My boyfriend and I have been in a relationship for half a year now, it was my birthday. He always paid a lot of attention to me. And he’s been very accommodating. It’s not that I’m some kind of bitchy, that’s not the case at all. I described him this way so you can guess why I was surprised when I saw him with a balloon and a little flower bouquet. He could have given gifts on any other day, but today is not an easy day…
It’s okay, he’s probably having a hard time, I understand. I tied the balloon to a chair and sat down. Let’s face it, there were several balloons and they were pretty strangely inflated. The balloon in the middle was impossible to see, it was so small. There were few people there, most of my friends were busy with important things, so they were unable to attend.
By 10 o’clock everyone had left, those who were in the car were not drinking. Brian had work in the morning, so he left, too, leaving us with a friend who decided to stay the night. As he was on his way out, he turned and winked his eye.
I kissed him and went back to my friend. Her name was Rebecca. With her we drank coffee and talked until morning. At that point Rebecca didn’t have a boyfriend. And asked questions about Brian. She wondered about everything. Who was he? What is our relationship, do I have feelings for him, or are we just dating…
– Of course I love him very much, he’s very kind and gentle to me. I think he wants to ask me to marry him…
She was surprised that we don’t live together, although many people just live together and we date, but still live separately, it was strange for her.
– Why do you think he wants to propose to you.
– Because, he talks about our plans together a lot.
– My ex-boyfriend used to say exactly the same thing, but then I found out he said it to five other girls…
It made me laugh. I don’t think Brian can talk to anyone else but me like that. It was morning. The balcony of my apartment looks east. I live on the ninth floor.
It was a gorgeous view…
– I think we can get a balloon in the air. – Rebecca said.
– Oh, come on!
We took the balloon and released it from the balcony, it flew over the houses, flew across the city until it disappeared. In the sunlight you could see clearly the outline all the way to the center and more opaque…
We got sleepy and went to bed. I got a call from my boyfriend, my phone was off. When I woke up, I called him back. He picks up the phone and without even saying hello, asks the question
– Yes or no?
He tells me to answer right away. We used to have this game a lot, if we couldn’t make up our minds, we always asked: white or black, top shelf or bottom shelf?
I thought it might be the same case now.
– No,” I said.
– Why not?
– A forbidden question.
– Yes, probably. Goodbye…
He never called after that. I thought he was wondering if we were going to be together or not. Then I stumbled across his comment on a mutual friend’s Facebook, so I decided to call him. Turns out there was a ring in the middle of the balloon with a suggestion of “will you marry me?”
Brian stopped by again and this time with balloons, too. He’s funny. Today I didn’t miss my chance! I put a needle in my hand and went ahead and pop the balloons. The ring turned out to be the right size, I sit happy. I want to wish everyone happiness! And there is nothing to be proud of, be open with people you love, remind them that you are there even when you have a fight. God knows why things worked out the way they did, if you made a mistake, it doesn’t mean you’re out of the way!
“To whom did my released balloon fall into the hands? Wasn’t it you?”
