Okay, first off, so sorry for taking so long to update, but hopefully this will be worth the wait(hee hee). I had a lot going on in my life—finals, my computer broke, and then I moved back to Oklahoma(I'll miss u Cali!), so that's my reasoning behind the delay. Anywho: ENJOY!

Chapter 10: A Vision

Josephine was about to make her way inside when she spotted Jack making his way toward her. He was grinning like a fool, and his face glowed with a warmth that could shame the sun. 'He must be happy that he and Rose can be together now,' she thought, but she had to wonder why he was here and not celebrating his requited love.

"What are you doing here?' she asked. "Shouldn't you be with Rose?"

"I was with her for a little bit, but she left to comfort her mother. She's not exactly pleased with the fact that her daughter's no longer marrying the illustrious Cal. Even though Cal said he would do all he could to make sure they're taken care of."

Josephine was confused. "Why would Cal need to take care of Rose and her mom? They have more money than anyone could possibly need."

"Not exactly. You see, all Rose and her mom have is their good name. In reality, they're in debt."

She couldn't believe her ears. Rose poor? It was amazing how deceiving the exterior could be.

Jack continued. "But what I can't believe is that Cal is willing to provide for them. Have you ever seen such a change in a person?"

"Probably not. But nothing's impossible or unsinkable."

Jack looked at her like she was a dog walking on its hind legs. "What kind of bizarre change of subject is that? What do you mean unsinkable?"

Josephine had to admit her segue into the impending sinking was less than smooth, but she felt like it was her duty to warn the people she had grown to care for about the upcoming danger. Maybe she couldn't tell them outright that the ship would sink, but she could at least give them a tiny hint.

"Well, you know how everyone's calling this ship unsinkable. That's impossible, you realize."

Jack gave a mischievous smile. "But you just said nothing's impossible."

"You know perfectly well what I mean. Please don't tell me you think this ship is incapable of sinking."

Jack gave an unconcerned shrugged. "This ship could sink, yes. But I'm not going to spend my time on it wondering if something terrible will happen. If you go through life always thinking about the worst case scenario, you'll never get to truly experience anything."

Josephine sighed. Jack was right, but she still felt worried. 'I'll just do everything I can to make sure Cal, Jack and Rose stay safe,' she decided to herself, 'After all, I know the ship is going to sink and forewarned is forearmed.'

Jack looked at her with a mixture of concern and humor. "I didn't realize you were so afraid of sailing." He puffed his chest out like a peacock. "Don't worry, milady. This ship may not be unsinkable, but I am unstoppable. I shall protect thee from danger."

Josephine raised an eyebrow in amusement. "Calm down tough guy. I think you should worry about yourself before you try to protect someone else."

Jack exhaled his chest. "You know I'm just kidding around. Look at it this way, ships sink all the time, and life goes on and so will yours…unless of course you die."

"That makes me feel so much better, Jack. Thank you."

"That's what I'm here for."

She smiled. Jack had a funny way of making the dreary into something bright, but she still felt encompassed by thoughts of the soon to be sinking. It was like a storm cloud was following her, and while Jack provided a momentary sun, the cloud eventually covered it up, shrouding her in darkness.

"Well, it was nice talking to you, but I feel exhausted somehow. I think I'm going to rest for a bit."

"All right. I should probably get back to Rose, anyhow. She's probably done mollifying her mother. Sweet dreams."

***

She didn't have sweet dreams. She didn't dream at all, actually. When she woke up and looked out the porthole, she was surprised to see an inky darkness instead of the sunlight she had expected. She had slept the whole day away. She rubbed her eyes and stretched her limbs and then made her way into the hallway. A glance at the clock on the wall told her it was 11:14 p.m. She felt the blood pounding in her ears. She couldn't believe she had slept for so long. In less than an hour the ship would hit the iceberg! She began running frantically down the hallway and eventually made her way to the deck. The fierce cold momentarily distracted her, but she quickly picked up her pace. She kept running until she made her way to the bow railing, nearly smacking into it. She was short of breath and freezing, but she kept her eyes straight ahead, staring into the placid, jet-black ocean. 'What do I expect to see?' she wondered. 'An iceberg floating far, far off in the distance?' She let out an exasperated sigh. She had been so freaked out about the collision being so near that she just ran for no reason.

She continued looking out at the ocean. It looked so calm, so smooth. It seemed almost impossible that something foreboding was lurking in the distance. She closed her eyes as the wind blew on her face and suddenly had a vision of the Heart of the Ocean. Her eyes snapped open. 'Why did I just think of that?' She remembered how eerily familiar it had been when Rose showed it to her. She couldn't shake the feeling that she had seen it before. Not only that, but she felt certain that she had seen some of the people onboard the ship before. She had the abrupt idea that maybe if she saw the Heart of the Ocean again, an ocean of memories would come flooding back to her. She turned around and walked with resolve as she made her way inside.

***

Josephine was standing outside of Rose's suite, knocking on the door. No one was answering. No one was there. She tried opening the door but of course it was locked. She jiggled the handle but to no avail. It wouldn't turn. She was beginning to feel desperate. She had to get inside to look at the necklace.

Removing the hair pins from her flowing mane she crouched down and proceeded to try and pick the lock. 'If it works in the movies, who's to say it won't work here?' After some difficulty, to her amazement she heard a click. She stood up and turned the handle. She couldn't believe she had actually done it. She figured locks in 1912 were easier to pick than the more efficient 2009 locks.

Inside Rose's suite she made her way over to the vanity and hoped the necklace would be there. She spotted the velvet case it was in before and held her breath as she opened it. She slowly breathed again when she saw the beautifully sparkling necklace lying inside, but then shook her head in confusion as nothing happened. She had expected some type of revelation to occur when she looked at the necklace, but there was nothing. She picked it up out of its case and held it as delicately as an egg. Suddenly, she saw something in her mind. Cal was putting the necklace on Rose's neck. He was saying something to her. Josephine could barely make it out, but it sounded like, "there's nothing I couldn't give you." Then, the vision was gone in a flash. She opened her eyes and found she was tightly clutching the necklace as if her life depended on it.

What she had just seen made her feel even more confused. "What was that?" she questioned aloud. 'It's strange, but I think I've seen it before.'

"Josephine?"

She jumped at the sound of her name and was surprised to find Cal standing there with his valet. Cal wore the pained look of a wounded puppy dog, while the valet looked accusatory.

"What are you doing?" Cal asked.

Josephine could barely think. She still was shaken by the strange image she had just seen. "I-I-," she stammered.

It was then that the valet spoke up. "Isn't obvious what she's doing? She's trying to rob you."

***

It's quiet, but the silence is deafening

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