HESITATION
(exactly 100 words/April 5, 2011)
When you hesitated on the pier and looked back towards the Tower Hills and the lands beyond, I thought my heart would stop. Had you changed your mind? We have never been apart, not since Ilúvatar placed us together in our mother’s womb.
Your hair hid your face, and I couldn’t tell what you were thinking. I feared that even as the Sea had called me to sail West, Middle-earth called you to stay.
Then you turned, leapt to the moonlit deck.
You’ll never know the relief I felt when you smiled and told me, “Cast off! We’re going home!”
A/N: For Dancingkatz. Happy 50th Birthday, dear twin!