Days have gone by and yes weeks have gone by still they do not come. Yesterday I was sure that they would be here. I had been disappointed the day before for the hundredth time. Now certainly, certainly today is the day. How could they delay one more day. Surely they could see the need to come today. My back was turned. I did not want to look. My hopes had been dashed too many times. It was hard to gather the courage to look again. I slowly turned just because I wanted to. Not necessarily because I expected anything different than I had seen many times before.
There, there it was. The small speck in the distance. Could it be? Could it really be? Were my eyes pulling tricks on me? Could I have just a little faith? Could I still hope? I stretched my my faith out one more time. I leaned toward the window. I pushed my hope to what I thought was the limit. The little speck had disappeared. I pressed my nose to the window. The glass was very cold. I shook the immediate thoughts of despair away. I held on to what was so long in coming. Yes. I would hope I would have faith. I would not doubt.
Then I saw it again. The speck had become a small cloud just above the horizon. It was approaching getting bigger every moment. My faith had turned to sight. There was no doubt anymore. Today was the day. They were coming. I was so excited I was almost paralyzed. I flung myself away from the window. I ran down the three flights of stairs and flew open the door.
This time I would not have to shut the door and walk up the stairs hopeless again. This time they were coming. I could see the outlines of a vehicle now. The cloud of dust was much larger. They had said they would come for me. They had made specific plans but the plans had been dashed again and again. It had not been safe, they said. My fathers assassins were still at large. Things needed to settle down a little more. But now they were coming. I could go home.
Or could I. Doubts entered my mind again. Was this them or was this the assassins? I did not know? I could not find out. I wanted to shrink back. I wanted to hide. But I was the princess. I was not afraid. Mine was the kingdom. If it was not them it was too late anyway. So I stood. I stood straight and tall and royal. just like my father had taught me. I was a princess.
They pulled up beside me. The door opened and there stepping out of the car was.....
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