Rose woke up around 9 am the next day but woke up a lot during the night because she'd been having nightmares after the sinking. She got showered and dressed and went down for breakfast, she only had a small bowl of cereal since she still hadn't gained her appetite back. After breakfast, she said hello to Mary at the front desk and then went back to her room to brush her teeth.
She brushed her teeth and looked in the mirror, Rose was miserable when she was with her family, so she left them, but she is still miserable "Did I make the right choice running away?" she had been asking herself multiple times for the last few days. She knew deep down she made the right choice but still questioned herself about it. After a few hours of just lying in her room, she decided to go and buy herself a few things to keep her going since she only had what she brought with her during the sinking and what the bed and breakfast offered for free such as a book/magazine, a change of clothes, and toiletries.
Rose went to the front desk to ask Mary where she could find some affordable clothes and entertainment. Mary said there were a few shops across the road that had nice clothes and there was a bookshop around the corner so off she went.
She went into the clothing store and bought a few dresses, a new pair of shoes, and a new coat because all she had was Cals so she hated having to wear it. Then she went into the bookstore and bought a few new books, a notebook, and a pen so she could draw and write as well as read. When she finished shopping it was around 1 pm so she decided to stop off at a cafe nearby for a coffee and snack.
She arrived and ordered her drink and got a cupcake and then sat down to eat. A few minutes later another woman came in and ordered, but Rose recognized the voice. She looked to see if she could confirm if it was the person she thought it was and sure enough it was "Molly?" "Rose? I'm so happy you're safe sweet pea" Molly said relieved to find out Rose was okay because she and Rose's family all thought Rose died. "Can you not tell my family I'm here please Molly? Can we just keep this between us? Rose asked because she couldn't have Molly telling her family that she was alive. "Don't you want your mother and Cal to know you're okay? They all think you died Rose" "Good." Rose says relieved in a sense. "I don't want them to know I'm here Molly. Please don't tell them, they made my life miserable Molly." Rose was practically begging Molly not to tell anyone. "I hope you're okay darling, where have you been staying?" "I've been staying at the bed and breakfast around the corner, I'm staying there for a few weeks whilst I find my feet" "Darling you're more than welcome to stay with me anytime, I have a spare room, you do not have to though and your family won't know." "Thanks for the offer Molly, Is it okay if I stay once my time at the bed and breakfast is over?" "Of course Rose. Come round anytime." Molly writes down her address on a napkin and hands it to Rose. "Here you go, Rose, look after yourself, darling. "Thank you again, Molly, would you like to have another coffee same time tomorrow?" "Of course Rose, see you then" "Bye Molly have a good afternoon." Rose arrived back at the bed and breakfast around 3 pm.
"Hey, Mary!" Rose smiled at Mary, a genuine one for the first time. "Hello, Rose! Had fun today?" Mary returned a smile. "Yes thank you. See you at dinner! "See you then Rose." Rose went to her room, read her magazine, and then put on her new dress for dinner. "Fits nice, looks nice." she thought to herself.
"Hi, Mary!" "Hi, Rose! Off to dinner early today?" "Yep" "Enjoy your meal, Rose." She went off to the diner and she ate a full meal and had some wine since she finally got her appetite back, and even had dessert which she hadn't done since the sinking. She also made a friend named Anna at dinner who was only a year older than her, 18, who was also trying to find her feet after moving to New York. They started talking about their situations and how they ended up where they were. "So how did you get here Rose?" Anna asked Rose. "Oh um, I was on the Titanic..." Rose said and they looked at each other in silence for a few seconds. "Omg... I am so sorry Rose, I hope you're okay." Anna replied sympathetically and held Rose's hand. "Um, yes I'm doing alright I guess um, my boyfriend, Jack, died so um, still grieving that, and I ran away from my mother and abusive fiance but I'm doing a bit better now I think." Rose smiled a bit to reassure her new friend she was okay "I am so sorry Rose, If you ever need anything, I'm always here for you. I'm staying in room 113 until the 28th, so we can talk anytime Rose." "Thank you but I best get going back to my room, it's getting late." Rose said to try and get out of talking about her trauma. "Okay I better get going myself too, See you at breakfast?" "Okay see you tomorrow Anna." "Alright, goodnight Rose" "Goodnight!" They smiled at each other and went back to their rooms. "Goodnight you two!" Mary said as they walked past the front desk. "Goodnight Mary!" They both said and gave a smile.
Rose arrived at her room and said goodbye to Anna and watched her walk back to her room, making sure she got there safe. Rose walked in, got showered, put her pajamas on, and wrote in her notebook, she decided to turn it into a journal so she could write about her day, and then read a chapter of her book and went to bed.
This is really long but this was where I could think of ending it they won't all be really long and I'm gonna try putting out chapters in the morning and evening otherwise it will just be in the evening
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New Beginnings
FanfictionRose is trying to continue her life after Jack passing but her events from the previous night left her with something to remember him by
