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With deliberate movements, he opened the envelope he was holding, revealing a folded letter. His fingers trembled slightly as he carefully extracted it.
“I wrote this before I came to New York. Please, let me read it to you.”
I nodded, curious.
Taking a deep breath, he started reading. “From the moment our paths crossed, my world shifted. I’ve never truly understood love until I met you – how it can mend a shattered heart and light up even the darkest corners of life.”
His eyes stayed on the letter as he continued. “When I first saw you, a part of me resisted, hated the feelings you stirred within me. Yet, I couldn’t deny something was blossoming deep inside.”
“You’ve seen me at my lowest, witnessed things you’d consider wrong, even things that caused you pain. Despite that, you never stopped looking for the good in me,” he said, his voice quivering slightly.
“That’s what makes you beautiful – not just on the outside, but deep within. I know I don’t deserve someone as pure and angelic as you, but I need you to understand that since the day I met you, no other woman has crossed my mind.”
He inhaled deeply as I reached for his hand and brushed my thumb against his knuckles.
“I would journey to the depths of the earth just to feel your touch again. I would face death over and over to hear your laughter. I would humble myself to taste your kiss.”
He paused, lifting his eyes to meet mine, a vulnerability in his gaze that held me captive.
“I’m so sorry – sorry for how we met, sorry for bringing you into my messed-up world, and sorry for taking away your innocence. But I need you to know that I’m in love with you – a love so deep it defies words and will stay with me until my last breath.”
He took a deep breath and gracefully dropped to one knee.
A gasp escaped my lips.
His eyes locked onto mine, full of determination.
“I know the timing feels all wrong and forgiveness seems impossible,” he said, his voice heavy. “But what I’m about to ask comes straight from my heart.”
He paused, eyes steady, then pulled a small red box from his pocket.
My breath caught as he opened it, revealing a dazzling diamond sparkling in the soft light.
“I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I know it won’t be easy, and the road ahead is tough, but I want to face it together – hand in hand, heart to heart. Because you are the love of my life.”
I brought a hand to my mouth to stifle the sobs threatening to escape.
“Sofiya,” he whispered, his voice barely above a whisper. “Will you marry me?”
Chapter
Forty-Five
“You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
? Dr. Seuss
Sofiya
“You did WHAT?”
Jade’s eyes widened in disbelief, and I could practically see the question marks floating above her head as she processed what I had just revealed.
I sighed. “I ran away.”
“You… ran away?”
“Yeah…”
