"Okay. It's a deal!" Elsa felt self-assured that she would win. Her friend Ann had wanted to see the fluorescent cuttlefish, and she collected a great deal of information about them. Ann was very disappointed when she concluded that they would miss out on seeing the fluorescent cuttlefish this time because it wasn't the season for spawning yet. With that in mind, Elsa looked at Charlie, and confidently said, "I should start thinking about what I want my three wishes to be then..."
Charlie and Elsa strolled along the beach, hand in hand. It was crowded where they were, but as they kept walking, there were fewer people around. Elsa's mind was preoccupied with what she was going to get Charlie to do for her, and she wasn't taking any notice of the surroundings.
"The first thing should be that you cannot do bad things to me.
The second one..." Elsa was thinking, and then suddenly she laughed out aloud. "The second thing I want you to do is for you to tell me you are in love with me over a loud-speaker under the building of my dormitory. Just like a romantic movie. Something like that.
As for the third thing..." Elsa's voice trailed off as she stood stunned and in awe by what she saw before her.
Inside the waves that lapped against the shoreline, a bright blue glow appeared and slowly floated to the seashore. Then another one and more and more. Soon the bright blue, glowing lights formed a beautiful majestic ribbon that floated on the sea as brightly as the stars in the sky.
"How beautiful..." Elsa gasped. She had never seen anything so marvelous as this in all her life. Elsa watched in wonder as more and more blue glowing dots joined the blue ribbon. Her eyes shone excitedly, and she was left speechless by the beauty before her. "How can this be? How come it's like this? How beautiful they are!" After a while, Elsa began to voice her feelings. As she spoke, she turned to look at Charlie, with tears in her eyes that sparkled in the dark.
Charlie gazed deeply into Elsa's beautiful eyes, and her show of emotions had moved him. While keeping his gaze on Elsa the whole time, he pulled something out of his pocket and slowly bent down on one knee. He smiled tenderly at Elsa and with a voice as smooth as honey he said, "Elsa, I have loved you for eleven years. You are always in my heart even if I am not around you all the time... I don't want to wait anymore. Promise me, Elsa. Marry me."
Elsa was overwhelmed with emotions at this moment, and tears ran down her cheeks. She let out a little whimper and covered her mouth with her hand. All girls loved romantic moments such as this. Especially when the man was someone she loved deeply and was proposing to her. Of course, Elsa was no exception.
Her silence meant that she said yes. Without waiting for Elsa's response, Charlie took her hand and kissed it like a prince. Then he stood up and threaded the ring in his hand onto a necklace. After he put the necklace on Elsa, Charlie said, "My love has encircled you with this ring, and from now on, let it be known that you are my girl wherever you go!"
"But I didn't say yes... Purr..." Elsa said through sobs.
Charlie's lips curved and formed an attractive and mischievous smile. He asked gently, "So will you agree to marry me?"
"Yes, I do!" Elsa nodded her head and wept. Her voice sounded lower than usual.
Right at that moment when she said "Yes," Elsa heard a sound. She looked up to see lights shooting up to the sky and exploding into a myriad of beautiful colors splashing the night sky with dazzling colorful stars.
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