Freedom

Do my ears deceive me? Do these people send poisonous messages of falsehood into my ears? Nay, it must be true. Oh, please God let it be true! Only moments before I received news that the marriage between Frederick and Louisa was not to be. Then was that really jealousy he showed at the concert a fortnight ago? Or, like he said, he stormed from the hall because there was nothing on the program that was to his liking?

It warms my very soul to imagine him still being in love with me. My heart skips a beat each time I remember that secret look he gave me, a look that I have not seen in eight years. It was the look he used to bestow upon me each time he whispered the words so caressingly in my ear - I love you.

In less than an hours time I am to be in his company once again. This time I will show him. I will show what I have kept hidden deep within me for so long. I will tell him my feelings that never left but have only been suppressed. And I will give him the love that has been caged like a bird for these many years, ready to stretch its wings and be set free. I, am ready to be free.