Chapter Five
Before no one could tell, the Dewitt-Bukater, Cal, Mary and Kelly moved from to Philadelphia and also too soon the wedding day arrived.
Rose was looking at the mirror. She hated how she looked, like a doll. That wasn't really her, but who cared? No one. She could hear guests arriving and saying hello to her mother, as she was the important one. Rose didn't care very much. She wanted to stay as far as possible of all of them, including Cal. Specially Cal.
She was terrified. She knew that day had to come, for almost 4 years she heard her mother planning it. But all of the sudden, it seemed so soon… To soon. It all had to do with the Titanic. If she hadn't been on it… If she hadn't met Jack… Who was she trying to fool? Meting Jack had been the best thing that ever happened to her. Why did he have to die?
Suddenly, the door was opened and her mother entered.
"Are you ready? It's time. Remember, don't walk too fast through the aisle, is that clear enough? C'mon. Cal's father is waiting for you, they all are."
Rose felt a hot tear coming to her eyes and through her mind several characters passed. She could see Fabrizio DeRossi and Tomy Ryan. Captain Smith, Mr Andrews and some other officers. They were trying to convince her to go back to the Titanic, like she did for the past months. But today she couldn't.
"I have to be strong. I can't let he think he won, I can't. Not today. Today I have to be here." She thought.
"Rose! What's the matter? C'mon. They are waiting…"
"Please, help me" Rose whispered before following her mother downstairs.
Kelly watched the people around her and decided that she didn't like one of them. Men, Cal included, were talking about politics. Women about different types of dresses and where to buy them. Kelly couldn't believe how someone was that stupid.
She tried to see if her brother had arrived, but he was nowhere to be found. Many questions formed in her head. Had he received the letter? Was he really planning to come? Was it all a joke?
Suddenly the music began to play. She didn't know what to do. Should she wait there for him to arrive or should she go to the front entrance? (the wedding was taking place at the Hockley's house, in it's back garden). She decided that it was better for her to wait outside. Besides, she liked Rose and she couldn't see her ruining her life by marrying that guy who she didn't even love.
But before she left, she saw Rose. It was a nice dress that suited her perfectly, but there was something in that image that wasn't good. Rose's face. She didn't seemed as happy as someone getting marry should.
"Poor girl." Kelly whispered
the music began to play and Rose appeared in Nathan Hockley's arm. All the guests commented how beautiful the dress was, something that Ruth was very please to hear, but no one seemed to see the brides look.
She had her eyes on Cal's, who had a smile on his face. But it wasn't a nice smile. She wanted so bad to run away. But where… what would she do? She had no one to turn to. Cal would find her sooner or later and it would make all worst. No… she had to stay.
"Why me?" she asked herself as she walked trough the aisle. "Why me above all? It's not fair, God, it's not."
But not a single tear felt from her eyes. She kept a serious look at Cal, not letting him see beyond it.
Eventually she reached to where he was and he grabbed her arm (more harder than she should have). The priest look at them and said:
"What I lovely couple! May I star?"
Lovely couple? Was this man insane? Who was he looking at? How could some one possible believe that she was happy?
She didn't ask one of this questions out loud. She was so tired… She just wanted to sleep and never wake up. At least in her dreams she was happy.