2- Noelle
Noelle and Jace sat eye to eye in The Dot, a café, which was located right down the road from Degrassi High School. Silence was between them and it hung heavily on Noelle's shoulders especially. She sipped the coffee in her hand and he watched her every movement. His eyes had been on her since they had walked in but she couldn't figure out was wrong.
"Is something wrong?" Noelle asked, setting her coffee down looking up at Jace.
He stares back but says nothing, his face showing nothing either. Noelle waved her hand in front of Jace's face. The apple, full and unbitten, that Jace held in his hand flew off the table on to the floor. He quickly rushes to get it, scrambling onto his knees. Noelle watches him suspiciously as he reaches for the apple not too far away. What makes Noelle more curious is when Jace doesn't get up, even with the apple in his hand.
"Jace?" she said, looking at him. "Are you ok?"
His hands shake and the apple almost falls again. He puts it in one hand and reaches inside his pocket. She stared at him. Her mouth opened a smidge, she released a small exhale. He looked nervous too. More nervous than she was.
"Noelle Grace Ruto," he started, saying it slow and quite sexy well that's what Noelle thought. His hand was still inside his pocket and reluctantly she peeled her eyes away from it. "You had me at hello and I hope there will never be a good-bye."
"A-are you asking me t-to…"Her lower lip trembled.
"Marry you? Yes, Noelle, will you marry me?," His eyes lingered on her fingers that were wrapped tightly around the Styrofoam cup. She let her cup go, and turned her body to face him.
"Yes," a tear escaped her eyes, which were then followed by a trail of tears. In just a few moments her face was wet with joyful tears.
His hand had finally made it's way out from the pocket and Noelle's cheeks matched the color of the box, a dark red velvet. Just the box alone looked expensive.
"You remember all those late nights at work?," he asked her and how could she have forgotten? She nodded
"You worked so much to get m-me a ring?" she wiped her eyes. She actually had thought for all those weeks that he was ditching her. Never accepting her date plans or returning her notes.
"Yes," he whispered and opened the red velvet box, revealing a 10 kt. diamond ring. Her mouth feel open and her eyes started to water again.
He took it out, slowly pulling it out from the box and grabbed her right hand. The apple had disappeared. Noelle's ring finger shook but he kept it steady enough so that the ring fit perfectly on.