Chapter 1
"I promise." I shivered those harsh words out of my mouth.
I knew he would die in those cold waters; just freeze in front of my own eyes, but what could I do about it. I was Rose DeWitt Bukater, a fragile well brought up young woman. But here, this night, it didn't matter who I was. Thousands of people rich and poor, all the same were ripped from their beds and plunged into the freezing ocean under the R.M.S Titanic. As I lay here on this piece of driftwood I am forced to watch my love freeze to death in the same icy waters I threatened to jump into the night we met. Oh how foolish I was to think that it would end up like a fairy tale. What else could I do, but watch and wait?
I spot a boat coming for us! "Jack" I yell… no response. Was it too late? Did he die without me even knowing? As soon as the boat arrives I am pulled from the wreckage, wrapped in a warm blanket, and comforted. As soon as I touch the bottom of the lifeboat I become faint and pass out. I don't remember what happened after that and I don't remember what happened to jack…..
The next thing I remember is waking up in an infirmary on the carpathia. I didn't know what to expect to see, but as I tried to get up I fell back down realizing I was still too weak. A young man, whom I expected to be a nurse came up to me and asked how I was feeling. I replied curiously, "why am I here? What happened?"
I had a huge headache and was nauseated, but he explained to me that I was on the R.M.S titanic which sank last night. They had found me lying on a piece of driftwood, and as they pulled me in I hit my head on the side of the lifeboat.
"Do you remember any of that?" he asked.
I didn't. I couldn't remember anything that happened recently. I recall memories of my father dying, and my mom forcing me to marry call but that was it. The nurse, whose name I found out to be named Jeff said that my memory should return clearly in about a week, but right now we had to rest.