MARS: Baroque Revolution by Matthew Ellis

Author:Matthew Ellis [Ellis, Matthew]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-10-12T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Proposal

John drove to Becky’s house. He was a nervous wreck. He hadn’t been nervous until he talked to Rebecca. She planted the seeds of doubt in his mind.

He thought, “What if she says, ‘no?’ I think we’re in love, but I can’t be sure until she gives me an answer.”

His house was only one kilometer from Becky’s house, but he felt compelled to drive very slowly. He wanted time to think about what he was about to do.

He thought, “If I rush over there, she might see me as needy. I don’t want to come across that way. I want her to see me as confident, but not arrogant. I want her to see me for who I really am.”

He arrived at her house and turned off his car. He sat in it for five minutes while Becky watched.

Becky saw his car and got excited. When he didn’t come out of the car, she got worried.

“People only sit in the car when they’re about to give some bad news. I hope nothing’s wrong.”

John thought, “It’s gonna look suspicious now. I’ve been in the car way too long, but I can’t go home either. I’m already committed to going in there. I can do this.”

Becky watched him from her window. She wondered why he took so long to get out of the car.

She said, “I hope no one was killed in the battle today.”

John got out of his car and walked toward Becky’s front door. He rang the bell and Becky opened the vestibule door. He walked into the vestibule and closed the door behind him. Then the front door opened and he entered.

Becky asked, “What’s wrong?,” as John removed his environmental suit.

John hung his suit on her hooks and replied, “Nothing’s wrong.”

Becky asked, “Then why’d you stay in the car so long? You had me worried that you had bad news about the battle.”

John replied, “Nothing like that today, thank God.”

Becky asked, “Then why the long pause in the car?”

John replied, “Because I’m a little nervous about what I’m here to ask you.”

Becky said, “What is there to possibly be nervous about? You know you can ask me anything.”

John said, “I know, but this is different. It’s more real and a lot harder to get out.”

Becky asked, “What do you mean it’s more real?”

John said, “It’s more important. It’s probably one of the top five things I’ll ever discuss with anyone.”

Becky said, “Then get on with it. We’re both grownups.”

John reached into his pocket and pulled out a small, black box. He knelt down in front of Becky. He decided to just ask the question and let the chips fall.

John asked, “Becky, will you marry me?”

Becky started crying. She hadn’t expected John to propose during a war. She hadn’t even thought about marrying him before Mars won its independence. She just stared at him for a long time while she considered the situation. John got very nervous.

John said, “It’s taking you a long time to answer.”

He thought Rebecca might have been right.

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