Chapter 4
Late that night the two arrived. They were tired but not to tired to not say their hellos. "Their here! Their here," Roosmary yelled. She hobbled over to them on her crutches. "Hi Amber. I'm glad you came back to celebrate with us." Ruth said.
"It's our privilege," the two said in unison. As they exchanged hugs and kisses with the villagers and family. Then they came back to Ruth and Patrick in the end.
"Aw. Who are these two cuties Patrick?" asked Amber.
"This is Amber on the right and Heather on my left. We named them in memory of you and your sister. It was hard to learn of the news. She was a good person," said Patrick and Ruth were close to tears.
"It's an honor to be the one you named your children after. Thank you for inviting us to your celebration. Patrick your all muscle now! Ah now I feel like a weakling," jokes Amber.
"I've been working out. Naw its from all the hunting. My friend, Boyce. How you doing?" asked Patrick. As Boyce talked to Patrick about his plan while he was going to be there, Ruth and Amber talked about Heather. Finally Boyce and Amber departed and headed for their hut they had been loaned by one of the village couples.
Boyce and Amber fell asleep fast. They didn't wake till the noise got loud. The village had started to party already. Everyone was dancing, singing, talking, or drinking. They found Ruth and Patrick dancing. The four talked till the food for dinner was being served. Before anyone started to eat Boyce called everyone's attention to order.
"Before we say the prayer, I would like to ask Amber something. Amber come here please," asked Boyce. Amber walked over embarrassed. When she got there Boyce turned on his phone for his dad to hear and he kneeled down on one knee. "Amber I ask you out of the bottom of my heart. Will you marry me and be my wife till death do us part? Also, live in Uganda with me by the hospital," asked a nervous Boyce.
"Oh my gosh! Boyce! You planed this all along didn't you?"
"Guilty as charged."
"Well my answer is," and you could hear them all holding their breath. "Yes. I love you Boyce." Amber answered and she was now shaky and weak. Boyce slid on the diamond ring he had bought her.
"I love you too baby," said Boyce. He stood and kissed her long and hard in front of the whole village. Then Boyce's dad talked on the phone.
"Well done son. Amber, welcome to our family of the rich and the famous. When you come back I expect you to be pregnant. Understand me amber? I am getting old and not younger by every day." Her father-in-law to be said.
"Yes dad, I understand. Will do. See you when we get back at the end of July," said the twenty-year-old daughter-in-law. "I would love to have our wedding hear in Ruth's father's village, please."
"We'll talk about it when you get back to the states. Good night you two." He said and hung up.
Boyce and Amber headed for the food after the prayer was said. They ate and talked way into the night. They got tired and headed for their hut to sleep for the night. they promised that when they would finished building their house that they would make love to each other out of love not out of the pressure Boyce's father was giving them. then they finally fell asleep that night to get up and go help Paul with church. a week later they left to go back to Uganda to start to build their house together in the morning.