Hi again! The second chapter is finally done! It is slightly has a couple of scenes from the movie but way, way less than the first chapter did! I hop you enjoy this chapter!
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Later
Jack and Rose were each lying on a piece of floating debris. They now and then started a conversation to make sure they were both still alive. Then Rose spotted something, a light. She also faintly heard someone saying something.
"Is there anyone alive out there?! Can anybody hear me?!" over and over she heard those words.
"Jack, can you hear it?" Rose asked. "Jack?" she asked again seeing that he didn't respond. Rose believing he was dead started crying. "Jack!" she cried shaking his hands.
"Hmmm…? Wha—what?" Jack asked. Rose couldn't believe it. Jack wasn't dead. She was so happy that she had to kiss him so she made an effort to get as near to him as the two pieces of debris would allow her to go and kissed him passionately.
Jack looked at her puzzled and wondered why she so suddenly kissed him. "What…?" he started but he didn't have time to finish, for Rose remembered she had to tell him what she heard and saw.
"Jack, I saw a li—light, and I also heard someone ask if someone was alive out here and if anybody could hear him." Rose explained to Jack.
"Well if that's the case we have to make sure he knows we're here," he said, "Rose, do you see anything, we could use? L—look around you. Do you see anything?" he asked looking around him as well.
"Jack, I see a frozen man with a whistle in his mouth!" Rose exclaimed. She started climbing off of the piece of debris she had been lying on for a couple of hours. But Jack stopped her.
"I'll go, Rose. You stay on there." He said starting to get off of the piece of debris he was on as well. But now Rose stopped him, this time.
"No Jack, you have done so much for me already, you have also been in the water for too long and you just got out. I will go this time." Rose said as she eased herself in the freezing water of the North Atlantic. She swam to the crewman took hold of the whistle and blew in the whistle as much as she could.
The light she had seen earlier fell upon her. She blew a couple more times and made a gesture to follow her. She swam back to the debris with Jack, who had turned around to watch her beloved Rose.
"Jack, they came back for us! Just like you said they would!" Rose said with happiness.
"Well of course, have I ever lied to you, Rose?" he asked.
"Of course not, Jack." She responded, "I always trusted you." She added smiling.
As the lifeboat stopped near the debris Rose was pulled up first followed by Jack and they each got a thick blanket to cover themselves. Jack kept his arms wrapped around Rose while 2nd officer Lightoller tried to find more survivors with some help from other people on the lifeboat. They found a couple more but not more. In total 7 were saved from the freezing waters of the North Atlantic including Jack and Rose. They later found out that this was the only lifeboat out of the twenty floating nearby that came back.
Jack and Rose did everything to keep each other warm and they tried to make sure they each had what the other needed. They didn't talk, they had seen to many deaths for one night to talk about anything.
Jack was thinking about his two friends; Tommy and Fabrizio. Had they survived? Or had they perished on the Titanic like so many others? Was he ever to see them or hear from them again?
Rose, was thinking about her mother. Was she worried? Did she even care? What about Cal? Did he get on a boat safely or did he perish with other passengers on the Titanic? If he survived did he regret how he treated her?
A couple of hours later a ship was spotted and officer Lightoller and other crewmen on other lifeboats tried to get its attention with lights. The rescue ship was the Carpathia. It stopped and everyone was brought onto it.
There were three infirmaries to take care of some passengers, one infirmary for each class. 2nd officer Lightoller decided that Jack, Rose, and the other five retrieved passengers from the water, go to the infirmary, for a check up and extra care after being in the icy waters for so long. On the way to the infirmary for third class, they got a cup of warm tea. Jack kept Rose close to him.
When they arrived inside the infirmary, they were each lead to a bed and Jack made sure he was in the one right next to the bed Rose had. He wanted to make sure she was alright under any circumstances. He wanted to be there for her.
When they both had a check up, Jack and Rose were asked to stay in the infirmary for 1 more day to make sure they recovered from their hours being in the glacial water. They were allowed anywhere in the inside of the ship but they were forbidden to go out before the end of that day. They had a nurse that came to them often and she was very kind to them.
"How are you guys doing? Had a good rest?" she asked, "What is your name dear?" she asked Rose.
"My name is Rose Dawson," Rose replied with a quick glance at Jack, whom had been paying a lot of attention to her.
"And yours, young man?" she asked turning to Jack with a smile.
"My name's Jack Dawson," he replied.
"My name is Caroline Lyris, I'm a nurse for everyone here, but I prefer helping third class people because they seem more generous. I will be your nurse on this trip."
"Nice to meet you, Caroline," replied Rose with a kind smile.
"Yes, nice to meet you, Caroline," replied Jack as well, "Thank you for taking care of me and Rose." He continued with a smile.
"You are very welcome Mr. Dawson." She said with her smile still on her face.
"Please, call me Jack." He said before she could say anything else.
"Alright, Mr. Daw—Jack." She corrected after remembering what Jack had said previously, "I shall head off now, I have other patients to attend. I shall see you in a few hours, Jack, and umm…" she began.
"Rose, just call me Rose." Rose concluded with a smile.
"I shall see you later Jack and Rose," she headed of but suddenly stopped in her tracks and came back quickly remembering something, "Oh, and um, your breakfast is right here," she said gesturing to the little table in between the two beds. You can leave your beds anytime, and leave the infirmary with those passes. You have to hand them over to the security at the entrance of the infirmary. But make sure you take them back when you come back in or else we will think something happened to you. You also have to come back every two hours so that we can check off that you are safe. Now have a nice day." She finished heading off.
"Wow, now she talks a lot." Jack said with a smile on his face.
"She does, but she's probably only trying to help." She approved, taking her tray with her breakfast.
"Yeah I know, I was just joking." Jack said. Jack took his tray and went to sit next to Rose on her bed. "Rose, you know, I was surprised that you used my name as yours." Why did you…?" Jack started but before he could finish his question Rose finished the question for him.
"Why did I use Dawson instead of DeWitt Bukater? Well Jack, I believe that now is the perfect time to start a new life, you and me. DeWitt Bukater is my first class name. Now, I know I have spent little time as a third class passenger, yet I prefer it to my first class life." Rose explained to Jack.
"Yeah, I understand what you mean. And I am glad you chose to use my name." Jack said, "so what do you say about a little visit around this ship after we finished breakfast?"
"Well Jack, it's a very good idea." She nodded at his proposition and smiled. Jack held her close and kissed her lovingly on the cheek. Rose looked up at him and smiled. "I'm glad I'm with you right now." She said before continuing her breakfast.
"Me too, Rose. Me too." He said before continuing his own breakfast. They ate breakfast silently together just enjoying to be in each other's presence.
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So what did you think? You liked it? Want to comment on something? Review Please! I really want to know how I can improve my writing skills! Third chapter coming up soon!
