MY STORY AFTER TITANIC SANK
Chapter Three
Before I knew it, it was Thursday. I woke up
at seven o‘clock, and soon after my mother came in.
"Rose, hurry up and get ready."
"My wedding isn't until one o’clock,
Mother. What's the rush, anyway?"
"You need to eat and get ready for the
ceremony. I'm so glad Cal found you," she said, hugging me. I took a bath,
ate, and began getting ready for my wedding day.
*****
One o'clock rolled around. Everyone was
seated in the church. The music started and the bridesmaids headed down the
aisle. After they went down and stood at the front, I walked down the aisle.
Once I got to the front, Cal hooked his arm through mine. I looked at him, and
he was smiling triumphantly.
"Do you, Caledon Hockley, take Rose
DeWitt Bukater to be your wife?"
"I do."
"Do you, Rose DeWitt Bukater, take
Caledon Hockley to be your husband, to honor and obey, love and cherish, as
long as you live?"
"I do."
"I now pronounce you husband and wife.
You may kiss your bride."
Once the pastor said that, Cal turned me
around to face him and kissed me. After he kissed me, he looked at me, smiling,
and whispered in my ear, "Now you can't escape me. You're mine."
*****
After the wedding, we went to the reception.
Cal and I mingled with the other members of society. I went over to the hors
d’oeuvres when somebody grabbed my arm and whispered, "Follow me."
I followed him into the garden. He took off
his hat and turned around and faced me. I began to cry.
"Shh…Rose, don't cry. I'm here."
"I thought you were dead. I saw you go
down."
"It's okay. I'm here now, aren't
I?"
"Yes. I'm sorry, Jack."
"Sorry for what?"
"For marrying him."
"I found out what really happened from
your maid, Rose. It's not your fault at all," Jack said. I looked at him
lovingly, and we sat down on one of the benches. I told him everything Cal had
done to me. Jack was furious at him. He just held me and said everything was
going to be all right. We were in our own little world and hadn't heard any
footsteps come toward us.
"Rose," the voice said. Jack and I
turned around, to see a very angry Cal standing behind us.
"Cal!"
"Get away from him."
"Mr. Dawson and I were just
talking."
"I've been standing here for the past
five minutes. I heard what you've been saying. Now, get inside."
"All right," I said, getting up to
leave. I turned to Jack. "Good-bye, Jack."
"I said get inside now! I didn't say
later," Cal said, grabbing my arm and pulling me inside. "I'll be
back to deal with you in a minute, Dawson," he said, disappearing into the
doorway.
Once he came back out, Jack had left.
"Damn you, Dawson!"