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Wednesday, 10 April 1912

94 Belmont Road was the home of William McMaster Murdoch and his wife Ada Murdoch. Murdoch had been appointed as First Officer, after being demoted from Chief Officer, on the grandest ship in the world, Titanic and had invited his wife to accompany him on her maiden voyage.

Murdoch was in the sitting room waiting for Ada to finish packing, he himself had finished packing hours ago, he didn't need to take much, a few warm clothes for those cold Atlantic nights, a razor, a shoe brush and he was ready to go, his wife on the other hand was the complete opposite.

"She's going to make me miss the entire voyage, if she takes any longer" Murdoch sighed to himself as he looked at his pocket watch.

Just as Murdoch was going to see what was taking Ada so long, he heard the front door open and then closed, he looked up to see Lights enter the sitting room.

"How many times do I have to tell you to lock your door? Any lunatic could waltz right into your house"

"Evidently"

"So, where's Ada?" Lights asked, looking around the room.

"Still packing, where's Sylvia?"

"She's already onboard the ship, William. She asked for my advice as to what to pack and so I told her to pack everything and I think she took it literally" Lights joked causing Murdoch to chuckle.

The two men turned towards the hallway as they heard Ada coming down the stairs, Murdoch sighed in relief, thinking that his wife had finally finished packing but unfortunately she was nowhere near done.

"Which one do you think I should take?" Ada asked her husband as she held up two dresses in her hand.

"Take both, you'll only change your mind" Murdoch smiled.

"Good morning Lights" Ada greeted when she noticed Lights was in the room.

"Good morning Ada" Lights said bowing his head slightly.

"I better go finish packing" Ada said as she turned to walk away before turning back to face Lights "Please try not to break anything, Lights" Ada said worryingly before walking up the stairs.

Murdoch laughed as Lights had a bewildered look on his face "You said she had forgotten about that"

"I thought she had" Murdoch laughed as he sat down on the couch.

After what seemed like hours, Ada was finally ready with a full suitcase. Murdoch wanted to go as quickly as possible not only because they ran the risk of being late but also he didn't want her to change her mind about the packing which would cause her to start all over again.

"Come on" Murdoch said pushing Lights towards the front door "Here, let me get that for you, darling" Murdoch smiled as he picked up the suitcase which weighed a ton; he wondered what she had in there that could possibly be so heavy. He walked up to the door and held it open; he turned back to Ada "What are you doing?" he asked as he noticed her standing there looking at the walls and furniture as if she was committing them to memory.

"Just taking one last look at the house"

Murdoch chuckled "We'll be back before you know it"

Ada smiled giving Murdoch a quick kiss on the lips before joining Lights outside as Murdoch locked the door.

As the shipyard wasn't too far away from the house they decided to walk. Ada had her arm linked with Murdoch's free arm. She didn't say much as the two men talked about the duties they would have to do once onboard the ship. In all honesty Ada didn't really care for ships or the sea, she only agreed to come on this voyage because she knew how much it meant to her husband and she didn't want to disappoint him.

They finally arrived at Berth 44, where Titanic was waiting to start her first voyage. Even Ada had to stare at her in awe; Murdoch had taken her to see almost every ship he'd sailed on but Titanic was by far the most elegant and colossal ship she'd ever seen but she also felt something strange from looking at the ship, almost like a feel of dread.

"Well I best be off and attend to my duties" Lights said cheerfully.

"I'll be there soon" Murdoch called after Lights "Come on, darling. I'll show you to your room" Murdoch guided Ada towards the gangplanks.

Ada smiled weakly, she couldn't explain why but the awe she felt for this ship had suddenly gone and had been replaced by fear and sadness, she tried to tell herself that perhaps it was just her being nervous about the long journey ahead of them but somehow she knew it weren't. As she stepped onto the ship the feeling only became worse, she was trying to conceal her state of panic from Murdoch, who apparently noticed her strange behaviour.

"What's the matter?" he asked concerned for his wife as he turned to face her "You're trembling and you are as white as a ghost"

Ada couldn't lie to him "I feel as though something terrible is going to happen to this ship" Ada managed to say as tears threatened her eyes.

Murdoch lowered the suitcase onto the floor and enveloped Ada into a tight hug "I promise you, I'll get both you and Titanic safely to New York" Murdoch said softly in her ear.

Ada already felt safer in her husband's embrace and by the promise he made, they stood like that for several moments before Murdoch pulled away gently and retrieved the suitcase "come on" he said almost in a whisper as he held out his free hand to her which she gladly accepted.

They reached her cabin in second class and walked in through the door, it was a nice simple cabin with a bed in the corner, a wardrobe and a mirror on the wall.

"Your cabin is right next door to Sylvia's, if you want to see her" Murdoch informed Ada as he set the suitcase on the bed "Is there anything you need or want me to get you before I leave"

Ada shook her head "No, thank you"

Murdoch smiled before giving her a reassuring kiss "I'll be back to take you to lunch" and with one more brief kiss, Murdoch left to attend to his duties.

Even though Ada had been comforted by her husband she still couldn't shake the feeling of terror that this ship had on her and decided she couldn't be alone, so she immediately left her room and knocked on Sylvia's door.

"Ada" Sylvia greeted as she opened her door before hugging her friend "Come on in" she invited. The two women sat on the small bed.

"How do you feel about the ship?" Ada asked out of curiosity.

"She's defiantly the ship of dreams" Sylvia smiled.

"Or the ship of nightmares" Ada suggested which immediately caught Sylvia's attention.

"What do you mean?"

Ada sighed "I just don't have a good feeling towards this ship, I feel so bereaved and frightened, it's hard to explain" Ada explained.

"Have you told Will this?"

Ada nodded "He assures me everything will be fine but..."

"If Will says everything will be fine then I'm sure it will be" Sylvia said reassuringly.

"I suppose you're right. After all the ship is meant to be unsinkable"

"Well with my husband onboard, one can only hope" Sylvia joked causing Ada to laugh and forget the troubling feelings that plagued her.

So the story of William's wife Ada always makes me sad. After the sinking she went back to New Zealand and told her family the only thing she regretted about her marriage to William is that they didn't have children and she never remarried so she must have loved him very much until her death. It's so sad :( and so I decided to write a story about her onboard the Titanic and already she's not having a good time and they haven't even started sailing yet.

But anyway enough of me babbling; hoped you enjoyed. Cheerio