21
The Sinking
April 15, 1912 | 00:35
(Originally Published 6/30/17)
Lightoller was stunned as he dressed himself. His breathing was shallow, and his hands fumbled as he pulled a dark turtleneck and a pair of trousers over his pajamas.
He couldn't believe that this was happening. That the unsinkable ship was sinking beneath their very feet.
When Boxhall had first knocked on his door and relayed the issue at hand, Lightoller had almost let out a scoff. But he'd seen the urgency in his colleague's eyes, and so he'd slipped back into his cabin at once, swallowing down his own dread and numbing disbelief.
He knew this would not be easy.
He knew how few lifeboats there were relative to the number of people on board. He knew that many would perish in the frigid water, and that he might die as well...
A/N
Ahhh I hate leaving you guys with this cliffhanger, but I had no choice :o We'll soon find out what happens to them though! I'm working on the next chapter, which should be the last. Thank you everyone as always for reading!
Thank you so much to:
VampWolf92 — Haha glad to hear the story is so addicting! I hope you liked this chapter as well!
1bluesapphire — I didn't know that about Lightoller's line! Honestly it was one of the best in the [omitted], I love that it wasn't even scripted! There was just something about the way he said it, really raw and powerful almost. Also thank you so much!
dragonrider1234 — Thank you so much! c: I'm happy to hear you liked last chapter, everything from the fat man (lmao) to Esther and Murdoch being cute together! I don't want this story to end either to be honest ahhhh I will miss it so much. But thank you again for reading, I appreciate it!
MandiMojo49 — Thank you! Oh man I hate writer's block too, always such a pain. Listening to music always helps for me, along with rewatching Titanic lol. Good luck to you though! Hope you get back to writing soon, and when I'm finished with this fic I hope to check it out!
glitterstar7 — Thank you so much! Poor Lowe :o But I totally agree, I wish they would have kept that scene in the film! Same with so many others that were cut, like the scene when Bride and Phillips got an ice warning from the [omitted]ifornian. Ah well haha. Anyway thank you again! I hope you enjoyed this chapter as well!
LoveFiction2017 — We'll have to see! I know I want him to live, he and Esther are wonderful together!
EndlessOcean9 — Thank you so much! c: I had no idea about the fat man either until I was researching the sinking haha. As for what will happen to Esther and Murdoch, we'll just have to wait and see! Thank you again for reading, hope you liked this chapter as well!
twigs — Aww c: Thank you so so much! You have no idea how happy it makes me that you're enjoying the story. As for a Beta reader, I do the editing myself but I have experience as a techni[omitted] writer so it goes fairly quick! Thank you so much again though, I'm glad you enjoy Murdoch and Esther's relationship and everything else in between!
htennis — Hahaha I'm glad you liked that line! Murdoch can still have a sense of dry humor even in the worst of times. Thank you so much!