52: The Forever Young

[ R Y D E R ] My whole life was narrowed down to this one moment. Everything that we had been through, they finally brought us here. To this simple yes or no question. "Will you marry me?" I looked up to search her eyes, but she was just staring blankly into space. Her mouth fell open but there was no sound. Breathe Ryder, breathe. I waited... and waited. These seconds felt like hours. Why wasn't she saying anything? "Kara? Say something... please," "Ry... I... I don't know what to say," she stammered and she pulled her hand away. That gave me a pang in my stomach. "Just say yes then," I said. But she shook her head. "Ryder... this... you are insane. We can't just do something like this…" "Why not? We're both adults, we're not blood related, and soon we're not even related at all in any shape of way," I said as I stood up. I thought that it would make her laugh, but she was just frozen in shock. "And I love you Kara, like hell I do. So if you love me, if you still love me, then just sa