Hello people! This is Chappie 5, the chapter that you all have been waiting for. The part when Titanic sinks. I hope that you enjoy it! Of course, thanks to all of my wonderful reviewers, I love you all. On with the show!
Chappie 5: The Sinking
It was about 11:50 p.m. on April 14, 1912. The three of them were in shock. Did the Titanic really it an ice-burg? Or was it their imagination? Neither of them knew.
They heard shouts from the crew to start uncovering the life boats. Bianca's stomach was doing flip-flops. Is the ship really going to sink? Oh my God. Joe was thinking the same exact thing.
"What's going on?" Nikki asked.
"I don't know." Bianca said.
Now there was a whole crowd of people standing on the decks. They were all chattering about the same thing. "Did she hit an ice-burg?" "Yeah she did." "Did you see it? It was huge."
"This is making me really nervous." Bianca said.
"Lets go inside." Nikki suggested.
"Yeah that sounds good." Joe said.
The three of them made their way to the grand staircase. They sat at the bottom step.
Walking through the main lobby of the ship, they saw Justin, and Bianca's mom and dad.
"Look Bianca, mom and dad." Nikki shouted.
Sure enough it was them. Bianca was scared to death. They of course spotted her Joe, and Nikki sitting on the bottom step of the staircase.
"Bianca, Nikki what are you doing here?" their mother asked.
"Nothing." Bianca answered.
"I see your with the steerage boy." Her father stated.
"So what? You can't do anything about it." Bianca yelled back.
"Come with us Nikki, Bianca." Their mother said.
"No." Nikki and Bianca said at the same time.
"Your going to stay with the steerage boy." Her father said.
"I can do whatever I want." Bianca said back.
"We need to get into boats, the ship is going to sink." Her father said.
"Didn't you hear me before? I said I'm not going with you." Bianca yelled.
Now the everyone in the lobby was staring at them. They were wondering what the big commotion was.
"You have to come, or you'll go down with the ship." Justin roared.
"Since when have you cared? You only care about money. You know what Justin? We're done. It's over. I do not want to see you anymore." Bianca yelled.
Now their conversation had turned into a fight, and it people were now staring in though the windows on the deck.
"Your going to go with him. Ok. Do as you wish. I hope your happy." Justin said sarcastically.
"Don't worry I will be happy." Bianca said as she looked into Joe's eyes.
"Come on Nikki." Their mother said holding out a hand for Nikki to grab.
"NO." Nikki yelled. "I'm staying with Bianca and Joe.
"You have brainwashed Nikki into thinking that flaunting with steerage boys is ok?" Her father said looking shocked.
"I didn't brainwash her." Bianca yelled.
"Come on, lets go." Their mother said. Her voice was fiercer now.
"No." Nikki said. She kicked their mother in the shin, so that she would let go of her. As their mother yelped in pain, Nikki ran behind Joe and Bianca.
"You can stop living in your fantasy world mother. I'm not marrying Justin. All you have ever done was look for a rich boyfriend and tried to force him on me. I'm not doing it. If I die tonight, it will be better than living with you and father with Justin as my husband." Bianca yelled.
"It's no use. We have to go and get a boat." Nikki and Bianca's father said.
"Very well." Their mother replied.
"Goodbye mom, dad." Bianca yelled.
Bianca and Nikki's mom got into a lifeboat. She was in the same one as Molly Brown, and some of her other friends. Justin and their father stayed behind, hoping to get into a boat later on.
It was 12:45, almost an hour after the collision. The first rocket was launched into the air, and the first lifeboat was lowered: Number 7.
When Bianca saw that Justin, her mother and father had left the grand stair case area, they stayed there for a while contemplating whether to go on deck or not. Joe and Bianca were fighting because she did not want to get into a lifeboat without him. An idea popped into Bianca's head. It was around 1:20 a.m.
"Joe, we have to go back to my stateroom." Bianca said.
"Why?" asked Joe.
"I need me and Nikki's bank books. It's my money, and I'm entitled to it." Bianca said.
"We need to hurry. There may be no boats left when we get back." Joe said.
They were running as fast as they could. Joe was holding Nikki in his arms, and Bianca was leading the way. When they got to the door, Bianca found her key, and opened it. The room was still pretty intact, the sinking had not affected it yet. She went over to a smaller room, which held the safe. Bianca went in and opened the safe. Inside, only two of the bankbooks were left: Hers and Nikki's. She noticed that all of the stock papers and cash money were gone. Now, they both had enough money to last them for a really long time. She put the bankbooks in her coat pocket, and they started running to the deck again.
"That was quick." Joe said.
"Told you so."
"Why were the books so important?" Joe asked.
"Those are the books that prove that all of the money in my savings account is mine. Without it, the money in it is worthless." Bianca said.
"I see."
"Bianca, I'm scared." Nikki said. She was almost crying.
"Don't worry, we'll get off of here. I promise you. Did I ever break my promise?" Bianca said.
"No." Nikki replied. She clutched a doll that she wanted to take with her.
"We need to find a boat." Joe suggested.
When they got on deck, they were told that only women and children were allowed on the boats.
"Bianca, you and Nikki have to get on a boat." Joe said.
"No, not without you." Bianca pleaded.
"Please Bianca."
"No Joe. I think you heard me the first time." Bianca argued. "You think that I'm going to leave you after all that you have done for me? I think not. If your not getting in a life boat, then I'm not getting in one."
"What about Nikki? You need to get in one for her." Joe pleaded.
"We can find someone who will take her." Bianca said.
"Are you sure?"
"Positive."
By now, it was 1:40, and they saw a rocket being fired into the sky. It lit up the sky surrounding the Titanic. Nikki gasped with amazement when she saw it.
"Do you think that mom, dad, and Justin got off in one of the boats?" Nikki asked.
"I don't know Nikki. I don't know. Mom probably got into one. I'm not sure about daddy and Justin." Bianca said. "Hopefully Justin's not in one." Bianca thought.
By now, the water was spilling way over the front of the ship, and it was no longer visible underneath the dark ocean water. Every second the water was getting higher and higher on the decks.
"We don't have much time left, we have to find a boat." Joe said.
They ran to the back of the ship, and only the collapsibles were left. Collapsibles A and B. B was turned upside down, so it was not very useful to the people. The officers were screaming that only women and children were allowed in the boats. Soon, they gave up and tons of people were swamping the boats, trying to get on.
Now that water was getting higher, and higher on the ship. They were almost out of time. They had to figure out something if they wanted to survive. It was now 2:05, and the ship was getting lower and lower into the North Atlantic. The last boats, Collapsible A and B, just floated off of the ship. The passengers in Collapsible A were rowing as fast as possible, so they could get away from the sinking ship, and There were not many people in that boat. They were about 5 yards away when Joe had a really good idea.
"How about we swim over to that boat. It's not that far away." Joe suggested.
"The water is freezing." Bianca said.
"It's the only way that we are going to get off." Joe said. "It's a risk that we are going to have to take."
"Ok. Let's go." Bianca said.
Joe was still holding Nikki. They got up onto the edge of the railing, and they jumped off. The water was so cold that it was like a thousand knives being stabbed into you. Nikki, and Bianca let out a scream.
"Holy shit. This is so cold." Bianca said.
"It's so cold. Help help." Nikki screamed. She was still holding on to her doll.
"We need to swim. It's not that far. Swim Bianca swim." Joe said.
There were tons of bodies already in the ocean. They were all frozen, hardly any of them were moving. They got to Collapsible A in about two minutes. There, they were helped in by some of the passengers in there. First Nikki, then Bianca, then Joe. They were all shivering like mad, and a man in the boat offered Nikki his hat. Nikki gladly took it, and said thank you to the very kind man.
For ten more minutes, they watched as Titanic's stern rose higher and higher up in the air. Everyone in the boat was quiet. The only sounds you could hear was the distant screaming from the ship, and Nikki, Bianca and Joe shivering.
At 2:18, the lights failed, and about thirty seconds later the ship broke in half. Then the stern rose higher and higher again, until it was pointing straight up. Then about thirty seconds later at 2:20 a.m., the Titanic sank.
Bianca started to cry, as she saw the Titanic go down. The ship of dreams was no more.
"Bianca, where's the ship.?" Nikki asked.
"At the bottom of the ocean Nikki." Bianca answered through her tears.
Joe and Bianca huddled closer, so that the could stay warm. It was so cold. They were soaking wet from swimming in the water, so they were even colder. Nikki was falling asleep in Bianca's arms, and Joe was cuddling Bianca even more, to try and keep themselves warm. Around 3:30 a.m., they saw rockets in the distance. It was the Carpathia's rockets. It was the ship that was going to come and rescue them.
"Bianca look." Joe said. His voice was weak from the cold.
"It's another boat." Bianca said.
"We're saved." Joe said.
"Thank the lord." Bianca said.
They rowed to the Carpathia and it was about 6:30, when their boat was rescued. They boarded the Carpathia and they were swamped with woolen blankets to wrap themselves in. They were given hot tea by the stewardesses. The three of them made it off ok. To Bianca, that was much more valuable to her than anything.
Hey peeps. THIS IS NOT THE LAST CHAPTER! I don't know when I'm going to end this, so look for updates. Thanks for your reviews. Also thanks to my beta nodoubtrox. Thanks to titanicgirl1625 for her continued support. Also thanks to all that have reviewed. You know it makes my day! Ciao Amici e Buona Notte! (That's- good bye friends and good night- in Italian!)