Chapter 36
1285words
Why isn't my family situation nice like theirs?
Why can't I find love like theirs?
Why is life treating only me unfairly?
Thoughts like those would cloud my mind. To avoid my mind from being completely swallowed by those thoughts I had no choice but to decrease my visits to them until I totally stopped coming over.
Now I am standing in front of their porch holding the hands of my trembling friend who keeps exhaling and inhaling trying to gather her courage.
I gave her a little a squeeze giving her a reassuring smile. She took a big gulp of air and nodded, her eyes focused on her goal. My own heart was slightly shaking afraid what would be waiting for us at the other side of the door.
She puts in her key in the keyhole and slowly turned the doorknob. Both our breath were hitched the moment we could hear the clicking sound of the door. We both pushed door, the cracking sound of the door speeding up our heart rate.
When the door finally fully opened we both gasped. Flower petals were strewn on the floor leaving a long trail towards the living area. Both bewildered we mindlessly followed the trail. When we arrived at the living area a song could be heard in the background. Cher let's go of my hand and used her hands to cover her mouth as she lets out a surprised gasp; as a tear glided down her face. Her eyes were zeroed on Brandon who was sitting down on one knee surrounded by lit up candles that were together forming a heart, presenting a box in his hand, his smile reaching his eyes.
The song that was playing in the background was a well-known song of Bruno Mars.
It was Marry you.
I was stunned in place, but not stunned enough to not pull out my phone and record this.
Am I really witnessing a proposal?
"I have known you almost my whole life and from the moment I saw you I was captivated by your beauty. You were and still are the most beautiful woman that I had ever met. A woman with a gorgeous brain and gorgeous personality. A woman who's like my best friend who saw all my ugly sides and still says that I am the most handsome man." Brandon narrated and Cher couldn't help but let out a few giggles through her sobs and hiccups. " Cherry Baker, I always thanked God for you saying yes to me when I had asked you out. Now I am praying to God that you will say yes to being Called Cherry Graywood from now on." He opened the box revealing a beautiful opal diamond ring.
"Will you marry me?" He smiled, but I could see his arms having some turbulence problems, his nerves shot with fear of a possibility that she would reject him. It puts a smile on my face to see how he hadn't changed at all since high school.
I glanced at Cher who was now a crying mess. She nodded her head repeatedly and managed to croak out a yes before she flung herself on Branding wrapping her arms around his neck pulling him in for a long kiss.
I as their friend and their witness gave them a tremendous applause, letting a lone tear escape.
They finally pulled away from their kiss, exhaling and looking at each other longingly. Cher slapped Brandon's broad chest, her lips forming in a pout.
"Geez, I thought that you were cheating on me!"
Brandon's beautiful caramel eyes broadens as he looked at his soon to be wife.
"What?" With same expression he looked at me asking me with his eyes what she meant by that. I shrugged.
"She was devastated." I said.
His eyes went back to Cher. "I would never do that to you babe. I would die before ever hurting you like that." He said hurt evident in his voice, stroking her cheek with his thumb wiping away her tears in the process.
"I told you so." I coughed quickly.
Cher glared at me teary eyed and I averted my eyes glancing upwards whistling; pretending that I didn't say anything.
"Whatever." She mumbled.
She glares at Brandon. "But then what was all that? You coming home late, you answering my messages super late, you being on your phone chatting with someone all the time or you not having touched me in a while?"
Brandon scratches the back of his head giving a cheesy wobbly smile. "Oh that."
"Yeah that." Crossing her arms, she rouse an eyebrow waiting for an answer.
"I can explain it baby."
"You better explain it then. There's still not a ring on my finger so you better come up with a damn good explanation." She said putting her hands on her hips.
He rolled with his eyes, smile plastered on his face as he leaned in to give her a chaste kiss. She hummed in delight. "I came home late, because I too was working over hours so I could buy this ring." He kissed her again his lips lasting longer on hers. "I didn't answer your messages because I was scavenging for the perfect ring and I was messaging my friends asking them for advice, but they were all useless." He chuckled and kissed her again deepening it this time. Every time he kissed her you could see Cher's angry expression diminish until she became pudding in his hands.
He puts his hand on her neck to deepen the kiss and she mellowed happily. "And I didn't touch this beautiful woman, because I knew that once I start tasting you I wouldn't be able to stop and I would lose my focus." He grabbed her ass cheeks earning a surprised gasp. "I can't have you distracting me." His eyes started to lose focus and was hooded with unspeakable desire. "But now I am done waiting." He growls.
And that was my cue to leave. "Oookay I will leave you love birds alone now. If I stay here any longer I'm afraid that I'll start to hurl." I said, walking away as I started making hurl noises. "Oh, too late."
They both laughed. "You sure that you don't want me to drive you home." Cher asked but her eyes were only focused on her soon to be husband.
"Hundred percent." I scoffed. "Don't worry I've got Mr. Teddy bear with me so I won't be alone."
Brandon laughed. "You've got a teddy bear?" he asked in disbelieve. "Also what happened with your feet?"
"It's a long story." Cher and I said simultaneously.
I waved them both off after getting my teddy bear and hopped away with my crutches. It was pretty difficult moving like this when you're carrying a plushie which is almost the same size as you.
I jolted in surprise when I felt the vibration of my phone. Letting out an exasperated sigh I fumbled around until I was finally able to get to it.
Private Number: "Don't move."
What a none-pleasant surprise.
