A.N. This is another short journal entry. The next one will be much longer. I promise!
Dear Daddy,
John and I came up with the perfect plan for him to ask Mommy to marry him. He wanted to wait until he got out of the hospital, which makes sense. How romantic can a proposal be in a cold room with boring white walls and machines beeping every second? He's going to invite her over to his apartment and have it all decorated pretty, candles and carnations. I wanted him to use roses, but John REALLY didn't want those. I guessed carnations would be okay. He said he had a silver engagement ring that his mommy had given him. I don't know what it looks like, but John swears it's pretty. He's going to pick up the food from a restaurant. He told me he absolutely cannot cook. I figured if ordering food for John would be easier, the sooner he'll ask. I can't wait! It took us two whole days to make all of our plans perfect. I visited him every day after school. It was five days later when they released John. He wasn't healthy enough to go through with our idea yet, but two weeks later he was already completely healthy, or nearly so. Mommy would go to John's apartment and hopefully when she comes back, she'll be wearing a ring.
Mommy was surprisingly nervous tonight. I wondered if she knew why John had asked her over. I decided she didn't, because, after all, they hadn't hardly even dated. She curled her hair and put on this red dress that I gave her for her birthday. Angel and I watched her get ready. Angel was almost laughing at her. She whispered to me that she hadn't seen Mommy this nervous since her first date in eighth grade with Alex Smart. Then she told Mommy she should slow down.
"This is John, Sam. His idea of a date will be the leftover Chinese food in the fridge."
That made me laugh. If only Angel knew. I wanted to tell her, but it was John's and my secret. I couldn't tell her. Mommy smiled at Angel.
"So he really does have leftover Chinese?"
Mommy's eyes were really sparkly blue and she looked really happy. Unbelievably happy. I liked it. Mommy grabbed her purse and went to the elevator. Angel hugged her good bye and Mommy gave me a kiss on the cheek. She said bye and disappeared when the doors shut. Angel turned and asked me what I wanted to do.
"Spy on Mommy and John."
Angel grinned and pulled out Candyland. That would work. At least for a little while.
Love,
Chloe Waters
Dear Daddy,
John and I came up with the perfect plan for him to ask Mommy to marry him. He wanted to wait until he got out of the hospital, which makes sense. How romantic can a proposal be in a cold room with boring white walls and machines beeping every second? He's going to invite her over to his apartment and have it all decorated pretty, candles and carnations. I wanted him to use roses, but John REALLY didn't want those. I guessed carnations would be okay. He said he had a silver engagement ring that his mommy had given him. I don't know what it looks like, but John swears it's pretty. He's going to pick up the food from a restaurant. He told me he absolutely cannot cook. I figured if ordering food for John would be easier, the sooner he'll ask. I can't wait! It took us two whole days to make all of our plans perfect. I visited him every day after school. It was five days later when they released John. He wasn't healthy enough to go through with our idea yet, but two weeks later he was already completely healthy, or nearly so. Mommy would go to John's apartment and hopefully when she comes back, she'll be wearing a ring.
Mommy was surprisingly nervous tonight. I wondered if she knew why John had asked her over. I decided she didn't, because, after all, they hadn't hardly even dated. She curled her hair and put on this red dress that I gave her for her birthday. Angel and I watched her get ready. Angel was almost laughing at her. She whispered to me that she hadn't seen Mommy this nervous since her first date in eighth grade with Alex Smart. Then she told Mommy she should slow down.
"This is John, Sam. His idea of a date will be the leftover Chinese food in the fridge."
That made me laugh. If only Angel knew. I wanted to tell her, but it was John's and my secret. I couldn't tell her. Mommy smiled at Angel.
"So he really does have leftover Chinese?"
Mommy's eyes were really sparkly blue and she looked really happy. Unbelievably happy. I liked it. Mommy grabbed her purse and went to the elevator. Angel hugged her good bye and Mommy gave me a kiss on the cheek. She said bye and disappeared when the doors shut. Angel turned and asked me what I wanted to do.
"Spy on Mommy and John."
Angel grinned and pulled out Candyland. That would work. At least for a little while.
Love,
Chloe Waters