He walked along with a smile on his lips. He held a rose in one hand...gently caressed it with the other and walked on. A wayward leaf of the autumn brushes past his smoothly shaven cheek and he lapses back into that beautiful memory...

Her hand brushes his cheek..caressing it before leaning up to kiss him. It's their day out. After weeks of exams and busy schedule they meet in the peaceful tranquility of the garden...lying back on the ground they gaze at the sky..thinking of the days to come, of the things to do...

The biker misses him by mere inches, hurls an abuse and he jolts back to the present. With a shocked smile he gives himself a mental shake and carries on.

Crossing the over to the other side of the road..he looks to his left and before fully turning back, he sees a boy and a girl, arguing. The girl raises her hands over her head in frustrated hopelessness. He looks at them with a smile playing on his lips nad remembers the time...

"Why can't you just stop!" she screams, "How much does it take?!" "I'm trying alright! Okay, this was my last. I wont touch a fag again. I swear." She shakes her head, picks up her bag and walks out of the park. He follows her wordlessly..head hanging in shame...

He jolts himself from that memory. Caresses his side pocket again. stops and takes out the tiny box, and opens it. The stud on the ring catches the rays of the sun and winks at him. He plays his index finger on the ring. closes the lid and puts the box back in his pocket and walks on.

He reaches the busy street where she now is. Opens the rusted gates that creak. He walks towards her, he knows she is waiting. They planned it so. He kicks a small stone on the way, smiles, taps his foot twice.

He then reaches into his pocket and pulls out the box. He removes the ring, and going down on one knee, places it on the cold marble that is now her bed.

"Congratulations darling," he says. "We are engaged today. Six months from now, and we will be married."

He gets up, makes to dust his jeans, but then leaves it so. With a last look he turns to leave. At the gate, again he stops, turns and says, "Where ever you are, I will always love you. See you, until then..." He blows her a kiss...and leaves.