Handkerchief

Chapter 10

3 years later...

"Zara, where the heck are you taking me?",Zayna asked as she is pulled by her sister to an unknown place.

Zayna didn't expect her sister to go to her office at 3 p.m. Neither did she expect her sister to blindfold her with a handkerchief and pull her towards her car to somewhere.

"Shhh... Just trust me, Z",Zara whispered.

"Well considering you kidnapped me from my office, I have a reason not to trust you"

"Hey, you followed. Not my fault"

"You literally just said 'If you try to struggle i will drop you in the middle of the road blindfolded' back in the car", she accused

"Oh potato tomato. Just follow me",she said and she pulls her forward. Then, they stopped.

"Okay, you can take it off now",she heard Zara say. She took off the blindfold and almost jumped.

"SURPRISE!!!", all her friends and family yelled. They were inside a venue with a huge dining table with numerous chairs.

"Guys, whats all this?",she asked.

"This...is to congratulate you on the success of your new fashion line",Chris says as he comes to hug her.

"Guys, you didn't have to",she said as she greets her friends

"You deserve this,Z. For all the hardwork you did",her sister says.

They all sat down the dining table as waiters started to ask for their order. Zayna looked at her menu but her mind was pre occuppied. She was hoping one particular person would be here to congratulate her.

Where is he?

She texted him various times but he hasn't replied yet. Someone pulled on her dress that grabbed her attention. She looked down to see Christine.

"Hey there, lil buddy", she said as she picked up the little girl.

"Hi, Auntie",she said and gave her a toothy grin. Christine was Chris and Joaquin's daughter.

"Having fun?",she asked. The girl nodded.

"Daddy says uncle Josh has---",she didn't get to finish her sentence because Joaquin interrupted her.

"Okay, dear. C'mon, you haven't finished your veggies yet", he said in to which Christine pouted and crossed her arms.

"But i don't wannaaa...",she whined as he pulls her away and sits her down on her chair.

Zayna chuckle but thought about what she said. She checked her phone but to no avail. Still no word from him. Suddenly, darkness fills the room.

"Guys...?",Zayna calls out but no one answers. She just hears the scraping of chairs. Then the lights turn back on and she's all alone. She stands up and walks around.

"Hello?"

She sees a note on the floor.

Back door to the garden.

She finds the back door and admires the beauty of the different flowers. She stops at the fountain.

"Finally",she jumped at the voice of Chris.

"Where did you guys go?",she asked. Her mother steps forward.

"Sweetie, we didn't just come here to celebrate your success",she said. Zayna noticed the tears that started to prickle her mother's eyes.

Zayna stood there confused when she heard music play. It was a slow song. She remembered it was the song that she and Josh slow danced to some years ago.

"Hey...",she sees him.

"Josh?",he's smiling at her as he moves closer. But there was a hint of nervousness in his eyes.

"Sorry, I'm late", he says.

"Whats all this? Whats really going on?"

He took a deep breath.

"Z, we've...uhm we've been through a lot together. From college to now. We experienced a lot. We hurt each other and we loved each other. And...I'm so glad that i could do all of that with you"

He paused as tears began to fill his eyes.

"You've been with me in my worst and my best...and i want to be with you in yours...together. So...in front of all our family and friends, i wanted to ask..."

He bends down on one knee and takes out a small box. Zayna covers her mouth with her hand. Tears fall from her face.

"Zayna Shay, would you spend the rest of your life with me?"

She smiled as she tries to stop crying.

"Yes",she said as she kisses him and they hug. Their family and friends cheer for them.

Zayna didn't imagine this day would come. She was the happiest girl in the world because finally, she's going to spend the rest of her life with the love of her life. And she laughs, because...who would have though that a handkerchief could bring two people together?

♢ END♢