-G. LUCAS
I FELT AS if a huge weight had been lifted from my back! For the first time since my return from Perv, I was in control of my own destiny!
No more wondering about what I should or shouldn’t do about marrying Queen Hemlock for the good of the kingdom, or the good of the team … or the good of civilization, for that matter. Things were back in perspective! My future was mine to do with as I wished, without the pressure of trying to sort out what was best for others.
I found myself whistling to myself as I strode through the castle corridors, something I hadn’t done in a long while, and had to fight the temptation to break into a jig.
As soon as that realization hit, that I was resisting a temptation, I immediately did a little hop-skip.
I was through trying to judge everything I did on whether or not other people thought it was proper … or, more specifically, whether I thought other people would think it was proper. From now on, I was going to do what I wanted to do … and the rest of the world, or the dimensions at large, could just bloody well adapt!
With that decision, I threw in an extra high kick. It may not have been classic dance, but it felt good. Heck! I felt good. Better than I could ever remember feeling.
I became aware of a couple people staring at me from afar, and a few more craning their necks for a better look. Rather than feeling embarrassed or self-conscious, I waved at them gaily and continued my prancing.
I had to tell someone! Share my new-found happiness with my friends. They had all stood by me through the bad times. Now I wanted to be with them when I felt good!