Chapter 5
~*~ Jaimie sees the ring! ~*~
"And you know this how?" She asked.
"Oh just because." I said smiling.
"Because. what? Tell me."
"Because." I started turning on the car light. "He asked me to. Marry him." I said shoving the ring in her face excitedly. "Isn't it great?"
"No way." She said looking carefully at the ring. "What did your parents say?"
"Don't' know yet. Greg's gonna tell them when they get home." "OMg Kengy. This is so exciting!" She said quietly screaming with me. When Matt and Greg came back out and got into the car, Jaimie and I looked at each other and again quietly screamed. "Ok glad to see you again too." Matt said. "Yeah I know right." Greg said. "Omg Keng." Jaimie said as I pulled out on the road. "You know what I was just thinking? You're only 16. He's 18. Your even illegal dating." She said. I looked at Greg. 'She's right.' I thought, "She's right." I said aloud. "Yeah but." He started. "But if your parents confirm we're all set. Don't worry I have this under control, I've read up on it." I just looked at him. "Kendra please stop staring at Greg and keep your eyes on the road." Matt said. "Hun, do you really think I'd ask you if I was thinking about the odds?" "No, but did you ever think about what my parents would say?" I asked him. "You're parents love me. I'm sure they'll say yes and sign the paper." He said. "Haha." Jaimie laughed. "Greg. Yes my parents love you. But I don't think they'll say yes. And no It's not because of you hun. It's because of age. And to be honest I have 1 year and 1 quator left of High School. Know what I mean?" "Yeah so. I'm pretty sure that I can get them to sign the papers. Trust me. Please just let me try. And you wanna finish High School that's great. I have 1 quator left then I graduate. I'll move up here and you can finish High School. Then if we want, we can move to Long Island." He said very convincingly. "Alright, alright." I said. "If they sign the papers great." "But if they don't oh well right? I thought you wanted to marry me." Greg said. "Omg here we go." Jaimie said. "SHUT UP JAIMIE." Greg and I hollered at the same time. "Wow they really love you don't they hun?" Matt asked holding her close. "Greg I want to marry you in the worst way, and you know that. And NO that wasn't what I was going to say 'if they don't oh well.'" I yelled pulling the car over to the side of the road. "Then what were you going to say?. Huh? If they don't to bad." He said not letting me answer. "No." I said beginning to cry. "Look at what you did Greg." Jaimie said rubbing my shoulder. "What were you going to say Keng. I wanna know and I'm sure Matt wants to know. Right Matt?" "Yeah Kendra. We wanna know what you were gonna say." Matt added. "I was going to say. If they don't I'm going to be heartbroken. Nothing will change it, I'll remember it as the day my parents didn't let me get married to the man I love." I said. "That's what I was going to say." "Here Keng why don't you and Matt switch seats and Matt can drive the next minute home." Jaimie said. I got out of the car so that Matt could get out. Then I got back in the back with Jaimie. The whole ride up Golf hill was silent. The tears in my eyes didn't stop till I saw an unfamiliar car in my driveway.
"And you know this how?" She asked.
"Oh just because." I said smiling.
"Because. what? Tell me."
"Because." I started turning on the car light. "He asked me to. Marry him." I said shoving the ring in her face excitedly. "Isn't it great?"
"No way." She said looking carefully at the ring. "What did your parents say?"
"Don't' know yet. Greg's gonna tell them when they get home." "OMg Kengy. This is so exciting!" She said quietly screaming with me. When Matt and Greg came back out and got into the car, Jaimie and I looked at each other and again quietly screamed. "Ok glad to see you again too." Matt said. "Yeah I know right." Greg said. "Omg Keng." Jaimie said as I pulled out on the road. "You know what I was just thinking? You're only 16. He's 18. Your even illegal dating." She said. I looked at Greg. 'She's right.' I thought, "She's right." I said aloud. "Yeah but." He started. "But if your parents confirm we're all set. Don't worry I have this under control, I've read up on it." I just looked at him. "Kendra please stop staring at Greg and keep your eyes on the road." Matt said. "Hun, do you really think I'd ask you if I was thinking about the odds?" "No, but did you ever think about what my parents would say?" I asked him. "You're parents love me. I'm sure they'll say yes and sign the paper." He said. "Haha." Jaimie laughed. "Greg. Yes my parents love you. But I don't think they'll say yes. And no It's not because of you hun. It's because of age. And to be honest I have 1 year and 1 quator left of High School. Know what I mean?" "Yeah so. I'm pretty sure that I can get them to sign the papers. Trust me. Please just let me try. And you wanna finish High School that's great. I have 1 quator left then I graduate. I'll move up here and you can finish High School. Then if we want, we can move to Long Island." He said very convincingly. "Alright, alright." I said. "If they sign the papers great." "But if they don't oh well right? I thought you wanted to marry me." Greg said. "Omg here we go." Jaimie said. "SHUT UP JAIMIE." Greg and I hollered at the same time. "Wow they really love you don't they hun?" Matt asked holding her close. "Greg I want to marry you in the worst way, and you know that. And NO that wasn't what I was going to say 'if they don't oh well.'" I yelled pulling the car over to the side of the road. "Then what were you going to say?. Huh? If they don't to bad." He said not letting me answer. "No." I said beginning to cry. "Look at what you did Greg." Jaimie said rubbing my shoulder. "What were you going to say Keng. I wanna know and I'm sure Matt wants to know. Right Matt?" "Yeah Kendra. We wanna know what you were gonna say." Matt added. "I was going to say. If they don't I'm going to be heartbroken. Nothing will change it, I'll remember it as the day my parents didn't let me get married to the man I love." I said. "That's what I was going to say." "Here Keng why don't you and Matt switch seats and Matt can drive the next minute home." Jaimie said. I got out of the car so that Matt could get out. Then I got back in the back with Jaimie. The whole ride up Golf hill was silent. The tears in my eyes didn't stop till I saw an unfamiliar car in my driveway.