Titanic- "Come What May"
Chapter 12
After lunch Rebecca went to her room and sat down on her bed. she was thinking about everything that had happened within the last twenty four hours.
Kelly walked in after her and sat down on her own bed, smiling. "Hello, Rebecca." She was still smiling.
Rebecca eyed her sister. "What's with the smile?" she asked.
"What do you think?" Kelly replied.
Rebecca thought for a moment and then cringed. "Please, it was hard enough walking in on you two...do you have to remind me?!" Rebecca asked.
"Well, you should have knocked first." Kelly smirked.
"Well it is our room. Not Jim and Kelly's room," Rebecca said.
"You walked in, and you could have just pretended not to notice Jim was in bed with me." Kelly said, "You didn't have to ask me questions about what was going on. You asked, and you got your answer."
"Still...if you two get up to that again...do me a favor and don't do it in our room!" Rebecca said as she tossed a pillow at Kelly's head.
"Fine. Anything for dearest virgin Rebecca." Kelly said sarcastically and laughed.
Rebecca looked down..."Yea about that..." Rebecca started.
"Let me guess. You slept with Harold. That is why you were late coming in last night, and that's why Mother went insane."
Rebecca looked startled. "Oh, I can't hide it from you. Yes, we slept together," she said.
"And how was it?" Kelly asked, "I want all the details."
"Why on earth would I tell you about my first time?" Rebecca asked.
"We can compare. Come on, we're both women now. We might as well discuss these sort of things."
"Well, you never told me about your first time."
"You never asked me." Kelly stated, "Here, I'll tell you every little detail. First-"
"No! That's, uh... alright. I don't need to know how my little sister lost her virginity," Rebecca cut Kelly off.
Kelly smiled, "Fine then. But you must stop treating me like a child. I'm not a baby. And you'll just have to accept that I'm a woman now. A woman who can make her own choices."
"Yes...alright..." Rebecca said slowly.
"So, from now on shall I just leave a sign on the door that says 'Do Not Disturb'?" Kelly asked.
Rebecca looked disgusted at her sister, "What, do you plan on having him in here every night?" she asked.
"I don't know. Perhaps, if he feels up to it."
"Okay, you have just gotten this conversation ended. I need to go uh..." Rebecca tried to think up a reason to leave, but nothing came.
"Sleep with Harold?" Kelly asked.
Rebecca's jaw dropped, "That is none of your business," she replied.
"Well, it was none of your business about what Jim and I did alone, but you walked in anyway."
"Kelly, I did not plan on walking in on you two! I just didn't expect him to be in my sister's bed!" Rebecca cried.
"Fine. Just knock from now on."
"I shouldn't have to knock on my own bedroom door," Rebecca said.
"Well, if you're not going to knock, then you might as well come on in. You and Harold could join us." Kelly said sarcastically. and she laughed.
"Must you be so sick and vulgar? Who raised you this way?" Rebecca asked, disgusted.
"I raised myself this way. Years of rebelling against Mother and Father, and years of learning the ways of the world all by myself. I've pretty much taught myself all I know. And certainly I do not have any use for anything Mother tried to teach me. I cannot sew, and I outright refuse to keep two lives, one that's public and one that's not. If people want to know me, they know all of me."
"Alright... I think I'm just going to go up to the deck or something. I'll see you later," Rebecca said. Then she stood up off of the bed and left the room.
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Jim leaned against a wall on the bridge, smiling uncontrollably. Harold came up beside him, also leaning against the wall.
"Well, you seem to be in a good mood." Harold observed.
"Yes... yes, I am." Jim nodded in agreement.
"And what is the reason for that?" Harold ask, also with a smile on his face. He was happy that his friend was finally happy.
"Kelly came to me, and apologized. I told her she didn't have to, but she insisted on apologizing. And, boy, did she apologize." He explained, still smiling.
Harold understood what he'd meant, "Yes, that certainly explains the smile."
Jim answered, "But there are still a few obstacles to face."
"Like her parents, and the Captain, and that George fellow..." he listed the people who could stand in their way.
Jim's smile fell into an angry scowl, "Do you know what George did to her?"
"No, what did he do to her?" Harold asked, confused.
"He raped her." Jim whispered sharply, seeming quite angry.
"Are you serious?" Harold said in disbelief, and looked at him incredulously.
"Yes, and I swear I'll take that little bugger by the neck and kick his ass."
Harold smirked, "I'd likely do the same thing if I were in your shoes."
"Glad to know somebody backs me up."
Changing the subject, Harold said, "Have you heard of the ice warnings we've been receiving?"
"Yes," he replied, "Do you think it's anything to worry about?"
"No, probably not much to worry about, I'd assume."
"Yea, they'll likely just have to slow down the ship and put a few extra lookouts on duty."
"It also might help if those lookouts had binoculars. But somebody seems to have lost them. They haven't been seen since we left Southampton. I think David Blair had them but then when he left, and Lightoller became 2nd officer, he never told him where they were."
"Oh, we'll be perfectly fine. On this big 'unsinkable' hunk of metal." As Jim said the word 'unsinkable', he laughed to himself. He knew it was impossible to build an unsinkable ship. It was ridiculous for the press to even have published such a thought.
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Kelly was laying in her bed, and she heard a knock at the front door. Then she heard her mother's voice, "Oh, George. Please do come in."
Then she heard a knock on her own door. "Kelly?" Her mother's voice said. Kelly could tell her supposed 'mother' was just putting on an act for everyone, trying to act like a sweet, warm, loving mother... "You have a visitor." Her mother stated.
Kelly didn't answer. So Mother opened the door anyway, "Kelly, George is here to see you."
"Hello, George." Kelly said softly as he walked into the room.
Mother wore a fake smile, "I'll just leave you two alone." She said and closed the door.
"Kelly, we need to talk." He spoke forcefully.
"No, we don't." She answered angrily.
"I think we have some important things to discuss."
"Well, I think you should just leave." Kelly turned away from him and crossed her arms.
"Look at me when I'm trying to speak to you!" George roared aggressively, while he grabbed her shoulder and spun her back around to face him. "You are mine and nobody else's. I refuse to share you with some scraggly officer. You will not do this to me." He then leaned in towards her. So close, she could feel his hot breath on her skin, "Your loyalty lies with me." He hissed.
"My loyalty lies with another." She said back.
"I saw him leaving your room today, before lunch. I could only imagine what you two were doing."
"And while you imagined me lying naked in bed with another man, I can assume that your head wasn't the only thing that was hard." She said sarcastically.
"I don't understand..." He said.
"I didn't expect a man of your high intelligence to." She laughed.
He then grabbed her by the hair and turned her around quickly. He held her close to him. With her back against his chest. She could feel the anger in him, that seemed to be flowing along with every drop of blood in his veins.
"George," She cried, "This isn't like you. It really isn't in your nature to yell, and to be at all violent. Why are you like this now?"
He tightened his grip on her hair, and also he had his arm across her arms and chest, holding her to him. "Because I will not allow my fiancee to be cheating on me with some officer and acting like some common whore!"
"I am not acting like a whore!" she objected.
"I asked my father about what to do in this situation of trying to control my unruly fiancee... he told me to be a man. To see what I want and go for it. To have the upper hand in the relationship. I know what I want, and I'm not afraid to be forceful if it means taming you and making you into a lady. The fact stands that you will be my wife, and I will be your husband and you must honor me."
"You have gone mad." Kelly said, "You are impertinent, sick, a terrible excuse for a man and I will never be your wife!"
He pulled on her hair tightly again. "I don't think you are being given a choice on the matter."
"Please, just let go of me. You are hurting me." She pleaded.
"Good!" He shouted. "Now I can cause you the pain you tried to cause me when you slept with another man."
"George!" She screamed, "I don't love you, and I never will!"
"Oh, well, if that's the case..." He said, "I'll make you love me." He let go of her and pushed her onto the bed.
"No, don't you dare touch me. I won't let you do that again." Kelly warned.
"Last night I was too drunk to even remember it. Now I want to know what it was like." He said in a sickening way as he tried to push her down on the bed. "You are mine now, and only mine. Your affair with that officer will have to stop. He couldn't possibly love you the way I do."
"No!" She shouted and tried to push him back.
He succeeded in pushing her onto her back. He tried to climb on top of her, but she used her foot and pushed him back.
"Ouch," He said when he was struck by her high heeled shoe. "That was naughty, Kelly. Very naughty. You'll pay for that. And-"
She sat up and slapped him as he spoke. He raised his hand to his cheek. Kelly took this opportunity to get off the bed and run. But he grabbed her wrist and pulled her back to him. She snapped back like if she was made of an rubber band. She fell back, but not onto the bed. Her head hit the bed post. "Ugh..." She groaned as she touched the back of her head and stood up.
"Kelly..." He said, trying to be a bit sympathetic.
"Get out!"
"I don't have to." He grabbed her wrist again, this time a bit more gently.
She pulled it away, "Just go!" She screamed. She turned around and put her hand to her mouth to suppress a sudden sob.
He came up behind her and grabbed onto her head. He forcefully turned it towards himself and pressed his lips to hers. He slipped his other hand around her waist.
She fought against his grasp, but couldn't seem to get away.
Rebecca entered the room at that moment, her eyes were wide open with surprise.
She could see Kelly trying to escape the strong grip he had on her.
"George!" Rebecca yelled, "What do you think you are doing!? Let go of my sister!"
He immediately moved his head to look at Rebecca.
Kelly was breathing heavily and looked very frightened. "Help." Kelly tried to say, but her voice was only a broken whisper.
George let go of her and went for the door. As he left, Rebecca gave him a cold look.
Kelly sat on the bed, breaking down in sobs, like she had a few times during the voyage.
"Kel, he didn't hurt you, did he?" Rebecca asked, sitting down next to her.
In reply, she only cried. She put her head on Rebecca's shoulder.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Rebecca asked. Kelly shook her head. "How about we dry your tears and go find Jim? Would you talk to him?"
"No." She cried, "Then Jim will get really mad and hurt George. And then George will get mad and hurt me."
"You're really afraid of George, aren't you?"
"Yes. Only when he is angry like this. He has changed! He's not a violent person. I'm not sure if he's drunk again, or just extremely angry at what I did with Jim again. Jealousy may be getting the best of him."
"It's all going to be fine, Kel. I swear to you, it will be." Rebecca said reassuringly. She let Kelly cry on her shoulder. And she put her own hand on Kelly's back to comfort her. Her arm hit the back of Kelly's head.
"Ow." Kelly hissed.
"Oh my goodness... Kelly, let me see the back of your head."
Kelly leaned her head towards Rebecca, and let her examine it.
"It doesn't hurt too much." Kelly lied.
"Oh, my. You've got quite a bump there. How did this happen?
"George tried to... um... you know... do something to me. So when I got up and tried to leave, he grabbed my wrist and I fell backward and hit my head. That's all."
"That bastard. I can't believe he would even try to do that again. He hurt you."
"It's fine, Rebecca. It's all okay." Kelly lied.
"No, it's not."
"I can handle my own life." She stated, "I don't need your help or anybody else's help. I'm going to find my own way out of this mess of a life and I'll do it all on my own."
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Mother sat on the couch in the next room. She had just been off having some tea with a few other women.
Kelly was lying down, and Rebecca went to see her mother. "Mother, you must call off this wedding."
"Rebecca, I know you don't want to marry Michael, but I won't tolerate this rebellion."
"No, I'm not talking about my wedding. I'm talking about Kelly's. She's too young for this. And also, George is horrible."
"Whatever do you mean? He is a wonderful young man." Mother stated, pretending not to know about what Rebecca was talking about.
"He has quite a terrible temper. He isn't right for Kelly. You know that."
"I don't really care whether he is right for her or not. She expendable. So I don't care if she's unhappy. As long as this marriage works out well for our family."
"How could you say that? She's a person like you and I. She has feelings too. And you are just going to sacrifice her happiness just for yourself? That is just sickening."
"No, that is just the way the world works." Mother replied.
"Well, the world has to change." Rebecca stated.
"No, you and Kelly both have to change to fit in to this world. I don't know what is wrong with you. You were never like this before. You were always a good girl, like I was when I was your age. You remind me a bit of myself. Wanting to be who I wanted to be, but always following the rules anyway. I never did the things you've done lately, so I suppose that is where we differ."
"But I will never be a mother like you. I will never treat my children the way you treat Kelly and I."
"Kelly, however, isn't much like me at all. Inside her, I see your father's spirit. He was a bit stubborn and always thought he could do everything himself. He didn't think he needed help from anybody. Kelly is a real spitfire, just like he was. Although, your father has quieted down a bit in his past few years, he really was quite a passionate man." Mother explained, "He was around 30 years old back when I married him. And I was only 17, like Kelly is now. I wasn't thrilled about getting married to him, since I didn't know him and I didn't love him at first. Actually, to tell the truth, I've never exactly fallen for him. But I'm still glad I married him. I got security, and he had enough money to give me everything I wanted. And the same thing will happen to you. You are my daughter after all, and you are bound to follow in my footsteps. You'll thank me someday."
Rebecca sat there quietly for a moment, "I'd better go get ready for dinner." She said softly, and stood up. She entered her room and shut the door behind her softly.
"Kelly, after dinner you should go see Jim." Rebecca said.
Kelly smiled. "And what should I do once I am with him?"
"Well, hopefully not what you're thinking about right now. And I know that's what you are thinking of."
"Now whatever do you mean?" Kelly said, pretending not to know.
Rebecca just sighed, "Just don't do anything you'll regret."
Kelly smirked, "I think that's already been done."
"Be careful, please. I am so tired of always having to watch out for you and take care of you."
"You never had to take care of me."
"Yes, I had to watch out for you all the time, since you were always getting yourself into some sort of trouble. If it weren't for me, you likely wouldn't be here. You would have been torn apart by our mother. You can be so stubborn sometimes. You except sympathy, and make people feel so bad for you, but then you refuse to let people help you. You lie and say you can do just fine on your own. But in reality, you can't. You can not survive on your own."
"Well, thank you so much for telling me how horrible I am."
"I'm not saying you are a horrible person. I am saying you are just extremely immature and stubborn."
"And that's surely not a compliment." Kelly said.
"Listen to me. We're sisters, and we need to stick together, or we'll never end up happy. I don't really mind much being there for you, as long as in return you are there for me. We're a team."
Kelly sighed, "I suppose you are right."
Rebecca hugged her sister. "Now we have dinner to get to," Rebecca said.
"Oh, wonderful. Of course, Mother will force me to sit next to George..." Kelly said sadly.
"Lets just get this voyage over and done with, in a few more days we the ship will dock in New York and then we can get you far away from George Morley," Rebecca said.
"Thank you." Kelly said. "You've always been a great older sister."
Rebecca smiled, "No problem," she replied.
Their maids, Annie and Isabella, came in and helped get them ready for dinner. Kelly got dressed in a maroon dress, and Annie put her hair up neatly.
Rebecca dressed in a black dress and then Isabella put her hair up into a tight bun and put a clip in it. She put some rouge on and then the sisters went out to the sitting room where mother and father were. "Come girls," mother said a bit coldly.
"I don't think Mother is too happy with us at the moment..." Rebecca whispered to Kelly as they walked out of the room.
"You think?" Kelly said back sarcastically.
Rebecca looked at her sister, raised an eyebrow and then burst out laughing.
Mother looked back at her coldly, but then turned to face forward again
They kept walking and soon they reached the Grand Staircase. The Morleys were coming down the stairs at the same moment. "Oh, hello Elizabeth." Mother said to Mrs. Morley. Father also greeted Mr. Morley. Kelly and Rebecca stood next to each other, as George stared at them.
Kelly looked down at her feet. Rebecca grabbed her hand and squeezed it reassuringly, "It will all be fine, Kel." She whispered softly.
George finally stopped just staring and walked over next to them, "Good evening, Kelly" he said, acting as if nothing had happened earlier.
"Leave me alone, scum." Kelly whispered sharply back at him.
"Now that's not how you should speak to your fiancee." George replied, "You should treat me with respect."
"What happened to you?" She asked, "You've changed drastically. You've changed for the worst."
"I'm only trying to make sure this relationship works out well, for the both of us." He grabbed her arm and pulled her away gently. He pulled her away from Rebecca.
When they were a few feet away from the others, he put his hands tightly on her shoulders and looked her right in the eye, "Look, I am deeply sorry about how I hurt you earlier, and I am sorry about what happened last night. But you are betraying me. You are engaged to me, not some officer. I'm only trying to ensure our future together. There really isn't any other choice."
Kelly stood there sadly, and looked down at her feet.
"Look at me." He snapped angrily.
She looked up at him.
"Now, am I right?" He asked.
"Yes." She replied and nodded with tears in her eyes.
"Good." He said and smiled fakely. "Now let's get in there and act like everything is perfectly fine." He held out his arm and Kelly was hesitant. He looked at her in a way that made her feel a bit threatened. So she linked arms with him and they walked to join the others.
Rebecca sighed as she walked in the dining saloon behind her sister. She just shook her head and then walked to a seat at their usual table beside Kelly.
They sat at the table. In their normal order. Kelly was inbetween George and Rebecca. And next to Rebecca sat Mother and Father. Next to george sat his two parents.
"What was he talking to you about?" Rebecca whispered to Kelly.
"Nothing. It was nothing..." Kelly answered, looking down at her plate.
Rebecca took a sip of water and then placed an order for her dinner.
Kelly sat still, and ate her food when it came. She could feel George's arm brush against hers sometimes. He even put his hand on her knee at one point. She tried to move it, but he grabbed her hand tightly under the table. She gave up at that moment.
Rebecca also ate her food in silence, she really wished she could go see Harold right now. But she was staying away incase mother followed and got the captain and then they would not be able to lie their way out.
"So, when is the wedding going to be?" A woman across the table asked Mrs. Hoffman.
"Rebecca's wedding is in two weeks, and Kelly and George's wedding date is yet to be set." Mother explained.
Rebecca resisted the urge to roll her eyes and remained silent while she ate.
"Congratulations, Rebecca." The woman said, "I'm sure you can't wait for your wedding. But don't worry, the next two weeks will just fly by." Rebecca just nodded and smiled, a fake smile. Then the woman turned to Kelly and George, "And you two must be excited as well. You look like a wonderful couple. I'm sure that you'll have beautiful children together."
"Thank you." George said kindly, "Kelly and I are excited for our upcoming wedding. Right sweetie?" He turned to Kelly.
"Mhm..." She mumbled and still didn't look at anybody.
"She hasn't been feeling well today," George explained.
Rebecca looked at him coldly and disgustedly. "I wonder why," Rebecca hissed.
They all finished eating. Kelly only ate about half her food.
When Rebecca finished eating she sighed as she saw the fact that George was holding a tight grip on Kelly and Rebecca had no hope of being able to get back to her room with her sister. So she left for the suite, feeling quite tired from the previous night and having about two hours of sleep and so when she got back to her room she changed into her nightgown and went to bed.
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George pulled Kelly aside again. "Could you at least pretend to be happy over this engagement?"
"No. I can't even pretend. This isn't right, and you know it!" She yelled.
"Shut up," He hissed, "Before you make a scene."
"I'll make a scene if I want to." She said angrily. "I can think for myself, do for myself, and care for myself. I can get along fine without anyone. I don't need anyone. Especially you."
"Well, we're still engaged and there is no way to change that. You'll learn to love me someday. Or you can just pretend." He said as he leaned in towards her and walked away.
"Wait! George!" She yelled and followed him.
He stopped walking and faced her. "I'm going to the smoking room. You can't follow me. it's not a woman's place." He explained.
"You are going to the smoking room? To do what? Smoke?"
"Maybe I will. And I'll drink too. As much as I want to."
"And after you drink, you'll be an obnoxious jackass like last night." She replied.
George started walking again and Kelly followed still. "I'll do what I want, I'm the man in this relationship." They reached the smoking room.
"Oh yes, and what a man you are." Kelly said sarcastically. "You were such a gentleman last night in my bed when you raped me!"
"Shut up!" George yelled and looked around. Some people were staring at him. "Just shut up, now." Then he laughed nervously and said to everyone else, "She has quite an active imagination. She was only kidding. Haha..." Then he leaned to Kelly again and whispered, "That wasn't funny."
"But this is," She said and brought her knee up to his groin.
"Ugh... what the hell was that for..." He said in pain.
"For everything." She replied and smiled, satisfied with what she'd done.
"You can't be here." He hissed, "Now I suggest you go to your room, get into your little nightgown and go to sleep."
"Fine, I'll go. But I can't promise I'll be sleeping in my own bed tonight." She smiled again and walked off.
"If you go to see him again I swear I'll..." he let his sentence end there, since he knew Kelly was already out the door.
Caledon Hockley came up behind him, "Lover's quarrel?" He asked.
"Yes," George replied.
"What's the problem?" Cal asked.
"My new fiancee hates me and doesn't want to marry me. She got this rambunctious, untamed, fiery spirit that I have tried unsuccessfully to control, and also she is in love with another man." George explained.
"That sounds familiar to me..." Cal stated, thinking of his own problems with Rose. "I think I can help you with your fiancee, if you'll help me with mine..."
"Deal." George said and they both shook hands. They began to discuss what to do about their relationship problems.
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Kelly walked onto the deck, looking around for Jim. Suddenly she felt someone wrap their arms around her from behind her. It was Jim. He kissed her on the cheek, but didn't let go of her. "Hello sweetheart." He said sweetly.
"Hello." She said, trying to smile.
"Hey, honey, what's wrong?" Jim asked.
"Nothing." She shook her head slightly, "It's nothing. It's just stupid stuff."
"If something is making you upset it isn't stupid. if anyone hurt you I will go kill them, you hear me?"
"Yes. But really, it's fine. It's just damn George. He's being obnoxious."
"Where is he? I'll go make him pay for whatever he's done this time."
"No, it's fine. I can handle it. It's just that I don't know how to break off this engagement." Kelly explained.
"Um... 'George, I can't marry you.' should be enough." Jim stated.
Kelly giggled. "Okay, it's more like I'm afraid to."
"Then I'll help you." He said.
"You can't do this for me." Kelly replied.
"Sure I can. I'll tell him to stay away from you or I'll punch him in his ugly face."
"You're always looking out for me..." Kelly smiled.
"Of course." He smiled back, "But you know... you can't marry George if you are engaged to somebody else..."
"Yea, but then I'd be engaged to two people." Kelly replied.
"I see he hasn't given you a ring yet." Jim observed.
"No, but-" Kelly started to speak but then Jim pulled a ring out of his pocket. "Where'd you get that?"
"I've had it. Just waiting for the right girl to catch my attention and maybe take my breath away."
"Oh... wow... It's beautiful..."
"Kelly Ann Hoffman," He said softly, "Would you do me the honor of making me the happiest man alive and becoming my wife?"
"Yes!" She yelled happily and threw her arms around his neck. She kissed him on the cheek.
He slipped the ring onto her finger. Then he leaned forward and kissed her.
"It's beautiful." She said while admiring it.
"Just like the lady wearing it." Jim stated.
"I love you." She said while looking right into his eyes.
"I love you too."
"No, I mean I really love you. I can't even put it into words. I love you more than words could say"
"Then don't say anything. Just kiss me." Jim said.
"Easy enough." She replied and they went back to kissing right out in the open on the deck. "We could get caught here." Kelly stated.
"We could get caught anywhere on this ship." Jim smiled again, "Come on." He grabbed her hand.
"Where are we going?" She asked.
They went to a room that was located behind the room with wheel of the ship. There was nobody in there. "Right here on the bridge? Honestly, Jim, anyone could walk in and-"
He cut her off with a kiss. "I like a little risk." They went back to kissing. He had her pressed against the wall. "You are so beautiful."
"Ooh, Mr. Moody. What a romantic you are..." Kelly said.
"Oh, Mrs. Moody. I'm only this way because of you. When I am around you I can't help but be romantic."
He ran his hands through her hair, and down her back. She kept her arms wrapped tightly around his neck. They kept kissing for a few minutes, and pulled away for a moment. "Please tell me you're never going to leave me." Kelly said while staring into his eyes.
"I'll never leave you. I'd never even think of leaving you."
She giggled happily and they went back to kissing.
The phone began to ring in the other room. They ignored it for a moment. It rang again. They pulled apart. "You'd better get that." Kelly said softly.
"Oh, it's likely not too important." He leaned in to kiss her, but then the phone rang again. "Damn it." He muttered under his breathe and sighed, "Hold on a second." He picked up his tea cup and carried it out of the room with him to answer the phone.
Kelly stayed leaning against the wall and smiled.
"Yes, what do you see?" She heard Jim say to the lookout on the other end of the phone line.
The lookouts see something? I hope it's not too serious... She thought.
"Thank you." Jim said.
Well, he said that calmly. I suppose everything's fine.
"Iceberg, right ahead!" He yelled.
"What?" Kelly said to herself, surprised. She walked out of the room and stood next to eh phone, behind Quartermaster Hichens who was at the wheel.
Jim ran to the door, and met Officer Murdoch, they both yelled to Mr. Hichens "Hard to starboard!"
Hichens begins turned the wheel faster and faster.
Officer Murdoch ran past Jim, causing him to spill his tea. But that seemed rather unimportant at the moment.
"Jim, what's going on?" Kelly asked worriedly.
He ignored her question, "Turn, turn, turn." He yelled to Hichens.
Hichens turned the wheel until it wouldn't go any further, "Hard over." He yelled.
"It's hard over, sir." Jim yelled to Murdoch, who was just standing and staring out towards the water.
Kelly's mouth fell open as she saw the iceberg. "Oh my god..." She said softly.
"Is it hard over?" Murdoch yelled back.
"It is, yes, sir, hard over!" Jim replied.
Everyone stood still, watching what would happen.
"Jim, what if we don't turn in time?" Kelly asked.
Once again, Jim ignored the question, or just didn't hear it.
The iceberg came closer and closer. The ship began to turn finally. It looked like it was just about to miss the iceberg. Kelly didn't breathe for the next for seconds. Then she felt a rumbling underneath her feet.
"Hard to port!" Murdoch yelled.
Jim repeated this to Hichens.
Murdoch ran over to the switch to close the watertight doors below.
Jim moved beside Kelly and grabbed her hand. "Jim, what happened?" She asked softly.
"I don't know..." he whispered back, "I honestly don't know."
"Note the time," Murdoch said, "Enter it in the log."
Captain Smith walked in, "What was that, Mr. Murdoch?"
"An iceberg, sir." Murdoch answered, "I pulled her hard to starboard and I pulled the engines hard to stern. I tried to port-around it, but she hit and I-"
"Close the water tight doors."
"Doors are closed, sir." Murdoch replied again.
Murdoch and Smith left to go inspect the damage.
"Jim, do you think we've damaged the ship badly?" Kelly asked.
Jim shook his head slightly, "No... we'll be fine. Nothing to worry about." He lied. Because in his heart he knew that this wasn't good.
The captain came back to the room. He saw Kelly and Jim holding hands, "What's all this about?"
Jim let go of her hand, "Sir, she was just frightened by the collision so she came up here where I was comforting her." He lied.
Hichens muttered under his breath, "Yes, you really were 'comforting' her in the back room..."
"What was that Mr. Hichens?" Captain Smith asked.
"Nothing." He answered.
"I don't have the time to deal with this now. I have to go figure out what's happened to my ship." Then he walked off.
Jim slapped Hichens on the back of the head.
"Kelly was worried, "Everything is fine, right?" She asked again.
"Yes, honey, it's all going to be fine. Don't you worry." He wrapped his arms around her and kissed the top of her head lightly. He tried to make her feel reassured that they'll all be safe. He knew the ship was supposedly unsinkable, but now he wasn't sure if that would be proved true or not.
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And there we go with the iceberg and everything. Great... The beginning of the sinking. Of course, now most of you (or most like, all of you) think George is a total dick. And now Kelly is engaged... twice! Anyway, thanks for reading this chapter. PLease review. We really love reviews! Chapter 13 will be out soon. Sorry we took so long with this chapter. Things got kinda busy, at least for me (Kelly). I got a job... got fired froma job... and other crap... anyway... enough about me. Thanks so much for reading. We will update really soon.