MAUREEN
Waldrin hums happily as we walk to the classroom. He's excited because his birthday is next week, and we plan to buy a wedding ring together later.
"What are you so excited about? It's like it's your first time having a birthday," I ask him. He snorts at me.
"It's not about my birthday; it's about our wedding!" There's a hint of swagger in his voice. "It's all over the campus that we're getting married on my birthday. I wanted to invite them all, but you wanted this to be exclusive for us." He giggles.
"How can the campus not know that we're getting married with the size of the tarpaulin at the gate!" I say teasingly. He just laughs while squeezing my hand.
"I'm so excited..." He mumbles again.
My decision is final. All my plans are in place. I've hardened my heart just to fu
