“I marvel at the beauty of the Milky
Way,” said Joey, with a shy, romantic smile. He was excited, ready to get
married and about to give a one-half carat, diamond ring to his girl friend,
Althea. He was waiting for just the right moment, as they sat on
a rock beside the sandy beach. “Our solar system is part of that galaxy.”
“According to an ancient
legend, the Milky Way was named after milk was spilled by a goddess
feeding her baby.” Althea was becoming
increasingly anxious about getting married. She wanted to have children,
but it seemed Joey was too shy to propose. She was wondering if he ever
would.
“It's made up of approximately
two to four billion stars, gas and dust. Our solar system is tiny, compared to
the Milky Way Galaxy.”
“All held together by gravity,
like glue,” replied Althea, smiling at him.
“Like us, my love” replied
Joey, reaching into his pocket for the green velvet, ring box.
“Althea, you are my goddess.”
“Please don’t stop now,”
thought Althea, smiling at him.
“You are a wonderful girl,”
continued Joey, shyly. The ring box was now in his hand. He went down on one
knee. “I love you so much.”
“Look, a shooting star!”
interrupted Althea. “According to the gods, we are meant to be
together.”
Joey looked up at her beautiful
face.
“I am not stopping now,” he
said to himself. “This is the right moment.”
Althea saw the bright glow
in his eyes. The diamond ring in his hand reflected light from the Milky Way, with a brilliant splash of rainbow colors, as the falling star slowly
descended.
“We are a pair of star-crossed
lovers.”
“Althea’s thinking about
Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”, Joey realized.
“No, that is unrequited love
that ends in tragedy,” said Joey, as he placed the diamond ring on her fourth
finger. “That is not us.”
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