Sanctifying Grace (Resurrection) by Elizabeth Davies

Author:Elizabeth Davies [Davies, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Smashwords
Published: 2013-10-08T00:00:00+00:00

When I awoke, the first thing I noticed was that dawn was not far off, and the next thing was Roman sitting in a chair, watching me.

I stretched luxuriously, feeling muscles sliding slickly over bones, doing what they were supposed to do, when they were asked to do it. No fuss, just obedience. There was a slight twinge from my recently healed collar bone, but otherwise I was strong and vital and blissfully pain free. Even the two cigarette burns didn’t bother me much. I couldn’t remember the last time I felt so good and I revelled in it, not knowing how long it would last.

‘Hungry?’

I shook my head: the food he had stolen last night had been more than enough for two, and I had eaten most all of it.

Roman, unusually, was a ball of pent up impatience and I wanted to know what he was all het up about, and why he had insisted we return to Brecon. We could have gone anywhere, but he wanted to bring me back here.

‘Okay, spill,’ I commanded.

‘Oh, no. Not so easy. I have a surprise for you, but you need to get dressed first. Wear something warm.’

I pulled on a pair of ladies trousers and a cashmere jumper, then Roman handed me a sheepskin jacket and a pair of leather boots.

‘It’s not that cold out, is it?’

‘Wait and see,’ was all he would say and gave me a secret little smile. ‘Just put them on.’

Mystified, I did as I was asked, then he whisked me down the stairs and out of the house so fast I couldn’t catch my breath.

Once outside, he clamped a hand over my eyes.

‘What are you doing?’ I asked. I couldn’t help giggling: he was like a small boy on Christmas morning.

‘I don’t want you to see it yet. Keep your eyes closed.’

I took a couple of tentative steps, cautiously feeling my way with my feet, then Roman became impatient.

‘Trust me,’ he said and scooped me into his arms. ‘But keep your eyes closed.’

I was tempted to peek, of course, but I didn’t want to spoil his surprise, so I kept them screwed shut and hoped to God his idea of a nice surprise matched mine.

It was only moments before he put me down again and I swayed slightly as I found my balance. I could smell freshly mown grass and hear sheep bleating off to my left.

‘You can open them,’ he said.

I didn’t believe what I was seeing!

It was a plane. A bi-plane. Red and yellow and white, gleaming newly in the early morning sunshine.

‘Like it?’

I couldn’t speak. I knew, without being told, the value of the gift he was giving me: I was going to fly again. I stood immobile and thunderstruck, examining the beautiful, gorgeous, wonderful piece of freedom in front of me, with tears pouring down my cheeks.

Slowly, so slowly in case it turned out to be a mirage and disappeared like heat haze in front of my eyes, I walked towards her, marvelling at her sheer beauty.

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