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“Oh, Izzie, you don’t have to, you don’t have
to.”
Mia cautiously stepped back, but I saw a
smirk on her lips.
Ignoring Lucas, I picked up the ruined watch
and left the office.
On the way out, nineteen–year–old Lucas
sobbed, apologizing repeatedly.
I patted his head.
“It’s okay, Lucas, you didn’t do anything
wrong.”
Looking at his face, I softly asked,
“Do you know what tomorrow is?”
Lucas looked at me, then at the car’s clock.
His face flushed, and he seemed excited.
“It’s the day I propose to you.”
Yes, six years ago, on our first anniversary,
we’d made a pact. No matter how much
money we had, he would propose to me six
years later on Valentine’s Day, on the beach.
“That’s my boy, so will you come with me
tomorrow?”
//
I said softly. Nineteen–year–old Lucas’s eyes
shone; he stared into my eyes for a long time.
Then, as if making a decision, he shared a
Г
secret.
“Izzie, do you know why I can see the future?”
“The night I confessed, I wished on a shooting
star to see the future. But I won’t remember it
until midnight tomorrow.”
Nineteen–year–old Lucas shed another tear.
“So tomorrow night, he will regret it.”
However, neither of us anticipated that
twenty–seven–year–old Lucas would be on
the beach.
He wasn’t there to keep our date, though.
“Izzie, you were spying on me, following me
here! Good, you’re good!”
The beach, where we were supposed to have
our proposal, was adorned with roses and
fireworks.
In the center of it all stood twenty–seven-
year–old Lucas, holding Mia’s hand tightly,
even when he saw me.
“Three chances are up, Lucas.”
<
I whispered, nineteen–year–old Lucas
despairingly shaking my arm.
“Izzie, Izzie, don’t, maybe he did this for you,
let’s go see, okay?”
His voice was almost a plea.
Twenty–seven–year–old Lucas’s voice was
icy.
“Izzie, get over here!”
I turned gently to nineteen–year–old Lucas,
then walked toward them.
“Izzie! What do you want? You stole Mia’s
watch, I didn’t care, now you want to ruin my
fireworks display to make up for it?!”
As I approached, Lucas started shouting.
“No, I’m here to watch the fireworks, if you
don’t mind, give me two chairs.”
I shrugged indifferently.
Lucas seemed taken aback by my reaction.
I ignored him, taking the weeping nineteen-
year–old Lucas to sit down.
I softly comforted him, but his tears wouldn’t
stop.
Seeing my lack of reaction, twenty–seven-
year–old Lucas relaxed, cuddling with Mia.
Unfazed, I held nineteen–year–old Lucas’s
cold hand.
Time passed, approaching midnight.
As Valentine’s Day ended, the fireworks
began.
Under the fireworks, I pulled out a ring, knelt,
and said softly to nineteen–year–old Lucas,
“Lucas, will you marry me?”
He covered his mouth, tears in his eyes.
“You, you still want to marry me?”
“Of course, I’ll always love you.”
I looked sincerely into his eyes. His brilliance
was my eternal love.
After a long moment, he nodded vigorously,
extending his hand.
“Izzie, I do, I do.”
Г
I smiled, my heart full of joy, gently taking his
hand.
Just as I was about to put the ring on him,
The clock struck midnight.
Nineteen–year–old Lucas dissolved into
stardust before my eyes.
My tears flowed freely.
“Goodbye, my beloved Lucas.”
A sharp female voice echoed behind me.
“Lucas, Izzie looks so pitiful, all alone,
wondering who to propose to. I’m much
luckier, I have Lucas.”
I turned to see Mia and Lucas standing
behind me, Mia sneering.
Lucas was in tears.
