Dear Lizzie,
By the time you opened this letter, my dear, I'd be happy and blissful, surrounded by the embrace of one whom I loved the most, Jack Dawson. Lizzie, I am so sorry to leave you like this. But the time has come. I held my head up high even during the most difficult moments of my life and kept my promise to Jack. The first few years after Titanic proved to be the hardest, because accepting that he is gone, is just so hard. Every time I think about him, and the fact that he is not here with me, I felt like a thousand daggers were forced into my heart, it hurt so bad, and it still hurts. When I let go of Jack's hand and watched him sink into the darkness of the brutal Atlantic, he ripped off a huge chunk of my heart, never to be recovered again. But, I never stopped loving him Lizzie, not a moment, not once, not ever. Love is a wonderful thing my dear, and until you meet the one, love only remains as a word that held no passion and meaning. Jack tumbled into my life, set me free, saved me god knows how many times, showed me love in the purest and truest form and gave me a new life, a new life Rose dewitt-bukater had ever only dreamed about. 3 days, that lasted a lifetime and more.
I had to prove to Jack how much I love him, I had to honor him in the best way possible, so I lived by his motto: Make it count. My life has been a rollercoaster ride, full of ups and downs, full of happiness and joy. Many other good things may have happened in my life, like meeting James Calvert, your grandfather, seeing your beautiful mother being born and watching my gorgeous granddaughter growing up – you. But falling in Love with Jack? That was the best. I need to go back to him, because our love is eternal. Remember Lizzie, Death cannot stop true love, it will only delay it for a while. Nothing on earth can come between us, not death, not time, not anything. I need to return to him.
It's right here when I first learnt how to live, on the Titanic, and now, it is where I shall go, to return to the beautiful ship below me.
I kept my promised to Jack Dawson, the person whom my heart truly belong to. With him, I will feel eternal peace and joy, and a love so passionate that nothing else could be compared.
So please don't be sad, Lizzie, because I am finally truly happy and in peace. Send me away with a smile, not a frown, because where I am right now, I am smiling from ear to ear, finally beside who I really belong to, Jack Dawson. I am at last, Rose Dawson again.
Love,
Your grandma, Rose