Chapter 11: Jump
"Rose, you know that the train will still be moving when we have to jump off, right?" Jack said.
"Yeah," Rose said nodding her head, "but I was trying to not think about it. Hey, the bright side is that it's not as high off the ground as a boat. Even if it is going a little faster. After surviving the sinking of a ship, I'm pretty much not scared of anything but being away from you."
"Well, that's good and all, but our stop is coming up real fast. You gonna be ready?" Jack said, squeezing her hand. Rose nodded again, no smile on her face.
"Okay, we'll jump together. First, we put on our coats. Then we throw off the luggage, and then we jump. Here, put this on," He said, handing her the large overcoat. He eased the compartment door open, wind began to rush at their faces. He grabbed the bag with their clothing and few items of importance, and threw it out. Then he grabbed her hand and mouthed, "One, two, three!" They both squeezed their eyes shut, and leaped.
Rose let out a soft scream as her feet hit the ground, and she rolled down the steep grass. Jack tumbled after her, laughing, and holding her hand. When they came to a stop, Rose brushed off her stained dress, and shook the grass out of her hair.
They stared at each other for a few moments, before they both burst out laughing. They collected their bag, and walked contently, hand in hand towards the train station at Santa Monica.
AN: Okay, okay. I know. My chapters are short. But I kinda like them that way. If I would update more, it wouldn't be too much of a problem now, would it? I've been so busy lately. Please forgive me. I'm going to concentrate on this story mainly, as well as my P&P story, I Owe You All, so that I can finish that one, and have this one progress. Love, Lady Annabelle