im ready to take your sweet six six six in my heart
"...all is not gold that glitters"
Everything is not what it seems.
god, i hate how his quote is true.
Just when you think you know someone...
your world seems like its turned upside down.
-a Long walk to Forever-
They had grown up next door to each other,
within sight of a bell tower for the school of the blind.
Now they were twenty, had not seen each other for nearly a year.
There had always been warmth between the two, but never any talk of love.
His Name was Newt. Her name was Catherine. In the early afternoon,
Newt knocked on Catherine's front door. She was carrying a bridal magazine.
“Newt!” She was surprised to see him.
“Could you come for a walk?” He was a shy person, even w/ Catherine.
He covered his shyness by speaking absently as though what really concerned him
were far away. This had always been Newt’s style, even in matters that concerned him.
“A walk?”
“One foot in front of the other, through leaves, over bridges-”
“I had no idea you were in town”
“I just got in”
“Your still in the army I see”
“Seven more months to go”. He was in the Artillery .
His uniform was rumpled, and he needed a shave.
He held out his hand for the magazine. “Lets see the pretty book.”
She gave it to him. “Im getting married Newt”
“I know, lets go for a walk”
“Im awfully busy, Newt, the weeding is only a week away”
“If we go for a walk, it will make you rosy. It will make you a rosy bride.
That will be my gift to Henry Stewart Chasens, a rosy bride.”
“You know his name?”
“Mother wrote. He’s from Pittsburg?”
“Yes, you’d like him”
“maybe”
“Can- can you come to the wedding, Newt?”
“That I doubt”
“Your furlough isnt long enough?”
“Furlough? *laughs* Im not on furlough. Im on what they call... AWOL.
“Oh Newt,! Your not!”
“Sure, I am”
“Why?”
“I had to find out what your silver pattern is... Albemarle? Legend? Rambler Rose?
I plan to give you and your husband a spoon..”
“Newt, Newt, tell me really”
“I want to go for a walk”
“Oh Newt- your fooling me about being AWOL”
*Newt says nothing*
“Where- Where from?
“Fort Bragg”
“North Carolina?”
“Thats right. Near Fayetville- where Scarlett O’ Hara went to school.
“How did you get there?’
“Hitchhiked for two days”
“Does you mother know?”
“I didnt come to see my mother”
“Who did you come to see?”
“You”
“Why me?”
“Because I love you. Now, can we take a walk?
One foot over the other- through leaves, over bridges-”
They were taking the walk now. Catherine was close to tears.
“Newt, this is absolutely crazy”
“how so?”
“What a crazy time to tell me you love me. You never talked that way before.”
“Lets just keep walking”
“No. So far, no further. I shouldnt have come out w/ you at all.
“You did”
“To get you out of the house. If somebody walked in and heard you talking
to me like that way, a week before the wedding-”
“What would they think”
“they would of thought you were crazy”
“Why?”
“Let me say Im deeply honored by this crazy thing you’ve done.
I cant believe youre really AWOL, but maybe you are...
I cant believe you really love me, but maybe you do... but-”
“I do”
“Well, Im deeply honored, and im very fond of you as a friend, Newt,
extremely fond- but its just too late. Youve never even kissed me before.
*she protects herself with her hands*
I don’t mean that you should do it now. I mean, this is unexpected.
I don’t have any idea what to say”
“Just walk some more, a nice time”
“How did you expect me to act?”
“I’ve never done anything like this before”
“Did you think I would throw myself into your arms?”
“Maybe”
“Im sorry to disappoint you”
“Im not disappointed. This is nice, just walking”
“You know what happens next?”
“Nope”
“We shake hands. We shake hands and depart as friends. Thats what happens next”
“All right. Remember me from time to time. Remember how much I loved you”
*Catherine burst into tears*
“What does that mean?”
Rage! You had no right-”
“I had to find out”
“If I loved you, I would have let you know before now”
"You would?”
“yes” *she faces him*
Women arent very clever at hiding it”
Newt looked closely at Catherine’s face. She realized that what she said,
was true... that a women couldnt hide love.
Newt was seeing love now. And he did what he had to do.... he kissed her.
“Youre hell to get along with!” she said when Newt had let her go
“I am?”
“You shouldnt have done that”
“You didnt like it?”
“What did you expect? Wild, unbridled passion?”
“I never know whats going to happen next”
“We say goodbye”
“All right”
“...Im not sorry we kissed. That was sweet. We should have kissed,
we’ve been so close. I’ll always remember you, Newt, and good luck”
“You too”
“Thank you Newt”
“Thirty days in the stockade... thats what one kiss will cost me”
"I--’m sorry, but I didnt ask to go AWOL”
“...I know”
“You really love him?
“Certainly I love him! I wouldnt marry him if I didnt!
“Whats so good about him?”
She noted uneasily that they had begun to walk again.
The faewell had been forgotten...
"Honestly! Do you have any idea how offensive youre being?
Many things are good about Henry! Yes, many things are probably bad too...
But that isnt any of your business. I love Henry, and I don’t have to argue with you!”
“Sorry”
“Honestly!”
Newt kissed her again. He kissed her again because she wanted him to.
They were now in a large orchard.
Bells rang in the tower of the school for the blind nearby.
*Catherine shook her head in a drowsy wonder*
“I’ve got to get back now”
“Say good bye”
“Everytime I do, I seem to get kissed”
Newt sat down on he grass under an apple tree.
“Sit down”
“No”
“I wont touch you”
“I don’t believe you”
*she sat under another tree and closed her eyes*
“Dream of your wonderful husband to be”
“All right, I will”
*she closed her eyes tighter, caught glimpses of her husband-to be.
Catherine almost fell asleep.
When she opened her eyes she saw that Newt really was asleep.
Catherine adored Newt asleep and adored him with all her heart.
After an hour Catherine came out from under her tree, knelt by Newt*
“Newt?”
“H’m?”
“Its getting late”
“Hello, Catherine”
“Hello Newt”
“I love you”
“I know”
*He stood, stretched groaningly *
“A very nice walk”
“I thought so”
“Should we say goodbye here?”
“I think so”
“Where will you go?”
“Hitch into town, turn myself in”
“Good luck”
“You too... Marry me Catherine?”
“...No”
He smiled, stared at her for a moment, then walked away.
Catherine watched him grow smaller.
She knew that if he stopped and turned now, she would run to him.
...She would have no choice.
Newt did stop.
He did turn.
He did call.
“Catherine”, he said.
She ran to him,
put her arms around him,
could not speak....
God, I love this piece.
You just cant help of being attacked of the feeling of undenying love.
Anyways, right this piece was heart touching and beautiful?