Titanic.com - Titanic News, Photos, Articles & Research | Forum Index Titanic historic Julie - A Life So Short |
Browsing this Thread:
38 Anonymous Users
Bottom Previous Topic Next Topic | 2 |
|
|
|
---|
Poster | Thread |
---|
|
Re: Julie - A Life So Short | #19 |
|
---|---|---|---|
Joined: 2007/2/25
From Germany
Posts: -1
Group:
Registered Users |
She opened the door and left the cabin quickly. Henry followed her. They entered into the kitchen and saw the waiters and cooks prepare the breakfast for the next day. "Better to do these things in the evenings or at night", Charlie once told Henry. "You want to sleep a few hours, right?" It looked as though nobody had told them about what would happen yet. Julie tried to get to the oven at the opposite side of the kitchen. She had to avoid three waiters with piles of plates. Henry was behind her, trying not to loose her in that chaos. Finally they reached Charlie who was preparing small bread rolls for the first class passengers. "Charlie?", Julie asked. "Can we talk to you for a minute? Somewhere where it's quiet?" The man's eyes looked at the unfinished bread rolls, then into Julie's suppliant eyes. "Okay. But only one minute, I have to bake these and I have to make some cakes, too. For the breakfast, you know?", he said while he went to a quiet corner of the dining hall with the two friends. "But Charlie!", Julie said loudly. "I was in the captain's bureau. I know Titanic will sink; and so do the captain, Mr Ismay, Mr Andrews and some officiers." She wanted to go on, but the cook interrupted her. "What do you mean by 'Titanic' will sink?! She's unsinkable, isn't she?" "No, she isn't", Henry suddenly said. "I know she's made of iron. And iron can sink. If there's too much water in the compartments..." Charlie nodded. "I know, I know. But what to do know?" "I don't know", Julie said slowly. "First, we should tell as many people as possible about what happened. We'll try to explain that Titanic is indeed unsinkable, okay?" "Alright. I will tell the other cooks and the waiters and so on, and you, Julie, go to Mr Andrews - he seems to be the most reasonable man aboard at the moment. Ask him whether you should go and wake up the passengers. That's important because you might get into trouble without asking first. And if you don't ask... maybe nothing will happen then. Henry, you can wake up the other crew members. Some can help, and others can just try to get a seat in one of he lifeboats. Come on. And take care of yourselves." He hugged them, then he went away quickly, back into the kitchen.
Please tell me if anything sounds strannge to you, ok? Thanks |
||
_________________
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee! E'en though it be a cross that raiseth me, Still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to Thee. |
|||
Posted on: 2007/6/12 18:22
|
|
Re: Julie - A Life So Short | #18 |
|
---|---|---|---|
Joined: 2007/2/25
From Germany
Posts: -1
Group:
Registered Users |
He looked at her relievedly. "Jules! You're there! My god, I was worried about you; where have you been?" Julie sat down on her bed. She felt tired. She sighed. "Well, I was in the bureau of the captain... I saw him, Mr Andrews, three officiers and Mr Ismay. They know Titanic is going to sink. She's not unsinkable, like everyone said, and we are maybe the only people who know that - apart from the six men who were in the captain's room, of course." "And so... ?" "They wanted to warn the other passengers, and to get as many people as possible into the boats. But I think this won't be too easy... maybe they won't believe them." "Why not?" Henry had jumped to his feet. He looked a little upset. "They don't want to die, do they?" "Of course they don't", Julie sighed. "But they are all so sure this ship is unsinkable... it seems so safe to them, you know?" "Okay. But what can we do for these people now?" At first, Julie didn't answer. She looked to the window but she didn't seem to see it. It looked as though she was in another world. "Julie?", Henry asked quietly. She didn't answer. He touched her shoulder. "Jules, I know this is hard. I can understand you're afraid. But... come on, we're almost the only people who know about it. So what shall we do now? You're the one who knows better about ships, remember?" He shaked her softly and Julie looked at him suprisedly as though she hadn't known he was there. "You're right. Come on, we'll tell Charlie and the other guys in the kitchen first." She opened the door.
|
||
_________________
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee! E'en though it be a cross that raiseth me, Still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to Thee. |
|||
Posted on: 2007/6/12 16:10
|
|
Re: Julie - A Life So Short | #17 |
|
---|---|---|---|
Joined: 2007/2/25
From Germany
Posts: -1
Group:
Registered Users |
Oops did I say arked? I meant marked, of course.
|
||
_________________
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee! E'en though it be a cross that raiseth me, Still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to Thee. |
|||
Posted on: 2007/6/11 17:27
|
|
Re: Julie - A Life So Short | #16 |
|
---|---|---|---|
Joined: 2007/2/25
From Germany
Posts: -1
Group:
Registered Users |
Thank you *blushes*
He stood up, and so did another man with a thin moustache next to him. Julie hadn't heard him say one word yet. His face was pale, and everyone could see the fear in his eyes when he said: "Mr Smith... don't tell me this is true... Titanic is unsinkable, we're safe here, aren't we? What about the company now? This could be the end of the White Star Line!" "Frankly said, Mr Ismay", Mr Andrews said coldly, "I don't care about the company now. What is most important for me now is to get us many passengers as possible into the lifeboats." He left the room angrily, and Julie heard him shout some orders on deck. All the other men went on deck now, too, and after one minute she was all alone in the bureau. She sat down at a hard chair and looked at the map carefully. Someone had arked the first six compartments with a pencil. Suddenly she saw her own cabin, and remembered Henry: He was still there, not knowing what was going on! She went on deck and sprinted down the stairs. When she came into the room, she noticed Henry sit on the only tiny chair next to the table. He put a pencil on one side of the table and watched it slide down again again. He had heard her open the door, catched the pencil deftly and turned around. |
||
_________________
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee! E'en though it be a cross that raiseth me, Still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to Thee. |
|||
Posted on: 2007/6/11 16:29
|
|
Re: Julie - A Life So Short | #15 |
|
---|---|---|---|
Joined: 2006/7/5
From Remyxxx777
Posts: -1
Group:
Registered Users |
kathi your writing is awesome.us i never seen such good writing.us you become a good when you are olded or write movie scripts for me
|
||
_________________
xbox live gamertag:AlmasLordChild facebook account:http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000184625817&ref=profile my website: http://www.theholyones.darkbb.com |
|||
Posted on: 2007/6/11 4:51
|
|
Re: Julie - A Life So Short | #14 |
|
---|---|---|---|
Joined: 2006/12/30
From
Posts: -1
Group:
Registered Users |
its really good.
|
||
Posted on: 2007/6/11 4:46
|
|
Re: Julie - A Life So Short | #13 |
|
---|---|---|---|
Joined: 2007/2/25
From Germany
Posts: -1
Group:
Registered Users |
I am really sorry, my characters are kind of rude! LoL
|
||
_________________
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee! E'en though it be a cross that raiseth me, Still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to Thee. |
|||
Posted on: 2007/6/10 16:25
|
|
Re: Julie - A Life So Short | #12 |
||
---|---|---|---|---|
Joined: 2007/1/28
From The Sea
Posts: -1
Group:
Registered Users |
actually i did mean "S.H.I.T." now you just said another... " D.A.M.N."
|
|||
_________________
Don't be afraid of the dark... be afraid of what it hides... |
||||
Posted on: 2007/6/5 22:44
|
|
Re: Julie - A Life So Short | #11 |
|
---|---|---|---|
Joined: 2007/2/25
From Germany
Posts: -1
Group:
Registered Users |
At the door of the captain's room she stopped and took a deep breath. Then she lifted her hand to knock at the wooden door. The hectic voices inside became silent and someone shouted "Come in". She stepped into the room and saw six men sit at a big desk. There was a big map of the ship on it. She recognised the man she had brought a drink half an hour before. It was the man that had jumped to his feet quickly after the shudder. He looked at her in amazement, then he turned to another man. He seemed to be the oldest, and everyone in the room looked at him respectfully. "I know that girl, sir. She's a waitress." He watched Julie derogatorily. "So, what do you want, girl? We're quite busy, even without your problems." Julie cleared her throat. She took a step forward and said "Sir, I am sorry for bothering you. But I just wanted to make sure that you all know... Well, I think Titanic will sink. I felt the shudder, and I noticed the ship doesn't lay horizontally anymore." She looked at them all frightenedly. Nobody said a word. After what seemed to be an hour to Julie, one of the men began to laugh. He was an uniform-wearing officier and he laughed and laughed until the captain looked at him angrily. "Sorry, sir" he said. "It's only - damn, we are sitting here, talking about what to do, and then a little waitress appears and tells us what nobody of us wants to realise - this ship will sink. Straight down to the bottom of the Atlantic, and the fish will eat our uniforms in a few hours. Why are you all so unrealistic?" "Calm down, Mr Murdoch, we can't be sure at the moment" the guy they had called "captain" said sharply. "Oh yes, we can" the man who had talked to Julie first interrupted. "Like I said... six compartments have been damaged. You can see it here..." He pointed at the map. "I constructed the ship. I know Titanic, maybe better than anyone else here." He swallowed. "She cannot stay afloat with six water-filled compartments. It is just impossible. Titanic is said to be unsinkable, but..." He sighed. Everyone looked at the captain, even Julie watched him interestedly. The man looked very old and tired at that moment. "Alright, then... Mr Lightoller, go into the wireless room and tell them to send signals to other ships. I hope one that is nearby answers." He stood up.
|
||
_________________
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee! E'en though it be a cross that raiseth me, Still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to Thee. |
|||
Posted on: 2007/6/4 20:15
|
Top Previous Topic Next Topic | 2 |
|