viernes, 27 de diciembre de 2013

Short Story: Proposal

“If you can guess what I have in my pocket, you can have it.”
Anne observed Jared carefully, and warmth spread through her when she saw the familiar shine in his eye. “This surprise won’t be anything like the one a couple of years back right?”
Jared winced and gave a nervous laugh. “Not really.”
“It’s okay, I don’t see any doors nearby that I can hit my head with,” she giggled, stepping closer with outstretched arms. “Do I get any clues?”
Jared laughed, more confident now, and pried her hands away from his shoulders. “You aren’t going to get your hands close to it, not yet at least. But I could give you a few clues.”
Anne huffed but smiled nonetheless, it was really cute how Jared was always trying to keep her on her toes.
“Your first clue is that it is quite small,” he said softly, “but it’s very important.”
Her breath caught in her throat. Could it be? Her stomach clenched and tears sprang to her eyes. She covered her mouth with her hands as she laughed breathlessly, that indescribable feeling of having your insides turn to mush surging through her; he was actually going to do it now.
“Your next clue,” he told her as he slipped his hand into his pocket, “is that what I have in my pocket is very pretty, and that it sparkles like your eyes do when the light hits them just right, like they did with the sunset we saw yesterday.”
She couldn’t contain the incredible smile that broke out. “Jared,” she choked out.
He kept smiling at her, and wiped her tears with his free hand. The contact brought shivers down her spine as she reveled in the feeling of his skin against hers. His hand cupped her cheek, his lips brushing hers for one small, beautiful second.
“Your last clue,” Jared whispered as he took his hand out of his pocket and dropped to one knee, “is that it contains a promise.”
“Can you guess what it is?”
Words failed her, and Anne could only choke out a sound of assent as she nodded her head.
Jared opened his hand to reveal a small ring. It was beautifully crafted, with a simple silver band holding a diamond.
Anne’s eyesight blurred slightly and she lifted her hand to brush away the tears that had slipped past her eyelids. Her hands shook as she placed them back onto her cheeks, her breaths coming in short gasps.
“Marry me?”
Her knees trembled and she fell to the ground in the same position that Jared was. She barely felt the sting as she threw her arms around Jared’s neck, hugging him close to her. “Yes,” she whispered.
“I’m sorry?” He teased her, hugging her just as tightly. “I don’t think I heard you.”
“Yes,” she said, her voice cracked. She cleared her throat and tried again. “Yes, I will marry you.”
He pulled back from her and placed the ring carefully on her finger; Anne felt her smile bloom impossibly wide and she raised her gaze to meet his. Love shone in his eyes. “I love you, Jared.”
“I love you too, Anne.”

1 comentario:

  1. Wow. That was beautiful Lucia. :)

    You live in Peru? That's really neat. (Wow, that sounds so never been outside America ;P haha) I know a really sweet lady from Peru.

    P.S. I found your blog at GTW
    I just have to ask this question: Do you eat guinea pigs too?

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