Chapter seven-The heart of the ocean
Rose jumped of the small lifeboat, and landed on the deck safely. "No, Rose!" Cal bawled, and came running after her. She gathered up the hem of her long dress to ensure she would not trip on it, and ran away from Cal as quickly as she could.
"You're going to him?" Cal yelled in disbelief. "You are going to him? He's a nobody, Rose. He's old, he couldn't even make a ship that could stay afloat on its first voyage, and it will be Andrews fault that he inconvenienced fine people like me. I mean, those lifeboats look awfully cramped, don't they?"
Rose spun around in anger, though she didn't intend to. "You unimaginable bastard!" She hissed, and Cal grabbed her roughly. "You are my wife in practice if not yet by law and you will do as I say!" He said, twisting her roughly around to face him. "You will never behave like that again, Rose."
As Cal shook her, she stared at his face with a mixture of disbelief and hatred. Than she spat in his face. He was surprised, and let go, and Rose took this opportunity to run off.
"Come back here you little cow!" Yelled Cal and ran after her. Cal hardly noticed in his anger he pulled out his gun. He looked down and saw it in his hand. Well if he couldn't have her, no-one would. He ran down after her checking it was loaded. He fired, and just missed her, his shot bouncing off the stairs instead.
Rose couldn't believe Cal was shooting at her. More unbelievable to her was the fact she had very nearly married this man. She staggered down the steps, until she came to the 'D' level, which was already starting to flood. She looked behind her, and saw Cal was still chasing her, shooting wildly. Rose had no choice but to go into the water. Cal came down to D as well, but stopped when he saw the water and waded in gingerly. The water came up to his knees. He looked down at it as though seeing water for the first time. "I hope you enjoy your time together!" He yelled. That woman could go to hell. He could find himself a better wife anyway. He turned, and walked away, and didn't notice The Heart Of The Ocean fall out of his pocket.
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Rose stood in a stairway down to 'E' level, waiting to make sure Cal had gone before coming out again. The water was up above her hips and still rising. She heard him call "I hope you enjoy your time together!" Then silence. He must have left. She walked out of the stairwell, and glanced around. Cal had left. Where was Thomas?
Rose checked his state room, the officer's lounge, every where she could think to look. She was passing through the dining room to get to the upper levels again when she saw him, staring into space.
"Thomas!" She exclaimed.
Thomas whipped around to see Rose standing there. "Oh, Rose," He said, and walked over to her, and embraced her tightly. "You should not have done that Rose. All the boats will be gone by now!" He took of his coat, and wrapped it around her. "You're soaked!"
She buried her head into his shoulder, and felt all her fears disappear. "You saved me that night, remember? I would have died without ever loving. You saved me. And if I die tonight, I will be prepared, for I will have died knowing I was loved. But I am not going to let you give up without making a try for it. The boats are gone, that's true. But you can come above on deck with me, and when she does go down, we can swim for it."
Thomas was astounded at her naivety. He knew the water was freezing, and the closest boat couldn't arrive for another three hour. There was no way they could stay afloat in the icy water for so long. But he loved Rose too much to tell her the truth. "Alright,"he agreed. "I'll come out with you, and when she goes down, we'll make sure we are all the way at the back of the ship, where you were that first night. That means we will be on the Titanic to the very end. Another ship may come in time to pick us up,". A lie of course, but Rose seemed to believe, it, and together they walked out. They were climbing the stairs up to "C" deck when Thomas felt something crunch beneath his foot. He reached his hand down, and picked up the object. In his hand was a glittering diamond necklace with a huge blue stone in the shape of a heart on its end. Thomas had seen it before, in a magazine. "The Heart Of The Ocean!" He exclaimed.
"What?" Said Rose, and gasped when he opened his hand so she could see it. "Is that a sapphire?"
"It's a blue diamond. Wonder why someone just left it floating around?" He put the necklace in his pocket, and they started up the stairs.
Rose jumped of the small lifeboat, and landed on the deck safely. "No, Rose!" Cal bawled, and came running after her. She gathered up the hem of her long dress to ensure she would not trip on it, and ran away from Cal as quickly as she could.
"You're going to him?" Cal yelled in disbelief. "You are going to him? He's a nobody, Rose. He's old, he couldn't even make a ship that could stay afloat on its first voyage, and it will be Andrews fault that he inconvenienced fine people like me. I mean, those lifeboats look awfully cramped, don't they?"
Rose spun around in anger, though she didn't intend to. "You unimaginable bastard!" She hissed, and Cal grabbed her roughly. "You are my wife in practice if not yet by law and you will do as I say!" He said, twisting her roughly around to face him. "You will never behave like that again, Rose."
As Cal shook her, she stared at his face with a mixture of disbelief and hatred. Than she spat in his face. He was surprised, and let go, and Rose took this opportunity to run off.
"Come back here you little cow!" Yelled Cal and ran after her. Cal hardly noticed in his anger he pulled out his gun. He looked down and saw it in his hand. Well if he couldn't have her, no-one would. He ran down after her checking it was loaded. He fired, and just missed her, his shot bouncing off the stairs instead.
Rose couldn't believe Cal was shooting at her. More unbelievable to her was the fact she had very nearly married this man. She staggered down the steps, until she came to the 'D' level, which was already starting to flood. She looked behind her, and saw Cal was still chasing her, shooting wildly. Rose had no choice but to go into the water. Cal came down to D as well, but stopped when he saw the water and waded in gingerly. The water came up to his knees. He looked down at it as though seeing water for the first time. "I hope you enjoy your time together!" He yelled. That woman could go to hell. He could find himself a better wife anyway. He turned, and walked away, and didn't notice The Heart Of The Ocean fall out of his pocket.
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Rose stood in a stairway down to 'E' level, waiting to make sure Cal had gone before coming out again. The water was up above her hips and still rising. She heard him call "I hope you enjoy your time together!" Then silence. He must have left. She walked out of the stairwell, and glanced around. Cal had left. Where was Thomas?
Rose checked his state room, the officer's lounge, every where she could think to look. She was passing through the dining room to get to the upper levels again when she saw him, staring into space.
"Thomas!" She exclaimed.
Thomas whipped around to see Rose standing there. "Oh, Rose," He said, and walked over to her, and embraced her tightly. "You should not have done that Rose. All the boats will be gone by now!" He took of his coat, and wrapped it around her. "You're soaked!"
She buried her head into his shoulder, and felt all her fears disappear. "You saved me that night, remember? I would have died without ever loving. You saved me. And if I die tonight, I will be prepared, for I will have died knowing I was loved. But I am not going to let you give up without making a try for it. The boats are gone, that's true. But you can come above on deck with me, and when she does go down, we can swim for it."
Thomas was astounded at her naivety. He knew the water was freezing, and the closest boat couldn't arrive for another three hour. There was no way they could stay afloat in the icy water for so long. But he loved Rose too much to tell her the truth. "Alright,"he agreed. "I'll come out with you, and when she goes down, we'll make sure we are all the way at the back of the ship, where you were that first night. That means we will be on the Titanic to the very end. Another ship may come in time to pick us up,". A lie of course, but Rose seemed to believe, it, and together they walked out. They were climbing the stairs up to "C" deck when Thomas felt something crunch beneath his foot. He reached his hand down, and picked up the object. In his hand was a glittering diamond necklace with a huge blue stone in the shape of a heart on its end. Thomas had seen it before, in a magazine. "The Heart Of The Ocean!" He exclaimed.
"What?" Said Rose, and gasped when he opened his hand so she could see it. "Is that a sapphire?"
"It's a blue diamond. Wonder why someone just left it floating around?" He put the necklace in his pocket, and they started up the stairs.
