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Mara sat on the bench in the park, it was two days till she was due to marry Mick Campbell. And now she was afraid. Mara Jaffray was truly afraid. She was afraid he would leave her after they were married, because she didn't trust him enough. She was afraid they would be unhappy, because they were so different. She feared she wouldn't be enough. She feared he wouldn't want a family or anything like that. She feared so many things, she feared it all. And a bride should not be feeling like that. Maybe a little anxiety and nausea at the fact she'll never have another date with someone else, but Mara Jaffray wasn't like that
"Please," she looked up at the cloudy sky "Please universe…give me a sign…a sign that says whether I'm meant to marry Mick or not," she clasped her hands together, closing her hands "Please," she chanted "Anything,"
"Are you alright?" came a voice. She snapped open her eyes and jumped to see a tall man standing in front of her. And she could have sworn he wasn't there a second ago.
"I'm fine…" she said cautiously, eyeing him- was this her sign? "Why did you come over here?"
Jerome shrugged "I…felt…" and then he realised he didn't realise why. He had been buying a coffee, and he had never been over to this side of the park before. But he had just decided, right out of the blue to walk this way…and then… "Pulled here…I don't know,"
"Weird," Mara breathed "I'm…Mara Jaffray,"
"Jerome Clarke."
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One Year Later
Mara sat on the bench on the sunny day. And she fumbled with her fingers. She wasn't afraid, she was marrying Jerome tomorrow. She didn't fear he would leave her, gosh, Jerome's love for her was like the ocean. Plentiful, and it made you want to drown…a nice warm feeling, you know, without the death.
"Dear Universe," Mara began out loud "I don't feel I have to do this…I just think it would be fair. Give me a sign…am I meant to marry Jerome or not?" she closed her eyes and looked up the sky "Please," she whispered, not that she needed anything else.
Mara jumped out of her seat when she felt a pair of lips press onto hers. "Jerome!" she scolded as he grinned at her, moving to sit beside her
"Ah, where we met," he grinned, wrapping an arm around her
"What are you doing here?" Mara couldn't stop her smile, it was all meant to be. She and Jerome were a love story. Destiny
"I don't know," Jerome frowned "I just feel…gosh Mara, would you stop asking me questions like that," she laughed and he kissed her again
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"Mara Jaffray," Jerome's eyes glittered, and he smiled at her. She was so beautiful, and here he was, reading his vows, on the wedding day "Before I met you…I was…I know it sounds silly, but asking the universe for a sign-" Mara's heart stopped beating, Jerome let out a nervous laugh and Mara's mother started crying "And…as soon as I did…I felt this urge to walk to the spot where…I found you…on a bench, staring at the clouds…and as soon as I did, I was in love." His fingers shook as he took the rings from Alfie who was beaming proudly behind him "Mara Jaffray…you deserve only the best, and I will work, for eternity to ensure you are happy,"
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"It's a bench on Mulberry Hill.
Of course, it's not just a bench. It's the bench that brought Jerome and Mara together. It's the bench that made the two of you. George and Rosie. That bench is still there, and if you are ever in pain, or you don't know what to do, go there. Have an epiphany."
"Auntie Joy," Rosie looked up at her "Do you think…if it wasn't for the bench, our mum and dad wouldn't be together?"
"No." Joy laughed "No…those two…they were going to find each other, it was just a matter of time,"
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