Theye stood before the justice. She trembled as she thought at his love for her. All her dreams where coming true. The justice leaned over his heavy desk and pushed the unsigned covenant toward them and handed him an old pen.
Tenderly he looked at her, his eyes filled with love. He took out a knife and pierced his hand. The blood dripped onto the pen which he carefully took up and wrote his name with smooth confident strokes of life blood.
Her eyes turned and met his as he placed the pen in her hand but her eyes could hold his gaze because Fear and grief began to tear at her heart. Her blood was tented, impure and poisoned by her old life. Tears filled her eyes ,how many time has she given herself away? How many time had she willingly filled her blood with the poison? Why had she killed her very heart with hate for him? Her tears pored down her face as she tried to hold back the sobs that chocked her.
He reached over and touched her shoulder. How could he love me now? She thought. How had she fooled herself in to thinking that he could love her? She heard him move and could not bear to look and see if he had left.
His voice spoke “I love you” she looked and saw him kneeling before her.
“how could you still love me if you knew who I really am?”
“still? Dear one I have never “still” loved you because I always have and always will. My blood still fills the pen, let it cover your vow because I will not fail.”
His strong hand wiped the tears from her cheeks and turned her face to his. “look on where else my love, not even to the past for I will never leave you or stop loving you.” gently her raised her to her feet and guided her tender hand in each pen stroke. Not once did his eyes leave hers for truly they never had and never would…
1 comment:
wow. that was lovely.
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