Whispers of Hope ✓

CHAPTER 30

ISHITA'S POV

Everything happened in a flash and my feelings, I don't know where and what to feel right because the emotions just are overflowing and I couldn't contain myself from crying. Joshua teared for the words I've dropped and though I haven't really prepared well with this little surprise of mine for him, I still appreciated the way he reacted and how genuine his responses were.

"Thank you. Thank you so much Ishita; for the words, for the flowers, for being here and for coming to my life. I will forever, 'til death may do us part, treasure you for the rest of our lives. I love you."

And he held me tight to his embrace. I giggled in between my sniffles as I felt him snuggle on my shoulders.

"You can't be crying now, coz there's one more I have to give you."

I say as he slowly had his head up and looking at me with a confused look. I then held out a royal blue little box from the side pocket of my dress and handed it to him. He looked at me with still the same confused look and with a questioning eye as I shrugged gesturing him to open it himself.

"A tie chain?"

I smiled as he pulled out the silver accessory checking its wholeness. He looked at me with both amazement and confusion.

"Let me."

I say as I grabbed hold of the tie chain and slowly pushed a little button on the circle-like pendant connected to the chain. There I showed him what was engraved on the diamond inside the pendant; J & I.

"This is our initials. Joshua and Ishita. And it could also mean Joshua Isabella; I carefully thought what I should put in here but just simply went with initials. I chose tie chain just so you could at least bring it with you even at work. You can always look at it whenever you miss me, or your mom and when you feel like your drifting your sentiments from us. And if by chance there'll come a time you choose to turn your back on our memories—"

"Why would I? Ish, I'd never do that."

"I know, that's why I said 'if' so let me finish that if by chance you'll come to decide on leaving me and our mem'ries behind, I do hope you'd still keep this as a token of my genuine sentiments."

"Oh Ishita,"

Again, he hugged me as the we indulged ourselves with the romantic music with the soft and long applause from the crowd. Then all of a sudden I felt Joshua moving with me still in his tight hug. He was going along with the beats of the soft music as I followed suit. Tho I never really knew how to dance, it just felt like I was a dancer myself and nothing felt warmer than what I'm feeling now.

After the short mini-dance; Joshua put us on stop and looked down on me with a big smile on his mouth. I gave back a genuine smile when all of a sudden he raised his right hand and with a clang of what seems to be metal,

"A pocket watch?"

I say as I watched the watch dangle in its chains from Joshua's hands.

"Yeah and similar to the tie chain you've given me,"

He said as he came close and pushed a small button as the lid slowly opened. It was just the hand clocks I saw with little sparkling diamonds along with the glass lid covering them. I looked up at him and smiled as he handed me the pocket watch. I slowly scanned the golden accessory and my amazement turned to emotional dispute upon familiarizing a certain thing from the inside of the glass.

"I—How did you... where did you get this?"

I asked in disbelief as he only gave me a small shrug and smile. I took a closer look and it was indeed me, a little picture of me inside the pocket watch. If I'm not mistaken, this is me from when I was still in the orphanage. And I was then agin surged with mixed emotions; I was reminded of my life in the orphanage, my friends, the children I took care of, all the Aunties who took care of me especially Aunt Sheetal and most especially the memories. With that one less single picture of me, I was reminded of my whole life; the good times and even dark ones. I couldn't stop myself from tearing up completely and good thing I decided to not put heavy make-up or else I'd be a complete mess now. Joshua hugged me as soon as I started crying myself out as he said his apologies and appreciation; he said his everything and I couldn't be happier, sad and overwhelmed all at once right now. The crowd yet again applauded with all our emotional antiques on the stage.