CHELSEA PIER IN NEW YORK

A customs officer boarded the Carpathia, he began to take down names. It had begun to rain and everyone was getting anxious to leave the ship. The officer approached Rose.

"Your name please love", he asked

"Rose Dawson", she said

"Thank you", responded the officer as he moved on to a group of Irish immigrants that looked to be a family.

Rose was still wearing the same dress and Cal's coat. She placed her hands in the pocket and she discovered that the necklace was still there. She fingered it and placed it back in her pocket.

The customs officers assisted the pier workers in getting the survivors to the offices of the White Star Line. Rose was among the last to get off the ship.

After Rose got off the Carpathia, she realized that a new chapter of her life had to begin. There were promises to keep that she made to herself and to Jack, the man she loved and lost a few days before. She felt the "Heart of the ocean" necklace in her pocket, and she realized that she needed to keep it as a reminder of her past and her future.

She started to walk away from the Chelsea Pier towards the street. Then she began walking down the street after leaving the pier and ran into Molly Brown. Molly exclaimed excitedly, "Rose!" Rose said, "Shh, be quiet".

Molly took Rose to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and gave Rose a nightgown to wear while she had Rose's dress sent to the laundry. Rose said to Molly, "I need some money to go to California, can you help me?"

Molly said "Of course, I will pay for your train fare, I have to go to Denver to see my children before I go to other places." Rose was very happy and felt much better.

Rose said, "Molly, promise me something".

Molly said, " I am a woman of my word."

Rose said in a voice of venom, "Never tell my mother and Cal that I made off the TITANIC alive. I want to start a new life without restraints."

Molly said in a voice of understanding, "I will not say anything, If Jack were alive, I would also help him too. I know he meant a lot to you."

Rose began to cry. Molly rocked her on the bed in her arms like a child. Molly summoned the maid for some tea.

That night, Rose prayed, "God give me the strength to go on. Watch over Jack and Molly. Keep them safe. Amen". This would be the prayer she would say for many years, and would add others to it.

The next day, Molly took Rose to several 5th Avenue shops for some new clothes and got her a valise to carry her stuff. Then in the privacy of her hotel room, Rose cut a few inches of hair, then braided it and pinned into a bun. Molly called to Rose, "Dinner is ready".

Rose said, "Be right there, Molly."

Rose was beginning to feel much better just by being with Molly Brown. She was a trusted person to Rose. That night she put on the "Heart of the Ocean" and closed her eyes to remember the night that Jack drew her "like one of his French girls". She remember saying to him, "I believe you are blushing Mr. Big Artiste." Rose's memory went back to the night she realized her love for Jack and was ready to fulfill many of her dreams. She remembered Jack saying "Promise me you'll never go, no matter how hopeless."

She had been in Paris before sailing on the TITANIC with Cal and seen many artists like Jack, she may have seen him and never knew he was there. She opened her eyes again, removed the necklace and placed in her coat pocket. In just over a week, she would be in California.