Looking right into my eyes...he asks.
"What are you reading".
"Umm... A walk to remember". I say
I no longer feel like pulling his cheeks.. All I want is to caress his cheeks over mine. What is this strange wave I feel. Are there really butterflies flying inside my tummy, or is my tummy grumbling cause of hunger.
"Would you walk with me for the rest of my life".
The whole world went out of focus...just him in clear frame...I guess my jaw dropped open. Struggling to form words. Did he just propose me...oh my god!!!! Is it all a dream or is it real...it's too good to be true... what should I say.. is it "I do"..noooo !!! That happens in church vows...or..."yes" That is too formal..."I love you"....nooo . He hasn't asked me that yet.. come on...track your mind...ok ok ... cool ... breathe in ....breathe out ....shit... what is this an yoga class ... ohh no he's waiting for an answer...what should I tell...why didn't they teach me this in school or college...what to tell when someone proposes you unexpectedly....I hate my lecturers for not covering up this topic...
He looks at me anxiously.
"I would love to" finally the words blurt out...
A huge smile spreads over him.
Taking my hand in his we begin our walk, I can now see two girls standing in front of a...wow..
that's a bullet and fidgeting looking at us, the taller one seems to literary have tears in her eyes, the slightly shorter one gestures a thumb up...I wish my parents would be so happy when I tell them the news, towards my left I see a women maybe in her 30s say bless you and an elderly couple seated across the other side gently nod their heads in approval, were they all looking at us when he said it....now I feel soo awkward. I hope he doesn't spoil the moment by creating a big scene inside the cafeteria...popping ballons, a huge red velvet cake, waiter and waitress singing a love song..pls, pls don't do all that..
We walk straight towards the café and suddenly he takes a swerve towards the left and pulls me into what looked like an entrance to a park...we enter deeper and deeper into the mystical garden. I have never been to this side of the park before, slowly the number of people reduced and it was just me and him...wow...I love it, surrounded by hibiscus, periwinkle, golden shower tree, roses.
The fragrance hits me, if death would carry me now.. i would happily go away...nothing could ruin this moment for me. I see a small cake laid down on top of a stool in the clear cut grass, praan releases his hand from my grasp, bends to his knees, one knee resting down, the other up grabs my hand brings a jewel box from his pockets, opens it up to see a plain crystal coloured solid ring,no stone no luxury, simple and elegant just like me....gosh!!!! .... Slowly removes it from the box....and wears in into my ring finger...I stand there all shy, weak ,desperate, numb, it's all happening too fast. Yes, I love him...I have been waiting for years to tell him that but I was too shy, now that it is actually happing I'm spellbound...
He looks at me
And says
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SAFE AND SOUND
General FictionWhen all was well and good. A journey that seemed promising and long-lasting , suddendly turns upside down in a single night. A series of mysteries unravel, including crazy stupid love, broken promises, unknown secrets burried deep within, that pu...