The Final Night Aboard
I'm Mark Fortune, and I'm aboard the Titanic, also sometimes know as "The Unsinkable Ship". I have been aboard the Titanic since it set onward from Southampton. I am traveling with my family; all except my oldest two, who decided to stay behind at the mansion in Winnipeg, Manitoba. My family and I have been being accompanied by some of my personal friends John Ross, Thomas McCaffry, Thomson Beattie. We have been vacationing in many places such as Egypt, where John had became very ill. As a whole we decided that it would be best to head home, because we were all exhausted from our long journeys. So we cancelled our traveling plans, and made 1st Class reservation on the Titanic. Today has been an interesting day. Earlier I heard mention of approaching an ice field later this night from a crewmember to another crewmember. Many others on the ship had reported the same to me, but not one bothered to even appeal to the idea of a problem happening on this voyage. This day had been that of a normal day, nothing had h
Being as tired, exhausted, scared, depressed, and lost as I was everything began running together. I knew that I was breathing my last breaths. As water was creeping on the ship I didn't run away from it as others did. I stood in place stubbornly, and waited the final moment of my life. I said nothing, because I was a man of few words though many people found me very humorous. The water began to rush, and I heard many begin to scream, but I only gasped for air. Then the boat began to tip sideways; this is when I realized I was really going to die. I began to cry like a child, as the ship inclined more. Suddenly I heard a crack, as if the boat cracked in half. The next thing I knew water rushed over my head, and I was trapped in an underwater maze of wood, bodies, and ship. I knew this was it so I let go, as I let go I began to think what if... After being asleep for a great while I was startled and woken up. I heard a scrapping noise from the ship, but didn't think much of it. I decided that since I had been waken up I should go inve
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Approximate Word count = 702
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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