I am probably one of the most unromantic people on earth! Today, my officemate Ais held up her left hand and said excitedly, "Look o!"
And I was all, "What am I looking at?"
She had to point out her ring and I completely freaked out! Goodness. Gaah, can I just say I almost ruined her day? Talk about clueless and unromantic me! She just got engaged the night before and she was showing me her engagement ring! It took me a few moments to realize she was engaged already!
It was a very happy day at work because of that. All the girls (I didn't notice the guys, but I doubt if guys gush) were gushing. Even if I am a cynic, I was completely overwhelmed by the engagement. There's something so romantic and touching about two people realizing they're meant to be and want to be together forever. :)
* * * A passage from The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova (I digress: my dad lent this to me because he thinks I need a break from all the fluff [he says] I'm reading. So far, so good) which I really liked:
As I released her, turning swiftly back to my briefcase and to Helen, I saw on the older woman's face the gleam of a single tear. I've read that there is no such thing as a single tear, that old poetic trope. And perhaps there isn't, since hers was simply companion to my own.
Something so lonely about it that made me cry.
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