Till the 100th "No"
Even on my hundredth proposal, Isabelle Cole still turns me down.
We've been together for seven years. For the previous 99 proposals, she said her childhood friend isn't married yet, and she can't bring herself to break the promise they've made.
Staring at the ring in my hand, I finally can't hold it in anymore. "If Ronald never gets married, are you going to keep him company forever? What am I to you?"
Isabelle's expression turns gloomy in an instant. She snatches the ring and throws it into the river. "Ron and I made a promise when we were kids that we'd get married at the same time. How can I just abandon him?
"And besides, is that piece of paper really all that important, Lucas? We've been together for seven years. What difference would it even make?"