Have Faith In Us ✅

19

I wake up and slam down my fist onto my alarm clock. I walk into the bathroom and pull a brush through my hair.

I pull on my yarn bracelet I made in sixth grade and grab for my ring Grayson gave me on my birthday.

It's not there.

My eyes widen and I search all through my room and bathroom. I then search the kitchen and living room, even through the couch cushions, but it's not there.

I know it's not in my office, because I take it off before going there.

Grayson is gonna kill me.

"Shoot, shoot, shoot!" I mutter to myself.

I glance at the clock and see I have to get dressed. Hopefully Grayson just won't realize I lost the ring..?

I quickly slip on jeans, Grayson's hoodie from Providence, converse, then quickly head to class.

I nervously tap my pencil against my paper as the professor talks, and think instead of taking notes, knowing Emily will recite them to me later.

Maybe Grayson will understand? I mean, he did lose the pencil I let him borrow... pencils aren't diamond rings, but still.

I liked that pencil. It had donuts on it.

I grimace at thinking of what he would do if he found out. It would start with questioning, then yelling, then a tantrum, smashing something on the floor, then leaving with a red face. We've only done that a few times, but it was super scary.

People clicking their binders and standing interferes with my thoughts, so I quickly do the same then run over to Emily, walking with her to our next class.

"Hey! I didn't see you this morning. You okay?" She asks.

I sigh. "Don't tell anyone this, alright?"

"I promise."

"IlosttheringGraysongavemeformybirthday." I say in a fast pace.

"Slow down, Faith. What happened?"

"I lost the ring Grayson gave me for my birthday."

"Oh, gosh. Warn me so I can get out when he finds out."

"He's gonna kill me!" I proclaim.

"Exactly."

And then, Grayson walks up to us. "Hey baby!" He says, kissing my forehead.

"Heyyyy..."

"I'm so happy! Nothing could ever ruin my day!"

I glare at Emily when she snorts. "What has you this happy?" I ask.

"...It's our second anniversary of meeting. November 31st."

I smile. "Yeah dude! That's gotten me stoked too!"

"Oh, thought you forgot for a sec. Well, we are gonna go off campus to a fancy restaurant, and I'm gonna give you something."

"Aw, I can't wait. When shall we head to that fancy restaurant?"

"6:30."

I nod and kiss him. "I love you, Gray."

"I love you, too." Grayson winks then heads off.

"You got lucky there." Emily says.

"Agreed."

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Emily adjusts my red dress, which has long sleeves, is tight at the waist, and then flowy until my knees.

She pulls my wavy hair into a high ponytail then double knots my white converse.