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Thursday, 11 April 1912
The stars shone bright in the early morning sky, the sea was calm and still and Ada could feel the cold Atlantic air on her face. Ada looked around her to find several people she didn't know sitting near her and that Sylvia was sitting next to her; they were in some kind of small boat, a lifeboat. Why were they in a lifeboat? She looked around once more trying to see any sign of William, but he wasn't there. Where could he be? She couldn't understand what was going on. Why weren't they onboard the Titanic?
Suddenly she heard the most awful sound a person can hear, it was a screeching of metal, it was the most ungodly sinister noise she had ever heard. As she looked up she found the cause of it all, the Titanic's bow was completely under water and her stern had risen up into the sky. Ada just sat there in shock, staring at this once strong magnificent ship as she screamed out in agony from the stress in her hull.
Ada couldn't believe what she was seeing. What could possibly cause an 'unsinkable ship' to sink? She could see no evidence of the sea being the cause and there were no objects as far as she could see that would suggest a collision. As she looked up at the dying ship, Titanic's lights began to flicker as they eventually went out completely and with one more groan, this mighty ship could no longer carry the pressure of her own weight and she split causing not only her own death but the death of those who were still onboard her.
Ada awoke with a start, she had a cold sweat running down her face, tears in her eyes and her heart was pounding against her chest. She looked around, thanking God she was still in her cabin and that it was all just a terrible nightmare; she jumped when she heard a knock at the door, hoping that it was William, she raced to the door and quickly opened it.
"What's the matter?" William asked, immediately noticing his wife's distress state, he entered the room and gave her a tight hug.
Ada considered for a moment about telling him a lie, she didn't want to put stress into his work as she knew that he would be constantly worrying about her but when she looked him in the eye she knew she couldn't lie to him.
"I had a nightmare" she informed him as she buried her face in the crook of his neck. She wasn't going to lie to him but she didn't have to tell him what the nightmare was about.
"It's alright now...I'm here" William said softly trying his best to calm her, rubbing circles on her back in an effort to comfort her.
They stood there for several moments, never wanting to let go of each other but unfortunately time was moving on and William wanted to take Ada for breakfast before he had to go on watch. He slowly pulled out of the hug, took out a handkerchief out of his coat pocket and dried the tears from her cheeks and eyes, which made Ada smile.
"Better?" William asked smiling.
Ada nodded and smiled before giving William a loving kiss "Thank you"
"Now, why don't you get dressed and I'll escort you to breakfast" Murdoch smiled and kissed her nose.
They sat at a table in the second class dining room enjoying their toast and marmalade; it was relatively quiet as there weren't many people in the hall.
"Where's Lights" Ada asked curiously.
"He's on his watch, darling" William said in between bites of his toast "How are you feeling?"
"Fine dear" Ada smiled weakly, not wanting to discuss the matter further, not even with her husband. All she wanted was to forget the nightmare and enjoy her husband's company before he had to go on watch.
"Alright. Would you care for a walk on deck before I have to attend to my duties?"
Ada smiled and nodded, William wiped his mouth with a napkin before helping Ada out of her seat and guided her up to the deck, arm in arm.
As they arrived on deck they both looked out onto the calm sea which instantly made Ada think of her nightmare; she closed her eyes trying to shake the memory out of her head. She stood there for several moments like that before she felt William's leather gloved hand on hers.
"We'll arrive in Ireland in a couple of hours" William informed her, Ada guessed that he must have seen her standing there with her eyes closed and therefore was trying to make her feel better by trying to take her mind off the nightmare.
"How will passengers board Titanic?" Ada asked pretending that it working.
"Tugs, the same as in Cherbourg"
"How long do you think we'll be there for?" Ada asked.
"Impossible to say, darling. But I expect no more than a few hours"
Ada smiled and looked out to sea; William stood behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist, placing small kisses to her neck. Ada smiled and leaned into him.
"I thought you weren't allowed to let our relationship interfere with your work" Ada teased.
"And I said that it was damn stupid" William smiled "Besides I'm not on watch for another twenty minutes" William whispered before continuing planting soft kisses to her neck and up to her cheek making Ada giggle and forget all her worries. Ada knew that no matter what happened in this life she would always be devoted to William and would never stop loving him.
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