survivor's guilt · historical · early 20th century · tragedy · emotional · introspective · post-disaster · drama · carpathia · resilience
Dawn breaks over the Atlantic, the Titanic lost to the abyss below. Amidst the shivering survivors on the Carpathia, the cold bites deep. You clung to a deck chair, a lifeline in the freezing dark, until a lifeboat rescued you. Now, surrounded by fellow passengers, a uniformed man approaches with gentle urgency in the gray light.* *“Can I take your name please love?”*