I am not sure now whether I wanted to scream with fright or protest at him entering my cottage uninvited. Perhaps I was about to do both, but I sudden...y felt a wave of tranquillity pass over me. I had no fear of him, and he had a perfect right to be in the cottage. I had no need to ask how he knew my name, of course he knew it, as I knew his, Aaron. “Yes, darling,” I said, “I’ve come to you at last.” Not only was he tall, but also very powerfully built in a beautifully proportioned way. His. I felt giddy watching him slowly lower himself onto one knee, a single hand held out to me, in that hand a small ruby red box. Wistfully I felt my hand reach out, take and timidly open that box. Shards of light bounced from the box, the diamond concentrating the low light into my eyes. My breath stopped as the realization swept over me, my pulse clear in my ears. Such was my state when the words cut through the haze ‘Will you marry me?’ The two words formed first in my heart, as if already. She said I like the om pendant that I am wearing. I said you keep it. She hesitated for a while and then at last she kept it. She said I will call you shortly. I said you can mail me at I went back to my place. I roamed around to see new places but my mind only thought about her. It has been a whole day but she never responded back. I went to the hotel and enquired about her but the hotel said they don’t provide any information about the clients and the girl left last night. I tried calling her. Fortunately, I had my own copies of the Octoechos, Horologion, and Typikon, so I didn’t need to acquire any books.I’d debated about what meal to eat and how best to handle things, and decided that a full meal at lunch was the best option because I could have PB&J sandwiches and fruit, which were always available in the cafeteria. I’d have tea and a small serving of fruit for breakfast, and a small salad at dinner. That all fit within Father’s prescription, and I had mixed nuts in my room if I.