Nineteen-year-old Allison Smith woke up to the sound of her maid, Anna, waking her up. She had been dreaming about the Titanic, and now the day had finally come. She was excited to be accompanying her grandfather on his last voyage before he retired. She was proud of everything her grandfather had achieved in his many years as a sailor and she was honored to be accompanying him. She was snapped out of her thoughts by her maid addressing her.
"Miss Allison, your grandfather has asked me to get you up, bathed, and dressed in time for breakfast. Your bath is already waiting for you. Will you be requiring any help, Miss?"
"No, Anna. Thank you. I will call for you when I'm finished."
"Very well, Miss." Anna left the room as Allison was getting out of bed. She grabbed a towel on her way to the bathroom. She took off her clothes and climbed into the bathtub. Once in, she allowed the hot water to relax her muscles and she proceeded to wash her hair and body. Once finished, she got out and dried herself off, put on her undergarments, and called for Anna to help her into her corset. Anna pulled out a few of Allison's traveling suits.
"Which one would you like to wear, Miss?"
"Hmm…that one." Allison pointed to a navy blue traveling suit with black pinstripes, black gloves, a pair of black shoes, and a big navy blue hat with a blue peacock feather. Anna helped her into her suit and proceed to work on Allison's hair. She put Allison's hair up in an elegant fashion with her mother's hair pins, and to finish her off, some light makeup.
"I will finish packing the rest of your things, Miss. Your grandfather will be waiting for you."
"Have you already packed your things, Anna?"
"Of course I have, Miss. Don't you worry about that. Now, you’d better not keep your grandfather waiting."
Allison chuckled. "Right you are, Anna." She left Anna to pack her things and proceeded downstairs to meet her grandfather for breakfast.
Captain Smith rose from his chair the moment Allison entered the dining room. "Allison, my dear, you look lovely." He gave Allison a hug.
"Thank you, Papa." She pulled away from her grandfather to sit down and have some breakfast. She was drinking her tea when her grandfather spoke up.
"I wish your grandmother could be here with us today. She'd be so proud of you, and I know your parents would be, as well."
"I know. I wish they were here, too." She looked down into her tea, a sad expression etched across her face. Her grandfather noticed this and reached out to take her hand.
"It's all right, Allison. They are watching us from above. I promise you." She looked up to face her grandfather and gave him a warm smile, which he returned. "That's my girl. Now, hurry up and finish your breakfast. We have to leave soon."
Allison nodded her head in acknowledgement and finished off her breakfast. At the moment she finished off her breakfast, the drivers arrived to load their trunks into the cars and take them to the Southampton docks.
After a very long drive, they finally reached Southampton. Allison was awestruck with the view she was met with. There was the Titanic in all her glory. She was so amazed by the Titanic's beauty that she didn't notice the driver standing there, holding out his hand to her. She mumbled a sorry to the driver and reached for his hand to get out the car. She noticed her grandfather waiting for her at the gangplank, then turned to Anna.
"It's all right, Miss. I will take care of this."
"Are you sure, Anna?"
"Yes, Miss. Now, go. Your grandfather is waiting for you."
Allison turned and made her way over to her grandfather, who held out his arm to her. She took it and they walked up the gangplank. It wasn't crowded, as they were there early due to the fact that the Captain obviously had to be there. Once inside the Titanic, she looked at her grandfather, who looked immensely proud. She smiled at him. Then he took her to the bridge to introduce her to the officers.
All the officers were on the bridge, making sure everything was in working order for the Titanic to set sail. They all stopped what they were doing when they noticed the Captain approaching and saluted him. The Captain returned the gesture.
"Gentlemen, I would like to introduce you to my granddaughter, Allison." He nodded to every officer as he introduced them.
"This is Sixth Officer James Moody. Third Officer Herbert Pitman. Second Officer Charles Lightoller. Chief Officer Henry Wilde. Fourth Officer Joseph Boxhall. Fifth Officer Harold Lowe." Each officer kissed her hand upon introduction.
"And last but not least, First Officer William Murdoch." She looked up to face the man her grandfather introduced her to as William Murdoch and was greeted by a pair of beautiful blue eyes. The moment their eyes locked, it felt like she could feel something creeping into her soul.