FROM STREETS TO SUITES

Say Yes.

Dressed in a bear doll costume, Harrison stood in front of the ferris wheel of the Marple Universe Amusement Park, trying to entertain the kids with his funny dance moves.

He had been standing there for half an hour, but it seemed like the children preferred to play the other fun games rather than watch him dance.

This was another of his part-time jobs. As ridiculous as it could be, he needed to do this for his girlfriend. They had been dating for a long time, and he felt that it was proper for him to propose to her.

He glanced at his phone, it was just 9 pm in the evening. He had been working all day, and had barely had any minute to spare.

Since he had been busy with his other part-time jobs, he hadn't been able to contact his girlfriend. While at it, he swiped his phone open, tapping on the call tab, and dialed his girlfriend's number.

The phone rang thrice, before the receiver came through with a harsh tone.

"What?" She asked, abrasively. Her tone would sound rash to anyone that listened to it.

"C'mon, you don't have to always be sassy. How are you?" He asked, smiling widely.

Although she was always like that, he loved her, nevertheless. Hearing her voice brought joy to his heart, and he remembered the reason why he should work even harder.

"Go straight to the point, Harrison. I've got a lot to do," she responded, ignoring his concern.

"Okay, I was going to ask if you would be free for a date tonight," he politely asked.

Even though he was not done with his job here, he would always make out time for his girlfriend.

"No!" She responded immediately, "I have some projects to handle, and I need to work on it, so I will be busy tonight," she quickly turned down his request.

Harrison nodded, "hm, okay. I'll see you later, okay? Take care of yourself."

"Whatever."

She didn't even bid him goodbye. She ended the call.

He looked at the screen of his phone. It was a photo of him and her together. He smiled widely, finding her attitude cute.

She tucked the phone back into his pockets, and continued to entertain the kids that were interested in watching him.

He pictured himself dancing this way to entertain his own child. Just the thought of this made him happy.

He couldn't wait to engage her, and have a family with her.

The kids were returning back to their parents after having a great time. He heaved a sigh, and sat on the bench that was close by.

He took out all the cash in his pockets, and began to count it.

"Argh!" He lamented, "I wasn't expecting this amount today."

He had planned to get a ring to propose to his girlfriend, but the money he had expected to make today at the amusement park was not enough.

"Just 200 dollars?" He sighed, face slapping himself.

He had made his inquiry, and the ring that caught his attention was expensive. It cost 1,000 dollars, and in all his part-time jobs, the money he had saved up was not up to 1000 dollars.

With the available money at hand, he could only afford a cheap ring.

Just as he was contemplating on how he would get an extra 100 dollars to add to the available money, the manager of the amusement park walked up to him.

"How is it going?" He asked, and Harrison lifted his head to look at him.

With a smile, he responded, "everything is fine. Thank you."

He wondered why the manager was here, but before he could ask, the manager was ahead of him already.

"There is a little job for you."

As Harrison heard this, his face lit up, and he was eager to hear what he had to do.

"There is a man that wants to propose to his girlfriend beside the waterfront. All you have to do is follow them closely, once he engages her, you hand over the flower to the lady. Is that clear?" He explained, waiting for Harrison's response.

"Yes, yes. Definitely, I understand."

"Just do this, and go home with a hundred dollars," the manager added, causing Harrison to get up in excitement.

A hundred dollars? It was just the exact amount he needed to get the ring for his girlfriend.

Could this be Heaven's way of answering his prayers?

"So, are you interested?" The manager asked to clarify.

"Yes! I'm more than interested," he replied, beaming with a smile.

"Alright, then. Follow me."

He tagged along with the manager, and went in to change his costume, but the manager asked that he put it on.

"This flower is expensive. Take good care of it," the manager said, tapping him on the back.

He sniffed the flowers; it was a bouquet of white roses.

"White Rose? What a coincidence!" He mumbled, "she loves white roses, too."

"Are you ready? They are here," the manager told him.

As he stepped out, there was already a crowd in front of the waterfront, watching the man go on his knees to propose to her.

The couple had arrived a little bit earlier than scheduled. The man held her hand with tenderness, leading her to the waterfront.

As he drew closer to her, he went on one knee, and opened a tiny box with a silver ring inside.

"Will you marry me?" He politely asked, causing the lady to blush as the crowd kept yelling 'say yes'.

"Yes, I will marry you."

He slid the ring into her finger, and got up. As soon as she said yes, it was time for Harrison to do his job.

He made his way through the crowd, approaching the lady with a smile. He was happy for them.

"Here is your bouquet of flowers, Miss. Congra—"

He couldn't even complete his sentence, as the lady raised her head, looking towards his side.

Harrison felt as though his world had stopped, as he stared at the woman in front of him.

The lady who just said yes to the rich man beside him was no other person than his girlfriend.

"Rowena."