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"Will you marry me?" he popped open the box, to see a gold band twirled with silver, it had a deep dark purple stone, that glistened. It sat softly in the satin.
"Jerome…" she trailed off, shaking her head in awe "How much did that cost?"
"Does it matter?" he asked smiling up at her
"Jerome…"
"I don't know, 30,000 or so,"
"£30,000?" Mara exclaimed loudly
"Does it matter?"
"Jerome…" she took some time to look at him, never before had he looked so hopeful and sincere, it killed her say this "I need time to think about this,"
"I understand." He said quickly, eager to accept that it wasn't a firm no. "You need to ask parents and everything, I get that,"
"…Thank you," she said honestly, part of her wishing that he would just stand up.
"Will you do one thing for me when you're deciding though?"
"Of course," she felt she owed him this, she owed him anything. Her mind was whirring, had not a moment ago, been fighting? Been sharing? Talking about his family? Trying to win a competition? How had they moved from that, to marrying?
"Will you wear this ring?"
"Jerome…"
"I get that, not on your finger, that would be too obvious," he stood up, slipping a hand into his pocket and producing a gold chain, he pulled the ring out, and slipped it onto the chain "Will you wear it as a necklace?"
Mara opened her mouth, pure love for this boy in front of her making her heart ache
"Yes," she choked out. He flashed a charming smiled at her, before spinning her around by the shoulders, and fumbling with the necklace, clasping it securely around her neck. She turned to face him again "I love you,"
"You sound like you're about to leave," he said worriedly, looking her in the eye.
"Time." She smiled at him, stepping back. She opened the door and stepped out, closing it behind her. She took a deep breath, then…she ran.
She ran for the house door, throwing it open, running down the steps, the sun beating down onto her instantly. She was glad she was wearing shoes she could run in, she headed the opposite direction from the school, she headed for the woods.
Jerome stood in his room for a moment, before realising. He swung open the door, just in time to catch the Anubis house door closing, he swore to himself, bolting for the door, running after Mara's fast retreating figure.
"Mara!" he called loudly, running after her. She didn't even turn.
"You think running after her is gonna make it all better?" Alfie called from the other side of the path. Jerome stopped to stare at him
"How did you know?" he cried across
Alfie watched him with large concerned eyes "The walls have ears." Alfie took a small step closer, but stayed on the other side of the path "I'm sorry man!"
Jerome looked at his friend, eyes watering slightly "I…"
"I know." Alfie jogged over then, wrapping a reassuring arm around his tall friend "I'm sorry,"
"So stupid," he muttered to himself, turning his head slightly, only to see Edmon, suitcases in hand standing there. All on his own, staring back at him
Their eyes met, and Edmon mouthed "I'm sorry,"
Jerome held his head low.
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"He proposed," she whispered into the phone to her dad, while she sat in the woods by herself.
"What did you say?" her dad asked curiously
"I said I needed to think about it. What do you think I should do?"
"Well…you have to think about the future. What university does he want to go to?"
"Yale."
"Oh. What does he want to be when he's older?"
"Wants to do business or something,"
"See, he doesn't know yet." Her dad pointed out
"Yeah, but neither do I,"
There was a sigh, "Listen, talk to your mother,"
"Hi Mom," Mara said after some rustling
"He proposed?" her mom shrieked
"Yeah,"
"How was the ring?"
Mara twiddled it on the chain between the fingers "It's amazing, mom,"
"Oh wow, my little girl is getting married!"
"So, you think I should say yes?"
"You love him?"
"I do."
"He loves you?"
"I'm sure."
"Then do it," and she could almost hear the smile on her moms face.
"Okay." Mara stood "I'm gonna do it. Thank you mom, but don't get to excited, it won't be for a while yet." And she hung up.
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"You what?" Jerome asked, a completely shocked expression on his face as they sat in the small café not too far off campus.
"I want to marry you," she reached her hand across the table and took his shaking ones
"Really?"
"Yes."
He laughed in a relieved way "I was so sure you'd say no, Alfie thought you would to,"
"Alfie knows?"
"Yeah, but only Alfie."
"Jerome-"
"You have some conditions?" he finished for her slyly
"How did you know?"
"You're Mara, nothing comes that easy," she grinned at him
"Well, I want to start planning and everything, after graduation. No one else is to know apart from our parents, maybe Poppy, and Alfie better keep quiet. I want to get married, after university, because I still want the full experience. But I want to be you fiancé while there, so we would constantly plan, then get married as soon as we finished."
"Fiancé?" he smirked slightly.
"What?"
"Nothing, I just…I just really like the sound of that," he leaned forward and kissed her lightly "Will you wear the ring?"
"As a necklace,"
"Mara," he smiled so wildly "I love you so much."
"I love you too,"
"I'll have a pizza," a man from behind them called loudly, and they both laughed.
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"It was a dare! A stupid dare kiss! A dare kiss doesn't mean anything!" he yelled loudly
"It's about Ethics! Don't you have any ethics?" she screamed back
"What's going on here?" he walked in, they both turned to him, wide eyed
"Nothing!" she cried loudly "Nothing at all."
"Mara?" he asked, walking closer "You sure you're okay?"
"Yes." She watched with small satisfaction as he walked out, before turning to the other boy
"You chose it on purpose!"
"Well the other one was worse!"
"I can't even believe you!"
"Why are you making such a big deal about it?"
"Because it is a big deal ****!"
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