just met the love of my life" Jim said staring out at the distance, a smile stapled on his face
"Anyone I know?"
"No, she's a passenger, her names Lizzy" Jim said looking at his friend for the first time
"Ah, be careful Jimmy, you don't want to lose your job" Harry warned, but was still happy for his friend
"Don't worry. I won't" Jim said as he patted Harry's shoulder and walked off the bridge.
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