Waving Goodbye
As the lifeboat was lowered, Kate cried looking at the deck. So many people, she knew, wouldn’t make it out alive. Even her beloved friend, maybe more than a friend, Ernest. She looked once more, just in time to see Ernest smile and wave. Marion held her friend’s hand as she waved to Ernest for the last time. Safety boat number 9 went down until it touched the surface…
The Carpathia
Marion and Kate floated through the seas until their boat was rescued by another ship, the Carpathia. Kate was famously the last person to leave the lifeboat, as she was terrified of heights and didn’t want to leave the boat. She had to be coaxed by sailors and Marion to get on the safety of the deck. She left her stolen fur coat on the boat and eventually climbed up to join the others…