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The titanic

My story

My name is Virginia Edith Ruth Brown, but as I tell my tale you will learn how I became known as Ginny for short. On the 12th of April 1912 I left home with my Great Aunt as my mother clamed “it’s for the best your Aunt can give you far more than I can!” After kissing my mother I waved goodbye not knowing if I would see her again as I was of to start a new life with my Great Aunt in New York. As we arrived in Southampton all I remember seeing was the most magnificent sight I had ever been able to set my eyes on .The ship was enormous and the crowds were huge and as I didn’t remember seeing a crowed so big, I wasn’t so sure if my stern grey crystal eyes could withstand the sight. Once handing over are belongings, I remember turning to look once more before stepping inside the Titanic before my Great Aunt shouted for me to hurry along, even though I was wearing one of my new uncomfortable dresses and a great big pink hat to go with my outfit and high shoes. “One of the must have niceties for a first – class passenger” my aunt would go on as she had hand picked a whole new wardrobe for me before we came away.  

Once inside I ran out onto the deck along with the other 300 1st class passengers waving at who ever would wave back, before the ship set sail.

 My Aunt and me were to share a suite made up of two “sides”, each hosting its own bedroom, wardrobe-room, bathroom, water-closet, living-room and individual entrances all linked by a shared sitting room and a glassed-in veranda looking out over the sea. The room was also complete with electric heating and wood-fire chimney, and of course … privet kitchen and servants quarters. Where my part maid part nanny would stay named Jodie Mildred Harold. As my Aunt and I made a decision on what side of the suite we wanted my Aunt Louis 16th and I Louis 15th interior, also the range of furniture was just great. I remember asking a passing maid how many different types of tables and chairs there were only for her to reply saying that “there are fifty types of tables and thirty kinds of chairs …the interior decoration has been perfected to the most minute detail! Enjoy your stay” and with that she was gone.

 Every thing seemed to be looking up apart from the fact that I was now left to my own devises as my Great Aunt had went to “chit chat” to some of the other well-off millionaires like her. Not that she had earned any of it; my Great Uncle Mr Franck George Hainsman had passed away three years ago leaving his dearly beloved wife Mrs Mary Hannah Hainsman my Great Aunt with his millions. So there I found myself deciding to go for a wander my self. As I walked thorough the the 1st class decks, as my Aunt had forbid me going on any other deck, there I passed the Gymnasium and people using the electric camel and elephant, Turkish bath were three rather large women were proceeding to go in. The Swimming pool and the Racquetball court, Dinning saloon and the Restaurant, complete with its beautiful crystal chandeliers. Then I passed the luxurious Lounges were many people were relaxing, the Café Parisian the trendy café on board were people were meeting and socialising. There was the Barber’s shop were a bold man was getting a shave and the dark room for the photographers, this was all very well but being on your own at 16 is no fun and I have yet to see any normal people my age and the ones I have are all ready seen they were snobby looking and kept giving me funny looks, I am not that bad looking am I? I no red curly hair isn’t everyone’s “cup of tea” and my grey stern icy crystal looking eyes or a bit plain but, I mean I knew this was first class but surely they weren’t all snobby and “stuck-up”.

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By the time I had started to make my way back I realised just how late it was, but when coming through the door of my suite I did not expect Jodie standing there waiting saying “strip-off, were have you been there is only two hours till dinning you need washed, dressed and prepared as tonight will be amazing!  So in the bath with you scrub, scrub, scrub”. As Jodie hurried me along into the bath out of the bath, did my hair and dress me by 9:00. That when I looked into the mirror I nearly fell flat ...

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