An Unbearable Loss - Chapter 2
Jack's Awakening
Jack awoke to find himself in a strange room where he was covered from head to toe with blankets. The room was a stale white with five cots all covered in white sheets. There was a cupboard at the other end of the room and it was open, inside were more sheets and blankets.
"Where am I?" he said aloud in husky voice, his mouth was very dry. "I see you have finally woken up, I thought you were a gonner for a moment there!" said a plump lady with brown curly hair and sparkling green eyes. "My name is Mary O'Neil but you can just call me Mary, and your name is?" Mary was right beside his bed now and hovering over him.
"Jack.Jack Dawson" Jack said as he was straightening himself into a more comfortable position. "So uh, where am I?" he said as he was removing some of the blankets from his body, he couldn't stand the heat for much longer.
"You are on the Carpathia, we thought you might not pull through when the lifeboat picked you up from the water. They said you were mumbling a name as they were pulling you out, what was it again, Violet? Daisy?" she looked at him with kind and caring eyes and was tapping her head when she was trying to remember the name.
"Rose?" Jack interrupted with a sad look on his face. "Yes, that's the one, I knew it was some sort of flower" Mary said with a little chuckle. "How long have I been here? And what time is it.please?" Jack said solemnly. He was remembering Rose now, he didn't know if she was alive or not. He didn't see her on the driftwood when he resurfaced after he slipped into the water.
"I hope she's alright and that she's alive," Jack thought to himself. Then he remembered that Mary was still there and answering his question. "You've been here, in the infirmary that is for a couple of days now, and the time is, oh my! Nearly ten o clock at night, you have had a good nap haven't you" Mary said with another chuckle. Jack laughed along. "She has a good sense of humour," he thought.
"Where are my priorities, I'm a nurse and I haven't even given you any food yet, I bet your starving right now aren't you?" said Mary with a startle to herself, she started heading towards the door. "Your right I am staving" said Jack with a smile on his face; he liked Mary she reminded him of his own mother, the same friendly, caring and mothering disposition.
Suddenly there was a ruckus going on at the door. Jack didn't see anything as there was a curtain drawn by the side of his bed. He could only listen. "My oh my what have we here?" Mary said with a shocked voice. The steward carried Rose over to the bed next to Jack's. He still couldn't see anything or who was lying next to him.
"She passed out outside ma'am, I was bringing her here to lie down and get dry. Look how pale she is" the steward said as he was motioning to Rose. Mary didn't really listen she was too busy getting Rose out of her wet coat and dress. "Poor girl, she looks frozen, will you be a lad and go over to the cupboard and get me one of those cotton night-dresses please?" Mary said pointing towards the other side of the room. Jack could see the steward getting the night-dress and walking back over to the bed. "Here you go," he said as he gave Mary the dress. "Thanks love, I uh think you better turn around, this girl maybe unconscious but I'm sure she still wants her privacy," she said as she was taking off Rose's underwear.
"There's that humour again" Jack said aloud with a chuckle. Mary didn't reply she just laughed along. "I have to be getting back up on deck anyway, I'll drop by later to see how she's doing" the steward said as he was walking out the door. "I'll get you some food in a minute Jack. I'm sorry, this was slightly unexpected," she said as she was tucking Rose in with extra layers of blankets. "There we are, she'll be warmed up in no time, I'll get you something to eat now " Mary said as she was heading towards the door. "Thanks Mary!" Jack shouted, but then remembering the unconscious woman beside him he quietly whispered "Sorry".
Jack's Awakening
Jack awoke to find himself in a strange room where he was covered from head to toe with blankets. The room was a stale white with five cots all covered in white sheets. There was a cupboard at the other end of the room and it was open, inside were more sheets and blankets.
"Where am I?" he said aloud in husky voice, his mouth was very dry. "I see you have finally woken up, I thought you were a gonner for a moment there!" said a plump lady with brown curly hair and sparkling green eyes. "My name is Mary O'Neil but you can just call me Mary, and your name is?" Mary was right beside his bed now and hovering over him.
"Jack.Jack Dawson" Jack said as he was straightening himself into a more comfortable position. "So uh, where am I?" he said as he was removing some of the blankets from his body, he couldn't stand the heat for much longer.
"You are on the Carpathia, we thought you might not pull through when the lifeboat picked you up from the water. They said you were mumbling a name as they were pulling you out, what was it again, Violet? Daisy?" she looked at him with kind and caring eyes and was tapping her head when she was trying to remember the name.
"Rose?" Jack interrupted with a sad look on his face. "Yes, that's the one, I knew it was some sort of flower" Mary said with a little chuckle. "How long have I been here? And what time is it.please?" Jack said solemnly. He was remembering Rose now, he didn't know if she was alive or not. He didn't see her on the driftwood when he resurfaced after he slipped into the water.
"I hope she's alright and that she's alive," Jack thought to himself. Then he remembered that Mary was still there and answering his question. "You've been here, in the infirmary that is for a couple of days now, and the time is, oh my! Nearly ten o clock at night, you have had a good nap haven't you" Mary said with another chuckle. Jack laughed along. "She has a good sense of humour," he thought.
"Where are my priorities, I'm a nurse and I haven't even given you any food yet, I bet your starving right now aren't you?" said Mary with a startle to herself, she started heading towards the door. "Your right I am staving" said Jack with a smile on his face; he liked Mary she reminded him of his own mother, the same friendly, caring and mothering disposition.
Suddenly there was a ruckus going on at the door. Jack didn't see anything as there was a curtain drawn by the side of his bed. He could only listen. "My oh my what have we here?" Mary said with a shocked voice. The steward carried Rose over to the bed next to Jack's. He still couldn't see anything or who was lying next to him.
"She passed out outside ma'am, I was bringing her here to lie down and get dry. Look how pale she is" the steward said as he was motioning to Rose. Mary didn't really listen she was too busy getting Rose out of her wet coat and dress. "Poor girl, she looks frozen, will you be a lad and go over to the cupboard and get me one of those cotton night-dresses please?" Mary said pointing towards the other side of the room. Jack could see the steward getting the night-dress and walking back over to the bed. "Here you go," he said as he gave Mary the dress. "Thanks love, I uh think you better turn around, this girl maybe unconscious but I'm sure she still wants her privacy," she said as she was taking off Rose's underwear.
"There's that humour again" Jack said aloud with a chuckle. Mary didn't reply she just laughed along. "I have to be getting back up on deck anyway, I'll drop by later to see how she's doing" the steward said as he was walking out the door. "I'll get you some food in a minute Jack. I'm sorry, this was slightly unexpected," she said as she was tucking Rose in with extra layers of blankets. "There we are, she'll be warmed up in no time, I'll get you something to eat now " Mary said as she was heading towards the door. "Thanks Mary!" Jack shouted, but then remembering the unconscious woman beside him he quietly whispered "Sorry".