Aurora was utterly shocked. She stared at the grass ring in his palm for a long time before uttered a single word: “…What?” “I know that this is sudden. And you are probably scared—” “No, not scared. Shocked!” Aurora waved her hands hastily. “I am just…God! What were you thinking? This is our first date, and the very second time that we see each other…And you just proposed?” She thought that they were just hanging out. If she knew that he was going to propose, she wouldn’t come to this date in the first place. She liked Jared, but not in that way. And they barely knew each other. Jared starched his head with a wry smile. “I probably came in too strong with that, didn’t I?” he sighed, “Damn…I knew I should have said my speech first. I bet it will help.” Aurora shook her

