I DO NOT OWN TITANIC

CHAPTER 7

By this time more than half the lifeboats were launched and in the water. The bow of the ship was sinking into the ocean. And one question kept on coming into my mind, 'Was I going to survive?' I was walking with James as he tried to get me on a lifeboat, as usual I kept saying no. I wasn't about to leave the man I'm in love with on a ship that is sinking. Faster and faster the ship once said to be 'unsinkable' was sinking.

"Elizabeth, please get on a lifeboat, for me." He begged

"James, you know very well that I'm not leaving you here." I said

"Lizzy please, I will get on another boat but please your life comes before mine. We'll both survive as long as you get on this boat. But I have no chance of surviving if you dead." He looked down at me with pleading eyes. "Please, if you really love me you'll go."

"James but-"I started to say, but was cut off by his lips being placed on mine.

"Elizabeth, I love you more than life itself. Please get on that boat. I promise I'll get on another boat; you won't lose me again Lizzy. Please." He said. I sighed I knew I had to do this and I knew he'd get on another boat.

"Fine James, I'll get in the boat." I said. He looked at me and smiled. "And you promise you'll get in another boat?"

"Oh Elizabeth, I promise." I kissed him before getting in the boat. I tried to smile but failed. Tears were falling down my face as I looked up to see James looking down at me. A rocket was fired off into the sky right behind James showing enough light to show the tears on my face. He smiled down at me and I saw a tear fall down his cheek. 'I Love You' I mouthed to him. 'I Love You Too.' By this time the boat reached the water and the ropes that were keeping the lifeboat connected to the doomed Titanic were being cut. I looked up to see James smile at me before turning to walk away. He'll be fine I thought to myself. I started to cry, when the lady I was sitting next to put her arm around me. I looked up at her, she looked to be a little older than 30 and by the way she was dressed she was a 3rd class passenger.

"Are you okay dear?" she asked me.

"Yes, well no, I don't know. The love of my life is on that ship. He said he would get on a boat, but what if he doesn't then he… dies." I cried

"Oh dear, he should be fine if he's a 1st class passenger like you then he should be able to get on easily." She said

"But what if he's not a 1st class passenger, or a passenger at all for that matter?" I asked.

"I'm not sure what you mean." She said

"He was an officer on the ship. I fell in love with him the first time I ever laid eyes on him." I said.

"Excuse me miss but I couldn't help but hear you fell in love with an officer, what might his name be." I looked up to see an officer looking down at me.

I looked up and smiled. "He was 6th officer James Moody. Do you know him?" I asked.

"Know him? He was my best friend. I'm guessing your Elizabeth then, am I right?" he asked. I looked up and nodded my head. "James never stopped talking about you. He really loves you. And he'll do anything to get off that ship and be with you. I know James he's a strong person and this is the first time I've ever seen him this happy." He said. I smiled to myself.

"Are you positive he'll get off that ship alive?" I asked.

"James will do anything for the ones he loves." He said

I looked at the sinking ship. It was at a very dangerous angle, and the lights had gone out. I heard a cracking sound and saw that the ship was breaking into two sections. I gasped when the stern of the ship fell back level with the water. As the bow went under it pulled the stern straight up. It stayed up in the air like that for it seemed to be forever but in reality it was only a few minutes. The ship then gave away and went under. I kept praying that James got off the ship, and that he was in another lifeboat safe. After a while Officer Lowe tied some lifeboats together and moved me and the other women and children to the other boats. He grabbed a few officers to go back with him to see if there were any survivors. We were all quiet, no one talked, or cried, the only thing that was herd was the constant yells of Officer Lowe and the sound of the ocean that took so many lives.