Class Means Nothing to the Heart

Chapter 5

Titanic
I sniffled as I watched people fall from the boat. It started sinking and then split down the middle. People were falling into the cold water as they slipped off the ship. "Look away darling." John whispered to me looking down. When the tip of the ship was bobbing in the air I couldn't stop myself from watching it sink until I couldn't see it anymore. We were rowing further and further out. I could hear the screams far away from the people drowning in the freezing water. When we finally came back to the sight there were frozen bodies bobbing in the water. John stood up on the boat calling out to the survivors. "Is anyone alive out there!" He yelled Into the night sky. I started to tear up as I saw a mother with a baby clutched to her breast."we waited to long." He whispered "Well don't just sit there! Keep checking them!" He yelled to the people on the boat. He kept yelling out to possible survivors but there were none. Tears fell onto my cheeks as I saw all the bodies in the water. "They're all dead." He whispered sitting next to me, and clutching me in his warm embrace. We were heading away from the body's when suddenly I heard a whistle. "Do you hear that?" I whispered to him making him jump up and turn around. He yelled for the people to go back. We headed towards the noise and that's where we discovered Rose holding on to dear life. The men heaved her onto the boat throwing a blanket on her. I hugged her in my arms trying to warm her up even though I was freezing myself.

The people on the boat rowed all night long till morning, when we finally reached a new boat that was to rescue us. We were pulled up on deck and given blankets and water. I held onto John shedding some tears onto his shirt. "Hush now your okay. We're all okay now." I shook my head. "Not the people who were left to die on the ship." "They are in a better place now love." I nodded kissing John deeply. We made it off the Titanic and we are both alive and have each other. "I love you John Worthington."I told him pulling back. "I love you too Octoviana Sinclair." I smiled and fell into his embrace once more. "I am going to go get us some food, warm up." I saw as Rose's ex-Fiancé came down looking for her no doubt. I saw her hide her face from him. She wanted nothing to do with her family anymore much like me who told the people taking names that mine was Kathleen Worthington wife of John Worthington 5th officer of the R.M.S Titanic. I used my middle name as my first because Octoviana was such a rare name they'd know it was me for sure. I hoped they'd never know I survived. Soon my father and Chandler came down for a short minute to look around but I turned the other way. They didn't see me and for that I was grateful, but Chandler caught sight of John as I could over hear. "This is all your fault! Your the reason she is dead. You going to pay for this-" " Sir I have no idea what you are talking about you must be imagining things as it was a long cold night. Please seek some medical attention." I heard John say making me snicker. "Why you-"" Sir please step away from this officer and return to your deck." Another man stepped in escorting an angry Chandler off the deck.

John finally returned with some crackers. I knew this was the beginning of a brand new life and I wasn't going to waste it. I am going to live each day to the fullest with John right next to me. I felt him kiss my cheek causing me to smile at him and peck his lips. "Where do you want to go when we get to America. I'll take you anywhere." He said softly. "I want to meet your father, let's go there." He beamed at me. "Very well that's what we will do then." He said hugging me to his side rubbing my shoulder. The ship we were on finally docked somewhere in America, and everyone went their separate ways to tell their story. The story of how they survived the sinking of the so called "unsinkable ship". Rose had told me that Jack died when they were in the water and while I felt terrible for her I was happy to have John next to me. The moment we stepped off the ship I knew we'd be unstoppable. We were inseparable and hopelessly In love with one another. I'll never regret my decision to spend my life with him. Four months later I found out we had conceived a baby on that wonderful night on the Titanic. I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl nine months later whom we named Carolyn Grace Worthington. John and I married a month into my pregnancy, and never regretted it once. My life was never the same after the Titanic and I wouldn't go back and change a thing. Taking that trip was the best thing that ever happened to me. I don't regret one single thing.