Henry left Emily to go on watch and talk to the captain about his concerns. He would see her again after 6pm where he planned to come to her.
Henry arrived to see Lowe and Lightoller on watch
"Good afternoon gentlemen" Henry smiled
"Afternoon Henry" they both replied
"How is everything?" Henry asked
"We've had ice warnings" replied Charles
"Who from?" asked Henry
"The Caronia. It's up on the board, the Captain posted it up this morning for us all to see" Charles replied
"Thank you" Henry went over to the board and read what it said out loud "Captain-Titanic, west-bound steamers report bergs, growlers and field ice in 42 N from 49 to 51 W, April 12. Compliments Barr"
"I'm going to have a word with the Captain gentlemen" replied Henry
Henry went and knocked on the Captain's door
"Come in" said the Captain
"Afternoon sir" smiled Henry
"Hello Henry, what can i do for you?" Smiled the Captain
"I just read the ice warning from the Caronia" Henry sat down after the Captain gestured him to
"And Mr Wilde?" The captain asked
"We need to slow down or even stop when it gets dark" Henry said
"As i told you, we will be fine" Edward smiled
"We don't have binoculars on the ship, how can we guarantee any ice will be seen in time?" Asked Henry
"Have faith in me and all your colleagues. We will get through the ice and get to New York a day early" smiled Edward
"I trust you sir" henry got up and headed for the door "Goodbye sir"
"Goodbye Mr Wilde" replied the captain
Henry closed the door and headed back on the bridge to join Herb and Harry. Charles' watch had ended so he had headed back to his cabin. Henry was still not convinced sailing through ice in the middle of the night at 22 knots was a good idea but there was nothing he could do. All decisions were the Captain's.
"What was all that about?" asked Herb
" I needed to discuss something with the Captain, but all is well now Herbert" Replied Henry
"Very good sir" Herb replied
It was an uneventful afternoon, it was 6pm now and Charles came up to relief Henry from duties.
"Goodnight gentlemen" Henry said before leaving the bridge to head to Emily's room
Henry walked to her door and knocked on it
Emily opened her door and smiled when she saw her handsome officer "Hi Henry"
"Hi Emily" he smiled but she could tell something was up
"What's wrong Henry? What's on your mind?" Emily put her arms around Henry
"You know i told you about ice?" he said
"Yes i remember" she replied
"We have had ice warnings today. I even spoke to the captain today but he still won't listen and either slow down or stop when it is dark" Henry said
"We will be fine Henry. If the Captain really was worried he'd have listened to you, but he obviously knows we will spot any ice in time. Have faith Henry! Come on sit down" she smiled
Henry sat down and took off his cap and suit jacket so he was just in his tie and shirt.
"I know I'm being stupid, it's just ever since coming on here I've had a bad feeling about this ship" he explained
"Because you believe we will hit ice and sink?" she asked
"Yes or something bad happening" Henry replied
"Come on, lay down next to me" she said
They both got into her bed and held each other tight.
They then both drifted off to sleep. It was around 19:45pm.
They were awoken at 23:40pm by a loud bang
Henry sat up "Did you hear that bang Emily?" he asked his sleepy girlfriend
"Yeah, how weird" she replied puzzled
Suddenly everything went quiet "The engines have stopped" commented Henry "Something must have happened"
"You must go Henry and find out, i will be here" Emily said worried
Henry put on his jacket and cap and kissed her and left to find out what had happened