LIFE AFTER JACK
Chapter Five
"Jack, how did you find me
after all this time?" asked Rose.
"Well, I have been looking
for you since 1913, when I had saved up enough money to buy you
something."
"What did you buy me?"
asked Rose, like a child wanting to know a secret.
"Rose, will you marry
me?" asked Jack, smiling at Rose.
"Why are you even asking?
You know what the answer is!" said Rose, tears in her eyes.
Rose had not told Jack that he
had a daughter. She did not know how to tell him. Rose knew he would be happy
about it, or, at least, she hoped he would be. What if he does not like the
baby? Rose asked herself in her mind.
"Jack," Rose said
reluctantly.
"Yes, Rose?"
"Jack, do you remember the
night in the car on the Titanic?" asked Rose, blushing.
"Of course. That was the
best night of my life!" said Jack, laughing.
"Well, I am glad you feel
that way, because we have a daughter. Her name is Opal."
Jack jumped up off the couch and
asked if he could see her.
After Jack and Rose talked for a
while, Jack asked why Rose had said she needed him right now when she was
praying. Rose explained to Jack that Cal had been staying with her and had
taken the necklace. "It is not the necklace’s value that I cherished. It
was the fact that you saw me in that necklace. That necklace reminded me of the
night you drew me. I wish I could see that drawing again."