Candles by Ruby Maye
Glow by Ruby Maye
I got home from the gym when I found a message on my voice mail. It was from Nicky. I played it: "Hey Baby, meet me at the studio at five, a’ight? Love you."

I left for the studio as soon as I was ready and when i got there the whole place seemed deserted. I panicked thinking I must have gone to the wrong studio. I entered the main lobby and that seemed deserted too. Suddenly I felt worried that something had happened to Nick. I called him on his cell phone...no answer.

I roamed the halls and checked every room. I opened a door and saw a small candle lit in the middle of the room on a table. I went to the candle and found a note. It was in Nicky's handwriting.

"Baby, before I met you, my heart was filled with darkness. No one had ever lit up the dark part in me, but then I met you and suddenly my heart began to glow. Take this candle and it will lead you to my heart."

I picked up the candle and took it with me. I followed a trail of candles that led me to a door. I slowly opened it and the sight was breathtaking! The whole room was lit with candles and scattered all over the floor were white rose petals! The room smelled heavenly. In the middle of the room there were two candles; a tall one and a short one. There was another note written by Nicky.

"This candle represents my heart and when you came into my life, you lit it. Will you let me light your heart's candle?" I struck a match and lit the tall candle.

I took in everything and felt overwhelmed. I sat down on a comfy chair and dozed off. Suddenly, I felt something soft caressing my face. I opened my eyes and looked up at the eyes of my Nicky. He was caressing my face with a red rose. I was about to speak when we gently put his finger on my lips to hush me.

"You found the center of my heart. Will you let me light your heart's candle?" I was speechless as he said this. He took my hand and led me to the table with the two candles. He took the short candle and lit it with the tall one. Then his blue eyes gazed into my eyes. My knees were now Jello and I felt as if I was floating on a cloud. His gaze was so intense that I couldn't bear to look at them anymore and looked down. He gently nudged my chin and made me look into his eyes again and then he kissed me sweetly.

After we parted, he said, "Do you know why I asked you to come here?" I just shook my head unable to utter a word. He laughed softly, more like at himself than at me. "This is really hard for me...and...i don't...even know...if..." Nick trailed off.

He took a big sigh and got down on one knee and took out a small gray box from his pocket. At this point, i knew what he was about to say and i was holding back tears. He opened the box and revealed a dazzling diamond ring. The diamond was in a sunburst cut and encrusted around the ring were tiny diamonds. My tears poured out and ran down my cheeks.

"I love you with all my heart and i want to love you and cherish you for the rest of my life....Will you marry me?" he murmured.

I dropped down to my knees from shock as more tears overflowed from my eyes. I held him in my arms and began to cry. "YES! Of course i'll marry you. I love you." I kissed Nicky and held him in my arms. We just sat down on the floor holding each other.

Nicky gave a tired and almost exasperated sigh.
”Did i do something wrong?" i asked him in alarm.

“No, you did nothing wrong, Baby,” he replied with a chuckle. “I just now realized we have to pick up ALL the rose petals and blow out ALL the damn candles and take it back home!”

I laughed and hit him playfully. i stood up and tried to pull him up with me. But he was too strong and heavy for me to lift. He finally got up and took my hand. We both carefully blew out all the candles and picked up the roses strewn on the floor.


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