The Ship of Dreams. The Unsinkable. The Last Word in Luxury. The Wonder Ship. The Millionaire Ship. Those were just some of the nicknames people called the greatest ship in the world. To me, it was merely, the Titanic.
The impressive size, beautiful décor, and wondrous opportunities could not impress me in the slightest. Yet again, nothing could. I grew up with best, anything less I always turned my nose up at. I guess that's why I thought my girlfriend was one of the better types. Blonde, gorgeous body, amazing in bed…she was everything. Or so I thought. Anyway, the day before the great ship set sail, Catherine, my girlfriend, surprised me with two tickets to New York on the Titanic. We had been touring Ireland at the time, and the ship was leaving from there. I agreed, for Ireland was getting boring. We packed up everything, and soon—we were ready to set sail.
While on the ramp to enter the Titanic, I happened to glance over to the third class ramp. At first, all I saw were the low class scoundrels who didn't have a penny. But then I saw her. She was indeed third class, I could tell by her clothes. But her presence radiated beauty. I was changed from that moment on. She was the most beautiful creature I have ever seen. She looked about 19 or 20 years old. My age.
"Avia, get Maggie! Oh would you look at this ship?" That must have been her mother. Avia looked around in wonder. She picked up a little girl beside her.
"Yes, mama." She somberly said. A shot of pain stabbed my heart. I was bewildered! I didn't even know the girl and I already had very strong feelings for her.
"Darling? We must go. The ship is about to leave." stated Catherine. It was hard to tear my eyes away her, but I had to. Finally, we were aboard.
We went straight to our room. The first class space was impressive, but still…
I had to forget about this Avia; I had a dedicated relationship with the woman of my dreams! And yet, something was pulling me towards her…she was all I could think about.
"This is going to be grand, just grand! Oh Jesse, aren't you excited?" exclaimed Catherine.
"I guess so." I answered glumly.
"'I guess so.'" She mimicked in the same tone. "Why aren't you ever happy about anything?"
"I am happy, baby. Just a bit tired, you know?"
"Sure, sure." She smiled wickedly. I knew what thing she had in mind. I succumbed to her wishes, but I had a different girl on my mind…
Waving good-bye to my homeland was the hardest thing I have ever done. New York had better opportunities, a better life for Mama, Maggie and me. But Ireland was Ireland, my home. I looked down at the crowed of people below. They were all waiving madly to all of the passengers of the Titanic. I hated myself for feeling so depressed when I should feel like the luckiest girl in the world. Mama had to work for five long years to earn tickets just for third class! I glanced over at her. She was holding Maggie—my one-and-a-half baby sister and she had the biggest smile on her face. Just for her, I dried my eyes and put on a brave face. It really was a beautiful ship; so large and spectacular. Suddenly, there was a loud noise. The ship started pulling away from the dock. This was it. We were really leaving!
A few hours later, I found myself exploring Titanic. I was mesmerized by the one-of-a-kind interior. It was truly splendid! So splendid in fact, I totally forgot where I was going. Naturally, I bumped into someone.
"Oh! I am so sorry, Mister!" I worriedly exclaimed. He didn't say anything at first.
"What? Oh yes, yes I must get going." He hurried off. How strange! Oh well, I probably would never see him ever again. It was a big ship…
After another hour of exploring, I decided to head back to our cabin. Dinner was already served and was cooling on my bed.
"Eat, Avia. It's actually not that bad." said Mama half-heartedly. The slop on my plate was nothing compared to what the first class passengers got. Nevertheless, I ate it all. It wasn't often we all got to eat a fancy meal like this.
"Do me a favor and put Maggie to bed." ordered Mama.
"Yes m'am." While she went to the commode, I laid Maggie down on the bunk we had to share. We also were rooming with another family. I was feeling a bit tired myself.
"Avia, I am going to sleep. Lights out in five, alright?"
"Okay Mama." I quickly put on my nightgown and slid under the covers. Someone turned off the lights. As I lay there in the darkness, there was one thing I thought about.
Him.
I didn't even know the guy and his face filled my vision. The dark hair, tanned complexion, and deep blue eyes, never left my sight as I drifted to sleep.
