The Sound of a Musical

4 - So...?

"Liesl Von Trapp, come here immediately! " father practically screamed through the dining hall.

"Yes, father?" I was quickly out of breath, and clumsily stumbled over a puppet that was lying on the floor. Oh, Gretl!

"Rolfe... has something he needs to say to you." Maria was nervously standing behind him, as if in anticipation that something was about to happen. Go on then, what's so good it can't wait? I need to go... read, or something...

He romantically paced towards me with freshly picked bunch of Edelweiss and red roses clasped in his hands. Just before I could utter a word of thanks, he bent down on one knee... Oh God, this can't be happening......

"Liesl Von Trapp, will you do me the honour... of being my girl... forever? Will you happily marry me?" I was gasping for breath - subtly, of course. A wide smile immediately curved my lips. Why do I even have a doubt?!

"Oh, Rolfe,... yes! Yes! Yes!" Without thinking, I fell into his arms and kissed him.

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Maria and I were sat on her bed, talking as mother and daughter should. We went from singing to the beauty of the Austrian alps. There was a brief silence until mother suddenly clasped her hand together in joy and said,

"Oh Liesl, I am so happy for you. Everyone at Nonnberg will be rejoicing!!"

"Do you know, how Father told us he wanted to marry you?" I shuffled and looked up with curiosity.

"No..." her face soon lit up.

"We were all singing. Brigitta looked at him and said, "are you thinking about the governess?", and we knew that he was because he quickly became so bashful and he sat up in his chair.... He told us that he was and that he wanted to ask us something. Brigitta told him that she could tell that you and him were in love by the way you were looking into each other's eyes... Again bashful, he softly chuckled and he looked at all of us and said, "I realise I am in love with her. Which is why... Oh, I'm so nervous...." I hugged him as he knitted his fingers together and then clasped them together. His voice broke of pure elation. "I want to marry Fraulein Maria." Oh, Maria, how we screamed! We all hugged him and we were all so happy for him... Then you got married a few weeks later." I could see that she was happy having heard how he knew he wanted to propose to her. Gently, I brushed my finger underneath her eyes. Aww! She was crying tears of happiness. I happily sighed as her cheeks reddened in colour the night she danced with father. Immediately out of habit she covered her hand over her cheeks and bashfully smiled. 

A knock on the door took us away from the dreaminess of the scene.

"Come in!" Rolfe came in and kissed me on the forehead. Aww...

"Liesl, I forgot this." without hesitation he pulled a ring out of the box in his pocket and lovingly looked up at me. "For my beautiful fiancee."