You are the Only One
8. She Said Yes

Goslings

I took a step that would be the decisive step of my new life. I steadily devoured meter by meter that separated us. Every distance that decreases, I swallow with eyes never separated from the beautiful beads belonging to my beloved woman whose forehead is wrinkled.

"Hi, Ma. Pa." I had to cut off our connection to greet my parents first. I looked Papa in the eye for a fraction of a second and wished I could send him a gesture in that short amount of time.

I think I'm an observer. Years of enduring the cruel world of music have trained his instincts and science of observation. I caught a glimpse of his nod.

Okay, then. My mission starts now.

"Hi, honey," Mama replied with a beautiful smile.

"Can you borrow Olavia for a minute?"

Mama's eyes grow for a few short moments before touching. ",Of course, of course. Go ahead."

"Thanks, Ma." - "Thanks." I kissed the cheek of the woman who gave birth to me and was patient with all my behavior when I was a child. "We will be right back, okay?"

Bokap and nyokap I nodded and muttered in unison. "okay."

I then turned my attention again to Olavia. "Hey, honey." I kissed her hair. "Have a minute, right? I want to say something to you."

Those neat eyebrows were still trying to meet in the middle of his forehead. "What do you want to talk about?"

I cannot be held back. "There, deh. Something," I replied without explaining further while rubbing the wrinkles on his forehead gently. "And don't use suspicion. I'm not gonna say anything weird, anyway."

Suddenly I felt a touch in my stomach. Olavia again failed in his attempt to pinch my body parts and only succeeded in making me amused. I laugh again. Not only because of the "tickness" that just landed on my stomach and waist, but also because of the look of his face that now looks nervous mixed with shame.

I could hear her clucking next to us.

Olavia's eyes widened.

I can't help but laugh at myself.

This time, she punched me gently in the stomach and turned to my parents. "Sorry, Om, Aunt. Excuse me first. We'll continue talking." After peeking at the bokap and nyokap, he turned around and left me.

I shook my head with a tickle that still wanted to go outside from inside my chest.

"People!" Mama rebuked from behind her gritted teeth. "Don't mess with you. Quick samperin Ola there. Mama will not accept you at home before you can make sure that Ola wants to be Mama's daughter-in-law. Mama wants them to quickly become a member of our family officially. Hear you?"

Well, I think my efforts are fruitful according to my wishes. Thank you, God.

I winked at the half-excited Mama and immediately greeted Olavia who was a few steps ahead of me. I told my parents about this plan a few days ago and I was really happy when I found out that they were much more impatient than I was.

Hm. There is no other choice but to get the woman I love most in this world and make her agree to be my wife.

"Olavia, Honey. Wait, dong!"

My request succeeded in making Olavia's steps stop right in the middle of the park.

God damn, the palce and the time cannot be any more precise than that.

He turned around and suddenly sprayed me with scolding. "Well, you realize that you've embarrassed me in front of your parents? Why do you have to say that you won't talk strangely in front of them? I feel like I'm gonna faint trying to guess what's on their minds right now. Anggaaa, you're really, really!"

Along with the grunts that came out of the beautiful lips and I am sure now will feel very sweet, I humbled my body until I finally knelt before Olavia.

His forehead shriveled again when he saw I was in this position. However, the frown only lasted a few seconds before his brain understood what was really going on and turned his nervous and shy expression into a tremendous shock. "A-Ang-Angga? Wh-what a-are you d-doing?" he said with stammering.

I smiled and pulled out the ring that had accompanied my journey for over six hundred days. By not heeding the question he said—lagian I will answer the question indirectly by continuing what I have started this, is not?—gue said, "Olavia, you've been stealing my day since I saw you for the first time. It was the first day I went to school and this boy invited me to his house out of pity.

"I never like to be pitied, but, to be honest, it is a pity that I am very, very grateful for and will continue to be grateful for all my life. Because I got to meet you, the love of my life, that day. So, with the same spirit, I want to thank your brother who may be sorry now."

I don't let the laughter that happens in the background interfere with my concentration. "Olavia, it's been almost fourteen years since that day and I still feel the same way. It even feels more so. And it makes me not want to go through the days without being sure that you will truly be mine.

"Olavia Marie Arifin, the love of my life, will .. will you be my life companion, will you be my home, the mother of Ole's sisters? Will you complete my half and make it whole? Will you ... be my first and last love?"

The ring finger of Olavia's left hand was very close to the ring I was holding. "Yes" whispered Olavia. A special answer was given to my ears.

Without warning, I immediately pushed a round object of silver with a princess cut diamond eye and several small diamond pieces on the left and right it was getting deeper to the base. I kissed the ring that was finally parked where he should have been after a long time nesting in my pocket.

Instantly I was in the arms of Olavia who was kneeling in front of me.

I inhale the fragrance of the skin mixed with other scents of beauty and hygiene products that are used. The scent I wish would always be in the air I let go until I die.

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