A Walk In These Bones

Part 2 Chapter 1

  I went down to the tree to meet Steven, and as I drove up he was wearing a tux. I was wearing a normal Fall out Boy shirt, and jeans. "I'm a little underdressed aren't I?" Steven laughed. He told me to close my eyes. He took my hands, and kissed me. He told me to open my eyes. He was on his knees with a Tiffany box. I shrieked and started to cry. "Hailey May Carmichael, I have loved you for these great three years. I want to spend the rest of my life with the woman that helped me with my past. I love you so much Hailey, and I never could love someone as much as I do you. Will you marry?" I smiled and said yes. I grabbed him, and kissed him. I drove back to the city to tell my friends. I went to Kailey's house and told her. "Oh My Gosh Hailey!" I was so excited and we both went to my mom to tell her. She cried and congratulated me, and we went out to eat with my friends. My friends were joking around telling me I should have a bachelorette party. I laughed, but I told them I will just have a small party.

  I was already planning with Steven, trying to get the venue, and my dress. I hate doing stuff last minute. Steven went out with the boys to get his tux, and I went with my girlfriends to get my dress. We spent over three hours looking for a dress, and then I found a strapless heart shaped, and tried it on. I loved it so much, my friends and mom were crying. I got the dress, and I hid it in the storage room of my house. We went to celebrate our engagement at the restaurant that Steven took me when we first started dating. I just wish I could tell him, and put myself out of this misery. I started talking nonsense and suddenly found myself on the floor. I felt so embarrassed. Steven rushed me down to the hospital, and was pacing all over the waiting room. I was aware of my surroundings, but wasn't really there. Steven finally came in about an hour later.

  I was so scared that he would have a lot of questions, which by my surprise he didn't. All he really asked was if I was okay. He was so supportive even though he didn't know he was engaged to a girl that has been lying to him about having cancer, and telling him I'm a good person. I was really stressed the whole week after that. I couldn't believe what happened. When I woke up Steven was sitting on my side of the bed. He stroked my hair and asked if I wanted to go for a walk, or in my case a wheel around the park. We walked around the whole park, but we didn't talk. We went over to the bench we always sat on when we first met. "Hailey, what really happened the night of our engagement?" I stared at him for a good five minutes, and told him that it was just the heat in the restaurant, and how many people were there that night.
 
  It was so confusing for him. I could see in his eyes he was so angry. I couldn't believe the way he looked. I started to cry a little, but then looked away so he wouldn't see. I took Snickers out for a walk later that evening. I wanted the night all to myself. I was practicing for the day I do tell Steven, and how devastated he would be after. I finally brought myself into the real world, and took Snickers back. I went home and chatted with my dad for a bit. My dad was telling me that he quite the army to be with his family. I told him I was engaged and I just saw how happy he was. I love my dad, but he is a jerk. I hardly knew him because he walked out on my mom when I was so little. He started complaining and realizing how stupid he was to leave me.

  My sister is all I really like of his little affair with someone else, someone I don't like first of all and second, she is just weird. I remember staring at the ceiling one day, and daydreaming of the wedding and how it will look. I'm walking down the aisle with my dad arm in arm, and how Steven would look at the end of the aisle, him smiling at me, my mom crying, and finally being married to the man I love. It was months until the wedding and we had a lot to think over for the wedding. Steven and I planned it together. It would be a beautiful white wedding, and purple orchid pots around the tables, and how the bridesmaids will be dressed in purple. Our wedding will be perfect.