I smooth out my electric blue dress as I wait for Joey to arrive, which should be any minute. I let my mind wander... Today's the 20th,my thoughts are interrupted by a knock at my door. I open the door and greet Joey with a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"Hi Joey," I greet.
"Hi Esme. You ready?" he asks me, returning my hug and kiss.
"Yea, lets go," I answer, turning the lights off in my house as I leave, shutting and locking the door behind me. He walks me to his Convertible, and opens the door for me, shutting it behind me as I climb in.
"How was your day?" he asks me, starting the silent engine of his car.
"Oh, fine. I got off of work early, and took a long walk in the park. It's so beautiful and warm this time of year, so I seated myself on a bench in the park
and enjoyed the beautiful day. How did your day go?"
"Pretty good, I had the day off."
We pull up to into a parking lot in front of The Anchor, a church where the are socials and get-togethers for adults every Saturday night. He gets out of the car and comes around to open the door for me. He leads me inside where I'm greeted by my friend, Julie.
"Hey Esme. Good luck tonight," she says, winking at Joey.
"Joey?" I qestion.
"I'll explain later. You want to dance?" he asks asks as a slow dance song comes on through the speakers.
"Sure," I answer, and throw my arms around his neck. He positions his arms around my waist, and we work our way across the floor, until we're infront of the stage.
"Why are we here?" I ask. "Is this something to do with earlier?" I question suspiciously.
"Maybe," he evades, and we continue dancing. As the song ends, the lights darken, until a single spotlight is on the stage. Julie walks up, and the crowd silences. You can hear her heals clicking across the stage.
"I'd like Joey Talan and Esme Schroll to come up here. I'll leave the rest to Joey," she says, and the crowd applauses as Joey leads me into the spotlight, fishing for something in his pocket. I feel dread wash over me. I know what's coming. My feet become lead, my mind a mass of chaos. Joey gets down on one knee, a small box in his hands.
"Esme Schroll, will you marry me?" he asks, in front of all of my colleagues. Everyone holds their breath, waiting for my response.
"No," I whisper, tears flooding my eyes as I run off of the stage, through the smothering crowd of people out to the parking lot.
Okay, so this is my first fanfiction story, no flames if it fails... sorry to leave you hanging like that without any explination as to why she says no...
-Jadynkit