Okay, I posted the link to Sonny's dress on my profile, but I have a feeling that most of you can't see it, or it isn't showing up, so I'll just post it here:
http: // weddingdetail . files . wordpress . com / 2009 / 06 / victorian-wedding-dress-image . jpg
Just take out the spaces :)
Anyway, back to the drama!
Oh, and just to let you know, in a matter of 2 1/2 hours, the entire ship was submerged- this is about 1 hour into it.
Chad's Point of View
My breathing hitched. My throat went dry. I sprinted over to the railing and I saw Sonny... her arms flailing in an effort to stay afloat in that stupid wedding dress.
I felt a strong hand jerk me backwards, and pull me back towards the deck. The water was now a couple inches above my knee.
"Oliver, I don't need you acting foolish for some girl," some strong, muscular guy told me, pulling me towards where the lifeboats were kept.
"She's not some girl... she's... the love of my life..." I trailed off, tears falling down my face.
Sonny's Point of View
The water... so... freezing... cold...
I looked up at Chad, who looked ready to jump in and save me, when a man took him by the collar and dragged him over in the direction of the deck.
I tried treading water, as they had taught us so often how to, for extended periods of time, at Swimming Lessons- but I doubt the lifeguards knew that I would end up in freezing cold water, barely able to move. I found a wooden plank that had fallen from the ship, and I rested my head on it. The rest of my body was still in the water, and I felt my self weakening... slowly... slowly...
Chad's Point of View-
"Oliver, you need to get in a lifeboat- only a limited amount of men are going to be able to get on- you should take this golden opportunity and go!" The man, who I assumed was probably my- er- Oliver's father prodded me.
"No! I'm not going!" I wanted so desperately just to jump in the water, so I could be with Sonny, and possibly save her... I still had a twinge of hope left that she might be alive, maybe lying down on a wooden door that fell off the ship, like in the Hollywood Titanic Movie.
I James, holding a little kid in his arms, telling an official that it was his kid, and that he needed to get on a lifeboat, with his kid.
I grimaced at his greediness and walked over to him, giving the kid to the officer, and yanking James' arm, pulling him somewhere we could talk.
"Cooper, what do you want now? I already drowned your girlfriend... you wanna be next?"
My throat choked up again at the thought of Sonny, and I fought back the tears, fiercely pushing James against the railing. "James, you've done some really low things in your life, but this- this has to be the lowest," I said, aware that tears were rolling down my face. And CDC don't do tears. Ever.
"Aw... is CDC crying?" James mocked me, chuckling, and pushing me out of the way. "Now, excuse me- I've got a lifeboat to catch,"
"No. No you don't," I frowned, and I attempted to push him over the railing into the water, but he managed to cling on to a portion of the railing, and climbed his way back up.
"Nice try, Cooper," he pushed me to the ground. "but it isn't going to be that easy to get rid of me," he smirked, and was lost in the crowd of panicked people. Children crying, couples refusing to part with each other, it was total chaos, but I couldn't pay attention to any of it. Sonny was the only one on my mind. Suddenly, the lights of the ship went out, and the ship started tilting, even further.
Not wanting to go down with the ship, I ran up to where I last saw Sonny, and dove off the edge of the boat, finding myself in an abyss of freezing cold water.
Now, the ship was almost fully submerged, and I grabbed hold of a wooden table that was floating, and I managed to pull myself on to it.
"Sonny!" I called out, through my chattering teeth.
"Sonny!" I called out again.
Sonny's Point of View
I looked up, hearing someone call my name... okay... I wasn't dead yet.
"H-h-he-ere," I managed to whimper, but I doubt anyone had heard me. With the last ounce of strength remaining in my leg, I weakly splashed in the water a bit, attracting a boy on a wooden table, paddling towards me.
"Chad?" I whispered, looking up at his worried, and blue from the cold, face.
"Sonny?" he asked, tears rolling down his face. He pulled me on to his lap. "Sonny, please don't leave me," he sobbed. I collapsed on to him, not having much energy to properly lean against him. I had never seen Chad sob, much less cry.
"Chad, I ca-can't hold on, much longer," I whispered, trying my best to kiss him, but ended up just me grazing my lips to his- I was completely out of energy. I closed my eyes, and I slowly drifted off, in what seemed to be a deep slumber.
Chad's Point of View
I held Sonny's lifeless body in my arms, her once smiling face was now blue, purple, and bruised from the frostbite, and coldness of the water and air. My Sonshine... was gone.
I turned around and watched the ship slowly plunge into the water... I began furiously paddling... if we were too close to the ship, it would take us down with it... then I stopped, realizing that if Sonny was gone- I might as well be, too. I lay down, completely on the wooden table, and I held Sonny's now corpse in my arms, not wanting to let go. I noticed her locket was open. I stared once more at the picture, bringing more stinging tears to my eyes. I kissed her forehead, and I lay there, letting the water come over us, and take us down with the ship that had brought Sonny and I together.
Hate me for killing off both Chad and Sonny?
Tell me in your review!
I would once again, like to thank the two people that this story wouldn't be this... what it is now, without- My best friend, Emily, and one of my best Fanfiction friends, Rebecca.
You both rock my world, and I'm so lucky to have great friends like you :)
~Bhavana
