Chapter twelve
A selfless act
PG13
Disclaimer: 'A Walk to remember' and 'Titanic', and any music from both
films are not mine. Just another *poor, underage* fan, so please don't
sue!!
The ship started to go under and I waited for the precise moment to hold
my breath.
3. 2. 1. Now!
The titanic finally went under!
The current pulled me downwards, and my lungs felt as if they would
explode from the lack of oxygen. Swirls of green and blue rushed before my
eyes. I kicked as hard as I could eventually braking the surface gasping
for breath. It was then that the ice coldness of the water finally stabbed
me. It must have been freezing maybe a couple of degrees over. The coldness
hits you like a thousand knives stabbing all over your body. All I could
think about was the pain.
I was on the verge of passing out when a hand grabbed my back. I lashed
out, kicking and trying my best to swim away. It was only a few moments
later that I realised it was Eddie.
"C.A.RTER, wait." Eddie had turned a shade of blue.
"I'm. so. cold. can't think", I eventually said, through clattering teeth.
"Follow. Me. Found. a. piece. of. wood. for. us!" he turned slowly around
and grabbed hold of what looked like an old door. We both tried to climb on
it, but it tipped.
"Look. pal. we will never both stay. on. it. without it tipping", I said,
it was the truth.
"No. you've. got to survive." I just looked at him, "I know that now. for
Jamie!" Jamie, just hearing her name made all my memories flood back. I
needed to see her, but if I took the raft, Eddie would have no where to go.
"No. I can't", I said with all the courage I could muster.
"Don't argue. with me! You must do me this honour. You must promise me that
you won't give up, no matter what happens, no matter how hopeless." Eddie
had a determined look on his face.
I climbed on the raft and made room for Eddie to hold on to.
"Look man. Thanks!"
"I didn't do it for you." oh. "I did it for Jamie". It was truly a selfless
act; he would give up his life for Jamie. He must love Jamie as much as I
do. I had a new respect for him.
(Not in the romantic sense, used between Jack and Rose) "Eddie I won't let
you let go," and with that I grabbed his hand, urging him with all mine and
Jamie's faith to not loose hope.
Half an hour later The shouts of the people in the water had long since died. The sea reflected the sky full of shining stars. They gave the survivors a little hope, and their shinning light managed to comfort them a little. They lighted the sea, showing more than a thousand people floating in the water, most of them dead. Time passed but nobody really noticed. The water lapped gently against the wood Landon was lying on. He looked at the sky and tried to count the stars, imaging Jamie was doing the same thing but soon stopped because they were just far too much. He remembered what Jamie had said to him, only a eternity ago, before their life had changed, before a luxury ship, 'the Titanic' had gone down. Would I go to the stars if I died? Would I be safe in the stars? In the stars he would be able to learn how to fly. I remembered a song my mum use to sing to me when I was a child to make me fall asleep when I was restless. "Come Josephine in my flying machine, going up she goes, up she goes. Come Josephine in my flying." I sang softly, remembering my mother's voice and Jamie. Eddie looked up at me and started to sing along with me quietly. The coldness obviously had kicked in. Then we lay still and I remembered all the curves of Jamie's face. Shortly afterwards I heard a strange noise and a bright light hit my face. I turned my head, and saw that it was a boat, looking for survivors. "Is anyone alive out there? Can anybody hear me?" Was it really a boat to our rescue? This was it, our chance. They could be saved. Landon turned to lie on his stomach, and shook Eddie's hand. "Eddie... There's a boat, Eddie. There's a boat, Eddie..." He didn't respond. "Eddie, there's a boat. Eddie." By then He started to cry. hard. He looked so peaceful. His eyes were closed and ice framed his freckled face. Landon wanted him so desperately to open his eyes, but somehow he realized that he wouldn't. He couldn't believe that he was dead. It was so- just unfair, he had done a selfless act and hopefully God would grant him eternal peace. Landon looked at the boat drifting away. His chance was over. He would also die, and never see Jamie. "You must do me this honour. You must promise me that you won't give up, no matter what happens, no matter how hopeless." He was giving up, because it really was hopeless. No. He couldn't break her promise. He wouldn't honour Eddie or Jamie by dying right there. She raised her head. The boat was so far away, but it was worth a try. "Come back! Come back!" she shouted, but it wasn't a shout, only a whisper. Rose then realized that she could do only one thing, and it would be the hardest in her whole life. She breathed on their hands to break the ice, and then kissed his hand for the last time. "I'll never let go. I promise," she whispered, and then let go of his hand. She watched for a few moments as her only love sank down towards the bottom of the Atlantic. Landon rolled off the wood he was lying on. The water was so cold that he thought he wouldn't be able to survive it again. By some means, he managed to swim over to a dead officer and took the whistle from his frozen lips. He put it into his own frozen mouth and blew it as hard as he could. Soon the sound echoed so loudly the boat and an 'Officer', who was in it, yelled, "Come about!" The boat returned and Landon was pulled in. Someone put a warm blanket around him and he lay down on the hard bottom of the boat. After a few moments, Landon fell asleep. Eddie was so selfless. Come on I couldn't make Eddie a bad guy. he's not the type. Next chapter coming soon! Lonz*
Half an hour later The shouts of the people in the water had long since died. The sea reflected the sky full of shining stars. They gave the survivors a little hope, and their shinning light managed to comfort them a little. They lighted the sea, showing more than a thousand people floating in the water, most of them dead. Time passed but nobody really noticed. The water lapped gently against the wood Landon was lying on. He looked at the sky and tried to count the stars, imaging Jamie was doing the same thing but soon stopped because they were just far too much. He remembered what Jamie had said to him, only a eternity ago, before their life had changed, before a luxury ship, 'the Titanic' had gone down. Would I go to the stars if I died? Would I be safe in the stars? In the stars he would be able to learn how to fly. I remembered a song my mum use to sing to me when I was a child to make me fall asleep when I was restless. "Come Josephine in my flying machine, going up she goes, up she goes. Come Josephine in my flying." I sang softly, remembering my mother's voice and Jamie. Eddie looked up at me and started to sing along with me quietly. The coldness obviously had kicked in. Then we lay still and I remembered all the curves of Jamie's face. Shortly afterwards I heard a strange noise and a bright light hit my face. I turned my head, and saw that it was a boat, looking for survivors. "Is anyone alive out there? Can anybody hear me?" Was it really a boat to our rescue? This was it, our chance. They could be saved. Landon turned to lie on his stomach, and shook Eddie's hand. "Eddie... There's a boat, Eddie. There's a boat, Eddie..." He didn't respond. "Eddie, there's a boat. Eddie." By then He started to cry. hard. He looked so peaceful. His eyes were closed and ice framed his freckled face. Landon wanted him so desperately to open his eyes, but somehow he realized that he wouldn't. He couldn't believe that he was dead. It was so- just unfair, he had done a selfless act and hopefully God would grant him eternal peace. Landon looked at the boat drifting away. His chance was over. He would also die, and never see Jamie. "You must do me this honour. You must promise me that you won't give up, no matter what happens, no matter how hopeless." He was giving up, because it really was hopeless. No. He couldn't break her promise. He wouldn't honour Eddie or Jamie by dying right there. She raised her head. The boat was so far away, but it was worth a try. "Come back! Come back!" she shouted, but it wasn't a shout, only a whisper. Rose then realized that she could do only one thing, and it would be the hardest in her whole life. She breathed on their hands to break the ice, and then kissed his hand for the last time. "I'll never let go. I promise," she whispered, and then let go of his hand. She watched for a few moments as her only love sank down towards the bottom of the Atlantic. Landon rolled off the wood he was lying on. The water was so cold that he thought he wouldn't be able to survive it again. By some means, he managed to swim over to a dead officer and took the whistle from his frozen lips. He put it into his own frozen mouth and blew it as hard as he could. Soon the sound echoed so loudly the boat and an 'Officer', who was in it, yelled, "Come about!" The boat returned and Landon was pulled in. Someone put a warm blanket around him and he lay down on the hard bottom of the boat. After a few moments, Landon fell asleep. Eddie was so selfless. Come on I couldn't make Eddie a bad guy. he's not the type. Next chapter coming soon! Lonz*
