A Dream Proposal Came True.

“I’m sorry miss but we have done the best we can but, it seems that you’ve lost your ability to walk”. Those were the last words I heard from Doctor Robert 7 months ago. It was still fresh in my memory. Now everything the doctor once said is proven to be wrong because I have made a lot of improvements from the first day of my diagnosis. I was involved in a car crash earlier this year and lost the ability to walk. I moved around on a freaking wheelchair for almost three months. Those were the dreadful months I have been through but with Arryan by my side all along, it seems a little less painful. We have been together for about two and a half years now. I’ve always tried to be there for him and so did he. As I was waiting for him to come pick me up from my physiotherapist appointment, I sat by the bench in the hospital’s garden and admired the beautiful flower bed that was in front of me. I set my walking frame to my side and I saw beautiful butterflies flapping their wings as they fly freely through the air. The gentle sound of the water fountain at the center just made everything so calming. I got caught up in the moment until I didn’t notice that Arryan was already sitting next to me. As usual he came with his hoodie and mask on. And as usual, every time as he fetches me he’ll get me a beautiful rose’s bouquet. It isn’t much, only a single rose but the effort made it so beautiful because he knelt down on one knee and said “my dear princess, for here I have a rose for you. May the beautiful sensation fit you perfectly my dear”. I took the flower as tiny teardrops came rolling down my cheeks. He hands me a tissue and said “why do you have to cry whenever I give you flowers?” I couldn’t answer, only a smile to his question. I thought to myself “can’t he see how romantic he is being right now ugh”. He helped me up, got my walking frame and he patiently followed me with my tiny steps to the car that he purposely park opposite the garden. He always does that so he could let me practice walking even more. Sometimes I do get angry but when he explains why, I just started enjoying making him smile. We got to the car and he drove me home. Those 30 minutes made me doze off as I always do in his car. As we reached my house, he woke me up and helped me get the door. Before I went in he said “tonight I’ll be coming to get you by 9pm and I want you to get ready. I already informed your dad about my plans for tonight so don’t be late” with a sweet wink and left. I was so curious, “what are his plans for the night? What should I even wear?” I thought to myself. But without waiting any longer, I got into the shower and got ready. As promised, 9pm sharp Arryan was waiting in front of my house. I peeked out through the window and saw him in the SAME OUTFIT as me. We wore the outfit that we previously bought for each other specifically, the same hoodie. Slowly I walked out. He was shocked to see I wore the hoodie that he gave me. I smiled at him as I approached him. He then hands me a pair of crutches. I looked at him and asked “you do know I can’t use crutches yet?” he nods but still insisted me to use it. The crutches were beautiful. It was my favorite color which was red on black. I wanted to question him more but then I saw my brother starring at the door so I immediately took the crutches but shockingly he only gave me one crutch and hands the other one to my brother together with my walking frame. I heard him saying to my brother “she’s in good hands alright? So, you don’t have to worry about her okay?”. Then, Arryan turn to look at me who was frozen in disbelief, “how on earth am I going to walk with one crutch? I barely can even walk with the walking frame. Is this guy trying to make fun of me right now?” I thought to myself. Arryan then offered me his hand. He held my left hand firm enough to help me walk. My cheeks were burning red.

Slowly he helped me to his car. He drove for a full 20 minutes and finally we reached our destination. I kept on wondering, “what is this big boy doing bringing me to places like this?” Without a word, he got out of the driver’s seat and came by my side helping me get out of the car as he firmly holds my hand. In a distance I can hear soft waves “are we at the beach?” I question myself. Gently, he leads me through a small path and to a set up table by the beach with floating lanterns that filled the night sky. It was so wonderful that I didn’t notice that teardrops were rolling down my checks. Arryan looked at me and asked “hey…are you okay?” and all I can do is hugged his hands tighter as he slowly brings me to the table and sets me down at the chair. He took his place in front of me. We both then stared into each other’s eyes and I couldn’t help myself, I started crying. Arryan hands me a tissue as he rubs my head which was already buried into the table. “Please Irfa… I don’t want to see you cry tonight. Put away your tears and let’s enjoy dinner” he said. I looked up and smiled “okay” dinner was then served. IT WAS MY FAVOURITE FOOD. I immediately stop crying and started eating. Dinner tonight was rice with chicken tom yum for me and a big bowl of chicken salad for Arryan. I know it’s not like any fancy meals where you eat steak or drink wine and all but it’s enough to make a girl like me enjoy. After we finished dinner, Arryan got up and came by my side signaling me to get up as he holds my hands. Slowly he helped me walked till we got a little closer to the ocean. The sounds of waves were very calming. He told me to open my shoes and leave it there along with his shoes. We then continued walking until I can actually feel the water waves washing up against my feet. My socks became soggy but I didn’t care. Arryan then holds me close by the shoulder as we enjoyed the sea breeze. A few moments passed then Arryan turned to look at me. onto held both of my hands. I had my crutch tucked by my side as he does that. He then opened his hoodie to reveal his hair. I was shocked because for as long as we knew each other, I barely saw his hair. Then in a distance I heard a music band playing some soft music from my favorite pianist. “What is going on” I thought to myself because Arryan is being so weird right now. “Um…Arryan are you okay?” I tried asking him but he didn’t reply. As the music got higher, Arryan began as he stared deeply into my eyes “Irfa…we’ve been together for almost three years now and only you became the love of my life. I agree that we’ve fall down a couple of times. You met into an accident earlier this year, I lost my job end of last year and we both had to suffer from severe depression but set that all aside, I’m happy with my new job now and more importantly I’m happy that you’re standing here in front of me right now. I still remembered that time when you almost gave up hope. You were on your wheelchair by the window of your room crying. I felt so useless at that moment but now, all is well. When I was devastated you helped me up, when you fell to the ground I helped you up. I want it to be like this forever Irfa. I want the both of us to be together like this forever. Let death do us apart.” Before he even finished what he said, I was already crying. Those tears just kept on rolling down my bare cheeks. Then slowly Arryan began to fall onto one knee. I thought he was going to give another bouquet of flowers but instead he reached into his pocket for a beautiful violet box. His pants has gotten wet due to the waves but he doesn’t seems to care. He then firmly holds my hands as he rubs my knuckles he said, “Irfa… I’m not asking much. All I want is for us to be together forever. Irfa, would you take me as your husband and do the honors of becoming my wife?” I was shocked, “this was my dream proposal, how did he know?” I thought to myself.

In tears I answered him “Yes Arryan YES I WOULD!!” I saw a few drops of tears roll down his cheeks as he slips in the heart shaped ruby ring onto my tiny finger. I couldn’t tell how happy I was at that moment. I thought I’ll only live in a dream if I ever want to be loved by someone. I cried so bad until I lost my balance, I was about to fall down then Arryan caught me and swept me off my feet into a tight embrace. My crutch fell down and I didn’t cared. I enjoyed his embrace by the ocean. Oh! How did everything fell neatly into place and I loved every second of it. “Arryan…I love you with my soul till death does it part”