Dusk Till Dawn | ✓

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I grin against him, as I feel my heart starting to beat as if it could fall out of my chest.

"I'm so sorry." He clears his throat, "I caused you so much pain because I was fucking scared. Scared for no reason, why should I be scared when I have you by my side?" He whispers, quietly.

I chuckle lightly, "I know why you were scared and I understand why. It hurts, I understand your pain and I want to help you through it. That's all I've ever wanted to do."

"I don't deserve you, Inaya." He kisses my cheek, lingering on to it making my skin feel like fire.

I chuckle teasingly, "That's true."

I escape from his grasp as I hold onto my dress, running into the main hall as I run to my parents.

"Are you okay?" My mother asks, as she whispers into my ear. I nod at her, as she grins understandingly at me.

"Uh...hi!"

We all hear a sudden voice from the stage, pulling all our attention to the one and only Daniel himself on stage.

"I..." He clears his throat. "I met a girl a couple of months ago, she was sweet and still is!" He adds in, making me laugh but nervous at the same because he's speaking about me.

"She's here tonight...she was going to witness me marry someone who I don't love and make the biggest mistake of my life."

"I don't deserve her, honestly. I've had people come and go, but her. She has never left my side from the very beginning." His eyes meet mine as his grin deepens.

"She deserves the world...the universe in fact. She's the most down to earth person I know, she holds this gracious presence in my life and she means everything to me."

"Tonight, I was going to break her more than I already hurt her. By marrying someone else, who I don't even love." His eyes look over at Hannah, Hannah looks over at me grinning.

"I know...that throughout my life I've had to deal with all my problems by myself. But now...I know there is support for me. Support for me, because I know that I and Inaya are on this journey together."

He walks down off the stage, as I hold in the tears from my eyes which are wanting to ball out. My mother holds onto my shoulder, grinning ear-to-ear.

"I love you Inaya. I am so in love with you. I know I don't deserve you but I want to offer you everything and anything in this world. I hope to make you as happy as you make me. Ever since, you stepped into my life all you brought was joy and passion, now I can't imagine a life without you partner." He winks, making me laugh as I throw my head back.

He goes down on one knee, making a quiet gasp escape my lips. Sudden gasps erupts from the crowd as I look into his eyes. "I love you so freaking much Inaya." He pauses, pulling out a gorgeous ring. "Will you marry me?" He gives me the charming smile which I fell in love with from day one.

"Say yes! Say yes! Say yes!" Hania and Safa shout over to me, as well as my family and Atif. Not to mention now, the whole crowd too!

Tears start to fall from my eyes, "Yes! Yes! Yes!" Daniel jumps up from the ground as he holds me in the air as he brings me down to lay our foreheads against one another.