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CHAPTER 1: TITANIC

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"Melissa with you please stop fidgeting! My twin brother Patrick said to me for about the hundredth time. I turned around and stuck my tongue out at him.

"How can you not be excited we're about to go on the biggest adventure of our lives on the grandest ship in the world!"

Patrick leaned forward and messed up my hair just like he did when we were kids. "Hey Paddy Stop it! I just brushed my hair and it takes forever to untangle my hair when you do that." Paddy just smiled and continued to run his fingers through my dark red hair.

"Oh Melly don't worry your pretty little head you look fine." I smiled up at him brushing a strand of hair behind my ear and stared at my older brother. Paddy is only 3 ½ minutes older than me but he still treats mike like a child.

Paddy and I look almost exactly the same apart from him being a boy and me being a girl the only major difference between us is our eye colour mine are a deep blue "like the ocean" paddy always told me. Paddy on the other hand has green eye's which he inherited from our Grandmother.

"This is as close as I can get you, you'll have to walk the rest of the way. I turned around so I could look over the wagon drivers shoulder and gasped up ahead of us outside the harbour loomed the giant ship Titanic.

"Melissa Close Your mouth its hanging open." Paddy chuckled and paid the driver. "Thanks for the ride and for driving through this hectic traffic." That's when I first realised all the people around us it was truly hectic like paddy had said.

"T'was no problem have a safe trip." the driver told us as Paddy helped me from my seat than grabbed my suitcase along with his.

"You know I can carry my own luggage Paddy."

He smiled down at me "You could hardly make it out the front door I can't imagine you making it all the way to those steamers over there."

I frowned "Steamers? Paddy why do we have to go onto the steamers?"

"Didn't you know Melly Titanic is too big to fit into the harbour we have to board the steamers and they will take us to the ship."

The next hour passed in a blur we went through a health inspection and they checked our luggage and before I new it we were waiting in line to board the steamers. I watched as the first class passengers boarded the steamers as I waited I couldn't understand why they wore those big hats they looked pretty funny.

Once all the first and second class passengers were in the steamers they started loading the third class passengers. As I got closer I could see he name's of the steamersthey were called the Ireland and the America. Once I got to the front of the line a officer helped me board the America Paddy was just about to get on after me when the same officer who had helped me board held his arm in front of him to stop him from boarding.

"Sorry sir we're full you'll have to take the other steamer."

"No!" I shouted "Please officer let him board with me he's my brother."

"I'm sorry miss but this boat is full I can't let him on."

I glared at the officer this was my first time at sea and I needed Paddy with me and this stupid officer wouldn't let him on!

"It's ok Melly I'll catch the next one and meet you onboard right by the entrance ok?" I nodded trying to hold back my tears but I couldn't help it a started crying softly. The officer turned to me shocked that I was crying. "Now look what you did!" Paddy rounded on the officer "you made my sister cry!"

The officer sighed and lowered his arm "Hurry on than!" Paddy didn't need to be told twice he climbed onboard and rushed to my side. "Shh! Melly don't cry I'm here now its ok." I nodded and hugged him tightly. I don't know why it bothered me so much but I couldn't bare the thought of being separated from Paddy.

It didn't take us long to reach the Titanic I just couldn't believe that it was really a ship it seemed more like a giant floating palace. It was truly amazing. The titanic lowered some planks down onto the America so we could get onto the ship.

I was really scared when it was my turn to get onto the planks but I made it without a incident as soon as I was onboard I gasped the ship was beautiful in every possible way. The walls were white and spotless and the floors were a pinkish red.

"Welcome to Titanic miss. Can I have your name please?" I turned around and saw a Titanic officer there with a smile on his face.

"Melissa…Melissa Hutchins."

"thank you miss." He nodded to me wrote my name on his clipboard and was gone.

15 minutes later…

"THIS IS SO UNFAIR!!!" I yelled at the stewardess who looked at me with a disapproving frown. "WHY CANT PADDY STAY WITH ME!!" I just couldn't believe It I hadn't even been on this ship for more than a hour a people were already wanting to separate paddy from me.

"Melissa please calm down even if we are brother and sister it would be inappropriate for us to share a room." Paddy said trying to calm me.

"But Paddy you will be on the other side of the ship!" I felt like crying again but I knew it wouldn't help at all.

"its ok we will spend all of our time up on decks so the only time we'll be separated is at night."

I nodded feeling defeated. I turned hugged Paddy tightly and fallowed the stewardess down the halls. Somehow I knew this was going to be a bad trip.

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