She got into her office chair and looked sadly at her empty coffee cup. There was something that she really needed right now, and it was SLEEP. The past few weeks had been quite busy for her and she was feeling a little drained. It did not help that he was not around either. She wanted someone to listen to her complain and then stroke her hair and tell her it was going to be alright, and then share a big tub of Chocolate Chip Mint ice-cream with her, laughing while watching Mr Bean give his girlfriend a hook to hang up a cupboard cutout of a ring for Christmas.

Sighing, she switched on her computer and prepared for the big pile lying obnoxiously in her in box tray. She dropped her pen. Cursing, she bent to pick it up. As she sat up again, people around her were starting to crowd near the office windows. Curious, she stood up and walked there too, just as her colleagues started smiling and calling her name. She looked out the window.

She gaped as she saw a huge banner covering the office building next to hers.

It said simply, “Will You Marry Me?” It looked hand painted on a giant piece of white canvas. Hand painted! That was so cute. Like a gigantic kindergarten drawing. Her mouth wobbled. That was the sweetest thing…….

And then her attention was drawn to a figure waving his hands around madly on the road between the two buildings. It was him ! And he was crazily standing in the middle of a busy street ! Well, what used to be a busy street. Right now, all the cars had stopped and many of their occupants had exited to see what was going on. And there he stood, in the middle of a busy street at 9 am in the morning on a working day! What was wrong with him ! She felt she was about to burst.

And then, out of nowhere it suddenly happened.

A million multi coloured heart shaped balloons just flew into the air, accompanied by the 50 white pigeons that were released into the sky. It was such a beautiful sight. Many colleagues clapped and stared enviously. Downstairs, on the streets, hundreds more watched as he started to kneel.

Tears streamed down her face as he showed her a giant cardboard cutout of a ring she had coveted. She giggled uncontrollably, even as he pointed behind her. She turned around to find a DSL messenger standing with a very small box. A very small black velvet box.

“Special delivery. Please sign here.”

Her face just lit up as she collected her precious cargo and tried it on. There it was, sparkling as bright as her eyes. As she nodded at the window, choking, another banner unfurled opposite.

“It’s a YES !”

Everyone cheered !! Cars started honking loudly even as the traffic restarted. As congratulations were heard all around her, she could only smile her thanks, in a minor state of shock.

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