Personal Narrative: Cinderella's Castle

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Dancing Toward
The
Castle

I stood next to Elizabeth as we rode the ferryboat toward the island that was Disney World. I saw the beautiful sight of Cinderella’s Castle through the trees for the first time and smiled. Reaching for my front pocket, I felt the box that held the special ring that I had kept hidden from her. A huge wave of nervousness went through my body as I tried to think about what I was going to do and say when we reached the castle. Everything about Elizabeth makes her the perfect woman for me. We meet years ago because of a mutual friend. I thought she was so beautiful, but she was married at the time, so no touch. Just look at her and drool to myself.
Years later we met each other again when my first book was published. Friendship slowly turned to desire, which became love soon after. So here I was, with her at the main gate of Disney World, in the hot humid air of a July day. Elizabeth had changed my life so much since we got together. She had become the center of my world and I owed her for opening my eyes to so many things that I always took for granted before we were together. I love her with all of my heart and soul, and I wanted to ask her to marry me more than anything else in the world.
I knew that she was scared of marriage. Hell, we both were after both of us having failed …show more content…

The feeling of riding a roller coaster in the dark was something I never experienced before in my life. But even through all the twists and turns and all the sights and sounds of the famous ride, my mind was on what I was going to be doing soon. After the fun of riding Space Mountain was over, we made our way back toward Cinderella’s Castle. I kept going over the words in my head as I held onto Elizabeth’s hand. The sights of all the Disney characters walking around us made me feel like a kid again. And being with Elizabeth made it even more special. I felt my heart beating harder in my chest, as we grew closer to my

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