Boarding.

It was Wednesday the 10th of April the day I boarded the grandest ship in the world,

"Violet! don't dawdle",

shouted my insufferable maid my dad had forced me to travel with,

"coming now"

I exclaimed back with just a touch of sarcasm, I hated her my dad always made sure she was with me and since he had already made his way to America a few weeks prior, he didn't want me getting in any trouble.

She was a tall women with jet black her tightly pulled back in a bun with deep wrinkles on every inch of her face and she always wore black,always. I could tell in her eyes she never liked me, she loved to punish me for the tiniest of things. I stepped out the automobile and took a long look at the ship as seemed it went on for miles

"Didn't you hear me Violet" Miss Skinner violently shouted

"I'M RIGHT HERE!" I said snapping back at her. I felt a slap on my back "Posture Violet",what a vile women I thought I wanted to escape from her the second I got on the ship, and since I was travelling pretty much alone making friends couldn't be that hard. It was a big ship there were so many places I could hide.

Once I was on the ship I and found my room, I took my first steps inside with such excitement I opened the door to find rich mahogany wood all over the walls and bed frame with petite gold details on the edges it was like my own personal palace. It had an abundance of space more than I needed, it felt so new and fresh.

"Unpack then" Miss skinner said with a sarcastic tone.

"I thought you were the maid"

"Your father doesn't pay me for that, I'm here to stop you from disobeying him"

"I'll never stop trying to disobey him"

My dad had gone off when I was young to be with his new little wifey and left me and my mother, he did send us money, and a lot of it but we always felt wrong using it even though we had to. It wasn't until two years ago when my mother died that he somehow became interested in me, I was just hoping he would leave me alone but no,he's forcing me to travel to America to meet a rich young tart or one of his puppets I like to call them to marry. Just for business obviously.I figured I would just make a run for it once the ship docked, it will be hard fending for myself, I wasn't completely not used to having no money me and my mother did go through tough times but nothing to what I was expecting having no money at all was like. but it will be an adventure, starting fresh.

Miss skinner wouldn't let me watch the ship take off I tried to get away but she always kept an eye on me.

"Violet you must be a respectable women on this trip John Jacob Astor is aboad"

I knew that I wouldn't be talking to him much I wanted to meet exciting people my age not that there of many of them in first class.

This is my first time writing so I hope you enjoy and please review about what you want to see next it's all up to you!