Titanic -The Heart Never Lies HL Griffiths

Sinking- still on the ship - Chapter One

Rose

The haunting groaning of the ship filled my ears, the sound of metal and iron twisting beneath me, the death knells of Titanic being torn apart. I could hear the agonising death yells of poor souls falling into the black churning abyss of the sea far below me.

Sweat tricked down my neck, I grabbed at Jack who was perched next to me on the railings on the top of this cursed ship. Stuck in the air so high. Waiting...

"Jack?" I murmured, my heart pounding like a train in my chest "Jack I'm scared" my hair was plastered to my face, my dress damp Jacks arms were round me, I could feel his body next to mine, he was shaking like a leaf"

"I know Rose, I'm scared too, but we'll survive this, we have to, trust me" I fixed my gaze on Jacks calm deep blue eyes, He was so caring. I could look into his eyes forever.

His blonde hair slick with wetness, his shirt and thin trousers soaked through, his face pinched with cold. Tears snaked down my face, the cold Atlantic wind blowing chills through me. "I trust you" I whispered through numb lips.

I love you too you are my hearts desire", my mind echoed "this is not real stuck of top of this sinking ship, not when I have just found Jack, I don't want to die, we have to be together"

The ship jolted suddenly, I closed my eyes and in terror then opened them quickly, I saw Helga. Fabri's girlfriend I think it was Helga hanging on to metalwork just below me. She looked at me with eyes wide in horror, face ghostly white, "Help" she mouthed. What could I do, a single tear ran from her eye and she howled and let go, gone in seconds falling into darkness.

"NOOOOO" I whimpered. "Nooo this cant be happening" I clung to Jack and cried freely tears of pain, misery of not wanting to ever let go of him.

Jack

I placed my arm across my beautiful Rose's shoulders, she was shuddering uncontrollably, and I could not believe was happening.

To meet this wonderful caring girl on the "ship of dreams", Jack, she said looking at me with totally love in her eyes, excitement dancing "When we dock I am coming with you" "I trust it"

Was it only a couple of hours ago we had been making plans for our future, dancing and laughing, loving, ecstatic of our precious future we had to come. Now it was all slipping away. Death creeping closer weaving a web over the living taking them to a cruel watery grave.

Titanic was dying and we were still on her, I heard the crashing of the waves and people screaming and crying. Roses sobs brought me back to reality,

"Jack, Jack" she cried, "What can we do, Jack I am so cold" I tried to collect my senses

"Rose we WILL make it" She turned her head to look at me and her blue-green gaze bored into mine, tear tracks staining her perfect pale skin, her red hair wet and lying in ringlets. She smiled briefly and stroked my face, as she did we heard a heavy groaning noise and the upturned hull started to plunge. deafening shrieks filled the air.

"Oh my god this is it".

I shook Roses shoulder, I shouted over the din of crushing metal "Rose, This is it, listen when I say NOW take a deep breath and KICK when we get under and hold my hand or you'll be sucked down, do you hear me??"

"YES" she yelled "II trust you, always."

We wrapped our hands tightly together, the pressure reassured me. Please God, let us survive this I prayed

Water swung up and soaked us. Titanic entered the water with the velocity of a bullet.

I gripped the rail tightly. Images of me dancing with Rose, kissing her, the first time I ever saw hew face; I knew I loved her from the start. Pictures playing across my mind.

"I will never let go" Rose screamed

As we ricocheted into the dark cold void of the Atlantic ocean I heard my voice cry audibly "NOW".

Rose's hand still in mine as we plunged into the depths of hell.