Chapter 21

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The dinner table was perfect when the cake came with my name on it to wrap up the night

I had to get up and thank God; my heart was full of gratitude; I looked around, I had the most important people in my life around me, my parents, my three best friends, Nicolas, aunt Luh, and God certainly was and is and will always be among us.

Isabella: today was one of the happiest days of my life, and all I had was a day with you, my beloved ones, and you are the most important people in my life, the people I love the most in this world. I need to pray and thank God for all of this.

"My beloved God, thank you for this incredible and perfect day, thank you for another year of life, only you can look inside me and see how happy I am, thank you for these amazing people that you put in my way and today as a part of my life. , my heart has only gratitude to you for that, thank you, you are perfect Lord, perfect in everything you do, my life, my ways, and everything I feel is delivered into your hands, I know I can trust you, I know you have the best for me today and always, may we can end this day with a blessed night. Amen"

Nicolas: Amen!

Lorenzo: I also want to say something; he got up from his chair with a glass of champagne in his right hand. I really mean it when I say that your mother and I love you very much, today you are a beautiful woman, and we are proud of you, my precious daughter, I am proud of you he declared he hugged me and give a real parental kiss

Isabella: thank you, dad. I love you all! Let's eat now!

They sang happy birthday to me; they gave me gifts, we ate, we smiled, we celebrated. A wonderful night to end such a perfect day.

I woke up around 9:30 in the morning, good thoughts through my head telling me that it would be another wonderful day. I took a deep breath as I looked at the light curtains on the window swayed by the wind; I got myself up, knelt there by the bed, and prayed to God.

"Beloved God, my king, how I love you, how good it has been to meet you, I have never felt so good in my entire life, and may I remain feeling this way until the end of my days. I know that you are watching me When I look at the sky. the gratitude in my heart for so much love and care is immense; thank you for another morning, another new day, another chance! may your angels will always be around me to get rid of all evil, may your hands will always be extended over my life, filling my days with peace, blessing me, enlightening me, molding me. Teach me to please you, teach me to thank you in the rightest way, teach me how to pray, to talk to you, and ask for the right things because you are better than me, and you know everything I need. dear Lord, let me introduce you to my courtship with Nicolas that started yesterday; bless us with love, confidence, friendship, respect, and everything else that a couple needs to last forever, be the base of our relationship, teach us how to and to grow, allow the love and affection for each other grow more and more, thank you for everything, Amen! "

After breakfast, I sat on the porch pondering, put on my headphones, and started reading a book while charging my phone to talk to Nicolas; after a long time there, I went back to my favorite place in the house, my shelter, my room. I lay on the bed, and there I was. waiting for a message from my beloved one

"Nicolas: Good morning, girlfriend; I miss you already."

The smile was automatic, the way I was happy, even a blind man would've noticed.

"Isabella: Good morning to the most beautiful boyfriend; I miss you too."

I stared at the ceiling waiting for answers. At the same time, on the nightstand next to the bed, there were some flowers from yesterday; I passed my finger on them delicately, recalling yesterday, every detail of the happiest day; God was undoubtedly blessing me with an incredible person.

Nicolas: do you want to do something this afternoon?

Isabella: I do. Do you have anything in mind?

Nicolas: not exactly, but we will figure something out together. Can I come and see you at 3 pm?

The word (Together) sounds sweet in my ears

Isabella: yes, this time is great for me

Nicolas: fantastic, my princess, see you at 3 pm then, kiss.

Isabella: okay, a kiss, my prince

I couldn't wait to see him; just talking to him made my day; who would have said months ago that today I would be in love and even dating a perfect guy? Nicolas can't imagine how good he makes me, how much his presence counts around me. It calms me down, like a kiss on the soul, but it couldn't be any more different; what comes from God brings me peace, transmits calamity and all those motley feelings, everything God does, he does it perfectly, which made me more confident that Nickolas was my chosen person of God. Now I do believe that he and I are made for each other.

Isabella: you may enter, I said when I heard knocking on the door

Marcele: food is ready, Isabella; I will serve it. Would you like to have lunch already?

Isabella: I nodded, answering my mon and soon after, we went down the stairs together towards the dining room

I joined my parents at the table, had lunch, talked, and then helped my mother cleaning up the mess from lunch, for Aunt Luh was on vacation. When we finished, I changed and went to the leisure area, the day was perfect for a bath in the pool, and I ended up in the water.

Marcele: are you going out? She Questioned as she saw me in the sitting room waiting for Nicolas

Isabella: no, I'm just waiting for Nicolas to arrive; he said he would be here any minute

Marcele: oh yes, my gorgeous daughter. I'll be in the room if you need me

Isabella: thank you

I was looking at the door anxiously, and minutes later he arrived, as always neat and smells good

Nicolas: Hi, he said, grabbing me by my waist and kissing me

Isabella: hi good looking, I missed you

Nicolas: not the way I did

Isabella: is it?

Nicolas: sure, he said, and we kissed again; what do you want to do today?

Isabella: anything with you looks good

Nicolas: what a coincidence; I was thinking about the same. Just being with you already makes me delighted

Isabella: what do you think about going out, buying something to eat, staying at home enjoying each other, and watching some nonsense?

Nicolas: perfect, my love

I couldn't help smiling from ear to ear when I first heard him calling me "my love." We went out to buy things to eat, and when we got back, I pulled him straight to the room where we would be more willing and free of glances. We chose a new series to watch together; I lay on his lap. He passed his finger over my face and hair over and over, we stayed there enjoying each other's hugs, kissing each other, smelling, and he looked at me and smiled with that look in his eyes as it was saying I don't need anything more, I was hopelessly in love.

Isabella: I hate sad endings

Nicolas: I can see that; I mean, look at your gloopy face immediately I looked at myself in the mirror

We stayed there for a while longer talking until Nicolas left; I feel my pocket vibrating with a notification.

Conversation on:

Rafaela: hello, sister

Isabella: Hi friend, what's up?

Rafaela: I'm not good; this distance relationship was not a good idea.

Isabella: do you want to breakup

Rafaela: No, I just don't want to this distance. anymore

Isabella: Don't be like that; God never puts someone in our lives by chance; everything has a purpose, believe

Rafaela: I do want to stay with him, get married, buy a house far from the city and have children, and spend the rest of our lives together

Isabella: ask God for this to happen, and everything will be all right; trust me, love supports everything!

Rafaela: Sometimes I get tired of this distance, you know, I keep asking myself: is it going to work? Will we really be together? Will he find someone else and give up on me?

Isabella: There is no reason for him to seek another one if he likes you if he wants you, and he has already made that clear; stop with those silly fears and negative thoughts, listen, despite the distance he asked you out, right? Wait for him a little bit more. And If you see that it is not going anywhere, end it up yourself.

Rafaela: I'm going to do this. I want it so badly. I really do

Isabella: to work things out, you can't just give up on the first obstacle

Rafaela: Thank you