Written by Christa
Based on some situations originated by James Cameron.
I only half listened to what my mother said.
It was something about the bridesmaids' dresses. But who minds what she says? I
only wanted one thing during this horrible wedding to be created by me. I like
lavender.
Suddenly, I noticed a mother and her little
daughter across the room. The mother was telling the girl to sit up. I saw that
the child was quite comfortable, like I had always been in these situations.
Then, she carefully took her napkin and placed it in her lap.
I looked into my cup. Some tea was left.
Slowly, I turned it around, spilling some tea on my dress. Only a little. I
liked this dress and didn't want to ruin it.
"Oh, look what I've done," I said,
interrupting my mother's conversation. "If you’ll excuse me, I have to
change." I got up. My mother looked at me. I think she knew it hadn't been
an accident.
Slowly, I crossed the room and went out onto
the deck. I had never planned to go to my cabin. I was going to see him. This
was where I should have been all the time. With him.
There was only one problem. I didn't know
where he was. But it didn't take me long to figure out that I should go down to
the third class section and search for him there.
So, I turned around and went back into the ship.
Down the grand staircase, where I had met him the day before. Soon, I stood in
front of a locked gate. No one was around. Damn it! I looked around. Luckily, a
few minutes later, a steward came by. I told him to open the gate. At first, he
thought I was making fun of him.
"No one from first class should go down
there. These steerage people are the worst of all, I tell you."
But I insisted that he had to open the gate
because I was first class, and finally he let me pass.
I headed straight to the general room.
Thankfully, I remembered the way from last night. A few people on the way
smiled at me or greeted me in a friendly way. They had all been at the party.
When I entered the general room, I
immediately noticed that Jack wasn't there. His friends--I had already met them
before--were sitting in a corner. They didn't see me until I was standing by
them.
I didn't waste any time on being formal.
"Where's Jack?" was the first thing I said. They smiled at me.
"I think he might be up at the bow. He
likes it there," Fabrizio finally replied.
"Thanks," I just said, and was on
my way out. After a minute or so, I was almost running. Finally, I was outside
again, and headed straight towards the bow.
And there I saw him. A lonely figure, bent
over the railing, looking at the water below. At this moment, I saw the
beautiful sunset for the first time. The sky above was dark, but the horizon
was like pure gold. And we were heading towards it.
I walked up to Jack. He didn't see or hear
me. For a few moments, I just stood there and looked at him, thinking of what
to say. Then...
"Hello, Jack," was the only thing
that came to my mind. He turned around, looking at me, a little confused. He
hadn't expected me.
"I changed my mind."
His smile brightened my whole world.
The End.