A Decade Mistaken

nd asked him, "Jace, wh

"Sandra, can you not talk to me like that? Toda

was indeed Jace's birthday today. For the first

confident and vibrant Jace was now humbly as

any people around you.

a, you're different. There's only one

now. My boyfriend is risking his life on the front lines fighting against the fl

ndra, you've liked me for so many years. Are you

you knew everything, yet you still didn't choose me in the end. I

ot out of the car, the water had already risen above my ankles, and

ituation in the suburbs. As the fleeting shot, I finall

tremely disheveled, but his movem

en, in the next moment, the floodwaters surged like a

immediately turned back to carry him, even though the

as cut off a

ne fell to the floor

ort me over the phone, "Coli

I said, clutching my phone and curling up

accused me of being the jinx that caused my mother's

lp. You have to trust him. He's so c

d, and I forced a smile, even tho

ere were

e morning, the

of worry. When I saw who it was

riginal color was unrecognizable. He leaned against the wall, his head ti

de and knelt in

, my eyes red, saying, "Colin, it's three in the morning. Lucky it's

tly, saying, "A

otted with rainwater. I couldn't hold back any longer. I

away, but somehow, he didn't.

oice was soft, "What, ar

nd he smiled weakly, yet st

ed him into the room, and while he was

pasta in just a few bites an

en I was about to leave, he grabbed

ying, "Were you scared today? I came to find you as soon as I confirmed my safety wi

eward you for

t to reward me?

, and my hand mischievousl

ext second, pulling out a delicate little box from somewhere.

t, but he stepped bac

y I came back to Pudrar. I thought, since I'm back, I should give it a try,

h just one glance, a tickling in my nose