I don't own any of the X Men. But I take better care of them than Marvel does.
It was a lifetime ago since I did this last. Since I could fly through the air.
The Danger Room feels a little sterile when we begin – after all, it could never truly replace the sheer exhilaration we felt back at the circus back in Bavaria – but Amanda thought it would be a good idea. And who am I to argue?
Once we've warmed up and done a few practice manoeuvres, I'm starting to get into the spirit of it as it brings back the happy memories of before. The artificial cheers and computerised background mean nothing to us as we perform all our old stunts:
Jump, swing, flip, twist, reach, catch; swing, jump, twist, double-flip, twist, reach, catch; swing, jump, triple-flip, reach, catch, grin.
The longer we continue, the more we do, the closer we are to the finale, the harder my heart beats and the sweeter my spirit sings. Finally we come to it – the big finish – less than a dozen people in the world can do this. The Quadruple flip:
Swing…..swing…..leap…….flip, flip, flip, flip, flourish…...reach…..…
And it's then, as my arm stretches out for hers and our eyes meet, in this moment, that I realise it is here that my soul can soar as high as an angel. It is here and now that I am released from the constraints of the world. The trust we share is as unbreakable as God's own Word.
In this moment I am happy, I am free.
Thank you again, everyone, for the reviews - please keep them coming. As before, suggestions are still taken and encouraged.