"It's so good to have you back, Nigel", his mum said.

"It's good to be back", Nigel said.

"So any new developments?" his mum asked him.

"Not really, mum. I want to propose to her but I don't know how. I want something extraordinary, something out of the box", Nigel said.

"So any ideas?"

"No. That's why I'm here."

"It's your night, honey. I'm sure you'll think of something."

"So you're not going to let me in on how Dad proposed to you?"

"You want something unique, don't you?"

"Mom!"

"Okay. I worked at a bakery and your dad paid me a surprise visit. Everyday, we have something special on the menu and on that day, it was cupcakes. There was an order for a birthday cake and I was decorating it with letters that had already been cut out. When I was done with that, there were leftover letters. They had been arranged to make up the sentence "Will you marry me?" I was so stunned that I just stood there, not being able to make a move."

"Mum, that is just so beautiful and definitely unique."

"I know, right! When am I going to meet her?"

"Soon, mum. Very soon."

"I can't believe my little boy is going to get married so soon! I'm very excited!" Nigel's mum said, pulling at his cheeks as she did so.

They both laughed.

"I'm leaving now, mum."

"Now? Won't you stay for dinner? I've cooked your favourite."

"No, thanks. I have a long night ahead of me."

"You mean you're...." Nigel's mum said and he nodded.

Before the next words from his mum's mouth came out, he knew what she was going to say. They always prayed together whenever either of them came to a major turning point in their lives. Even if they couldn't be with each other physically, they prayed over the phone.

"Dear Lord, Nigel is going to take a vey huge step in his life. We pray and commit everything in Your hands and ask that You take control and have Your way. In Your Son's name I pray, Amen."

"Amen", Nigel responded.

"I'll be supporting you in prayer."

"Thanks, Mum", Nigel said and left.

He'd never felt so nervous in his entire life. He just hoped that everything would turn out great.

"Why isn't he here yet?" I asked, pacing the floor nervously.

"Be patient", Rita told me calmly.

She was always the calm one and everyone liked that trait.

"I wish I could make the first move, why does the guy always have to make the first move?" I cried out in frustration.

"Culture, I guess", Rita replied.

I took my hairbrush out of my bag, picked up my mirror and brushed my hair for the hundredth time that night.

"I'm so nervous", I told Rita.

I'm nervous too, that you're going to brush all your hair out", Rita said, and took my hairbrush away from me.

"That's not going to happen", I said, touching my hair.

"It's a possibility."

I heard the beeping of a car horn. Finally!

"He's here!" I screamed and looked at myself n the mirror one last time.

I re-applied my make-up as well. With the help of Rita, I had picked a blue turtleneck dress and had accessorized it with black pumps and a cute black handbag.

"Have fun!" Rita told me.

"I will", I said and gave her a quick hug before leaving.

There was an awkward silence as we made our way to our destination. I wondered what I had done to deserve this silent treatment he was giving me. As we were moving along, I saw lots of lights and decorations that indicated that there was a carnival. I couldn't wait to get on the rides and play the mini-games on the boardwalk.

This didn't happen though, because Nigel led me to a table where I sat with him. The moment I sat down, a waiter brought me a bx. I opened it and my phone was inside. Puzzled, I took my phone out and typed in my password. Immediately I did that, I received a video message from Nigel. I pressed play and I noticed that he had taken the video recently.

"So...um...you're watching this video wondering what is going on or what I'm doing. I want to make this short and simple. We've been friends for quite some time and we've been going out here and there so I wanted to make this official. Would you...wow, I'm so nervous, would you want to be my girlfriend? You know, you don't have to say yes and I'll give you some time to think about it", Nigel said and the video ended.

So that was what this was all about! The moment I looked up from my phone, Nigel was right in front of me!

"You scared me!" I screamed.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to do that! I'm just so jittery!" Nigel told me.

"Why?" I asked curiously.

"I want to make this night perfect because you're very special to me", Nigel said.

"Being with you tonight makes this night perfect", I said.

"So?"

"It's definitely going to be a....yes!" I said and Nigel threw me in his arms and gave me a big hug.

"Okay, now we'll celebrate with the scariest ride here!"

"I'll scream my head off tonight."

"I know."

We went on all the rides that night and I screamed till I almost lost my voice. Thank goodness I didn't! I enjoyed myself thoroughly that night. It was great.

When I arrived home, Rita was asleep, a bowl of popcorn in one hand and the remote control in the other. I chuckled softly and went upstairs to my bedroom. That night, all I could dream about was Nigel. Everything was going according plan. What could possibly go wrong?