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Chapter 3: The Letter (Sarah's POV)
To my dearest fiancée Sarah,
I pray that this letter finds you in good health and in blissful happiness. I once again apologize for leaving you so close to our wedding, but I wanted to make sure everything was in order with our land and house. Virginia is beautiful, and I know you will love it here. Oh how I wish you could see this land Sarah! We have five acres of rolling green hills; and our house is two stories and painted as white as the clouds. It has a porch, which wraps around the entire house with rocking chairs on it.
As I write this letter I can see you, Sarah, sitting in one of those chairs with a smile playing at your lips. And I also see myself sitting beside you, smiling along with you as the cool summer wind blows your fiery hair. I see three little children running around on top of a hill in the distance. They laugh and giggle together as they swing on a swing that is hung from a tree. The girl has red hair like yours, while the two boys have dark brown hair like my own. They seem so carefree and happy!
I cannot wait until we are married Sarah, because then we can make this picture I see in my head come true. We can also make any dreams of yours come true. Whatever you wish for Sarah, I will give you. I just want you to be happy. Nothing can describe the warmth, the love I feel inside when I see your beautiful green shine in happiness; or when your lips curve into a smile. I feel as if I am in heaven!
I know our courtship was arranged, and that originally we did not take well to each other. I thought you talked far too much for a woman, and had an ego larger than the ocean. You thought I was arrogant and did not state my own thoughts enough. But as our courtship went on the yelling, throwing of fine china, and cursing ceased. We began to stand each other. Then slowly, we fell in love.
I can still remember that first kiss we shared. We were sitting in the parlor of your house, and our chaperone had stepped out for a moment to check on our refreshments. I moved from the far end of the sofa, and sat directly next to you. I took your hands in mine and you smiled. Suddenly a feeling surged through me and I leaned towards you. I pressed my lips to yours, and at first you did not respond. But after a few seconds your lips moved against mine and nothing was ever more wonderful than that moment.
And now here we are. Our wedding is in a month and I could not be more excited. I hope you are excited as well Sarah. This is the best time of my life. I wish nothing more than to be beside you for the rest of eternity.
I will return in a few days and once I am back, I will not leave you again until a while after our wedding. I can't wait to see you soon! I love you.
Your loving husband to be,
Thomas
Tears flowed down my cheeks as I finished reading the letter. My heart ached with a pain that I had never felt in my life before. I set the letter down beside me and collapsed onto my bed. I thought if I could get away from home, then I would not miss Thomas as much. But I was incredibly wrong. The longing to see him had intensified, especially when I saw James.
My sobs became louder and louder. I closed my eyes and gritted my teeth, trying desperately to get the pain to stop. I was Sarah Philips. I was stronger than this. No little emotion should be able to have this much of an effect on me. I was a grown woman, not a child. This was not how I should be acting.
I pushed myself up to the edge of my bed and sat there. I took a few deep breaths and stood up. I wiped the tears from my eyes and shook my head.
Suddenly a knock came from my door. I walked over to it as calmly as I could. I reached out for the knob, twisted it, and pulled open the door. Standing in the doorway was James. He gave me one of his smiles and my heart began to hurt again. I fell to the ground and burst into tears.