An Unbearable Loss - Chapter 5
Making Plans
The Carpathia docked in New York harbour. All remaining survivors disembarked the steamer, including Jack and Rose.
They wondered through the hoards of photographers and news reporters. After they were free from the crowd Jack and Rose walked down the cobbled street hand in hand, not knowing what to say to each other. Then Rose broke the silence.
"Jack, what are we going to do now? I have no money, you have no money and we really need somewhere to sleep tonight."
"I know Rose, I was just thinking the same thing, I'm not sure what we can do" he said sadly. He wanted so badly to take care of Rose, to provide her with at least somewhere to stay for a little while. But all of his belongings went down with the ship.
They kept walking, unable but to overhear the whispered discussions of Titanic. Nearly everyone on the street was commenting on it. This only made Rose more upset; Jack wasn't feeling to well either.
"I really need to sit down now Jack, I'm so tired and cold" Rose whispered shakily, stopping Jack and nodding towards a nearby bench.
"Okay, we'll sit down for a little while" he assured her, and put his arm around Rose's shoulder leading her to the bench.
"Is that better?" Jack asked Rose when they sat down.
"Much" she said "but I'm still cold."
Jack put his arms around Rose and hugged her. Neither of them noticed the drunk sitting on the other end of the bench. He guzzled back another gulp of his whiskey.
"You two look like you just came of that shipwreck Titanic" he said, startling them both. They turned their heads to his direction, and smiled sadly.
"We did," they said in unison.
"That was a terrible shame what happened. You know, I have the address...(he paused and took another drink) of a shelter that takes homeless people. Stayed there myself for ooh 3 months, before they kicked me out. Drinking you see they don't go for that. You both look like a couple of nice kids, they would accept you in a flash" he said and handed them a piece of paper.
Rose looked up at Jack, and questioned with her eyes about taking the address. Jack nodded.
"Thank you, very much. It's very kind of you." she said and took the note from his hand.
Rose read the address, and luckily it wasn't that far away from where they were. So they started towards it. When they reached the shelter, they knocked on the door and were greeted by the largest woman either of them had ever met, including Molly.
"Hello, may I help you? Oh gosh look at you both come in, come in, we must get you warmed up, you look a fright" the plump woman said. She escorted them to a large hall where there were dozens of metal-framed beds, and large numbers of people mingling around them. She pointed to two empty beds situated very near to where they were standing.
"Oh by the way I'm Janice Callen. I run the shelter, and you are?" she said while making them teas from a nearby trolley.
Janice was a large woman, with a happy disposition. She had blonde straight hair that was tied back into a bun, she had a few front teeth missing but that did not affect her smile. "Jack...Jack Dawson and this is Rose" he paused "Dawson". He reached for both cups of tea Janice had offered and handed one of them to Rose.
"Oh how lovely, I remember when I was your age, newly married and everything was wonderful, the sun seemed brighter, the flowers smelled better. That was until one day I found my no good lying scoundrel of that husband of mine in bed with another woman " Janice finished angrily.
Then realising what she had said gave them both a huge smile "Oh I'm sure that wont happen to the two of you" and sat on a small chair next to the beds. It was rather an amusing sight seeing this huge woman fit in a small chair. But she managed it in the end.
"JANICE! JANICE, WE NEED YOU URGENTLY!" a loud voice cried from the far end of the hall. She stood up abruptly and took the chair with her, but managed to pull it off after a few moments of huffing and puffing with exertion, and followed the voice to the other side of the hall.
Jack and Rose waited until she was to far away to be heard before they burst into fits of giggles and loud laughter.
"That has to be one of the funniest sights I have ever seen in my life" Rose cried through her laughter. "Yeah!" Jack said and laughed some more with Rose.
Making Plans
The Carpathia docked in New York harbour. All remaining survivors disembarked the steamer, including Jack and Rose.
They wondered through the hoards of photographers and news reporters. After they were free from the crowd Jack and Rose walked down the cobbled street hand in hand, not knowing what to say to each other. Then Rose broke the silence.
"Jack, what are we going to do now? I have no money, you have no money and we really need somewhere to sleep tonight."
"I know Rose, I was just thinking the same thing, I'm not sure what we can do" he said sadly. He wanted so badly to take care of Rose, to provide her with at least somewhere to stay for a little while. But all of his belongings went down with the ship.
They kept walking, unable but to overhear the whispered discussions of Titanic. Nearly everyone on the street was commenting on it. This only made Rose more upset; Jack wasn't feeling to well either.
"I really need to sit down now Jack, I'm so tired and cold" Rose whispered shakily, stopping Jack and nodding towards a nearby bench.
"Okay, we'll sit down for a little while" he assured her, and put his arm around Rose's shoulder leading her to the bench.
"Is that better?" Jack asked Rose when they sat down.
"Much" she said "but I'm still cold."
Jack put his arms around Rose and hugged her. Neither of them noticed the drunk sitting on the other end of the bench. He guzzled back another gulp of his whiskey.
"You two look like you just came of that shipwreck Titanic" he said, startling them both. They turned their heads to his direction, and smiled sadly.
"We did," they said in unison.
"That was a terrible shame what happened. You know, I have the address...(he paused and took another drink) of a shelter that takes homeless people. Stayed there myself for ooh 3 months, before they kicked me out. Drinking you see they don't go for that. You both look like a couple of nice kids, they would accept you in a flash" he said and handed them a piece of paper.
Rose looked up at Jack, and questioned with her eyes about taking the address. Jack nodded.
"Thank you, very much. It's very kind of you." she said and took the note from his hand.
Rose read the address, and luckily it wasn't that far away from where they were. So they started towards it. When they reached the shelter, they knocked on the door and were greeted by the largest woman either of them had ever met, including Molly.
"Hello, may I help you? Oh gosh look at you both come in, come in, we must get you warmed up, you look a fright" the plump woman said. She escorted them to a large hall where there were dozens of metal-framed beds, and large numbers of people mingling around them. She pointed to two empty beds situated very near to where they were standing.
"Oh by the way I'm Janice Callen. I run the shelter, and you are?" she said while making them teas from a nearby trolley.
Janice was a large woman, with a happy disposition. She had blonde straight hair that was tied back into a bun, she had a few front teeth missing but that did not affect her smile. "Jack...Jack Dawson and this is Rose" he paused "Dawson". He reached for both cups of tea Janice had offered and handed one of them to Rose.
"Oh how lovely, I remember when I was your age, newly married and everything was wonderful, the sun seemed brighter, the flowers smelled better. That was until one day I found my no good lying scoundrel of that husband of mine in bed with another woman " Janice finished angrily.
Then realising what she had said gave them both a huge smile "Oh I'm sure that wont happen to the two of you" and sat on a small chair next to the beds. It was rather an amusing sight seeing this huge woman fit in a small chair. But she managed it in the end.
"JANICE! JANICE, WE NEED YOU URGENTLY!" a loud voice cried from the far end of the hall. She stood up abruptly and took the chair with her, but managed to pull it off after a few moments of huffing and puffing with exertion, and followed the voice to the other side of the hall.
Jack and Rose waited until she was to far away to be heard before they burst into fits of giggles and loud laughter.
"That has to be one of the funniest sights I have ever seen in my life" Rose cried through her laughter. "Yeah!" Jack said and laughed some more with Rose.